Rozzi Crane

Rosalind Elizabeth "Rozzi" Crane (born May 2, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter from San Francisco.[1] At 19 years old, Rozzi made her name known by being discovered by Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine. Soon after she was touring the country with Maroon 5 and honing her craft on-stage. Levine and Rozzi parted ways in 2016.[2] Now signed with Small Giant Records/Columbia Records, Rozzi released her first album Bad Together (2018).

Rozzi Crane
Background information
Birth nameRosalind Elizabeth Crane
Born (1991-05-02) May 2, 1991
OriginSan Francisco
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Years active2012–present
Labels
Associated acts
WebsiteOfficial website

Life and career

Rozzi attended Marin Academy High School and became a strong member in their musical program.

In 2009, Rozzi attended the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California as a member of the inaugural class of the Popular Music program. During her first year, Rozzi's original compositions were licensed for the first time when four of her songs were featured in Lifetime Television's second most-watched film ever, Sins of the Mother. During her sophomore and junior years, Rozzi was a background vocalist for Don Henley[3] and Sergio Mendes.[4][5]

In 2012, she became the first artist signed to Adam Levine's record label, 222 Records, where she launched two EPs, Space and Time in 2015.[6][7] Rozzi met bassist and primary collaborator Sam Wilkes in 2009[8] and he remains the bassist and musical director of Rozzi's band as of 2014.

Rozzi was featured on the Maroon 5 song "Come Away to the Water", which was part of The Hunger Games soundtrack and has toured with the band.[3][5] In 2013, Rozzi went on tour with the band for their Overexposed Tour. In 2014, Rozzi toured as an opening for Gavin DeGraw and Parachute,[9] meanwhile in 2015 she opened for Maroon 5 during their Maroon V Tour in United States and Canada. Also in 2015, she became the opener for Owl City's On the Verge Tour for his latest album Mobile Orchestra.

In April 2015, Elvis Duran picked Rozzi as his Artist of the Month and she performed her single "Psycho" live on NBC's Today show hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb. Rozzi was also featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live and performed her single "Never Over You" [10]

Rozzi is currently signed to Small Giant Records/Columbia Records. On January 12, 2018, she released "Uphill Battle," the first song in a succession of releases that led to the release of her first full-length album, Bad Together, later that year on Small Giant/Columbia Records.[11][12] Rozzi's first single "Never Over You" was released on February 9, 2018.[13] Additionally, Rozzi released a video of the recording at Capitol Records. In 2019, Rozzi recorded a cover version of "Creep" by Radiohead, for the first season soundtrack of The Morning Show,[14] where she also guest stars in the episode "A Seat at the Table".

In May 2020, Rozzi launched a podcast with co-host Scott Hoying called "Ugh! You're So Good!", featuring guests such as Jonathan Van Ness, Christina Perri, Adam Rippon, and Rickey Minor.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Lisa Episode: "Auditions"
2019 The Morning Show Vocalist Episode: "A Seat at the Table"

Concert tours
Opening act

Discography

Album

  • Bad Together (2018)

Extended plays

  • Space (2015)
  • Time (2015)

Singles

  • "Crazy Ass Bitch" (Remix) featuring Kendrick Lamar (2014)
  • "Psycho" (Remix) featuring Pusha T (2015)
  • "Never Over You" (2018)[15][16]
  • "Uphill Battle" (2018)[17][18]
  • "Joshua Tree" (2018) [19]
  • "Lose Us" featuring Scott Hoying (2018)[20]

Music videos
List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"Psycho" (Remix) featuring Pusha T 2015 Aya Tanimura
"Joshua Tree" 2018 Nick Leopold
"Lose Us" featuring Scott Hoying N/A
"Bad Together" 2019 N/A
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gollark: Thus, study things you like now.
gollark: It's not as if you have to preplan your entire life to pick a schooling option.
gollark: What gets counted as a separate career is kind of arbitrary.
gollark: No, 12000 in general. I assume you could get 12000 maths ones if you slice them up finely enough though.

References

[21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [15]

  1. "Adam Levine Protege Rozzi Crane Takes Behringer Stage at NAMM". Behringer. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  2. "How Parting Ways With Adam Levine Helped Rozzi Find Her Voice | toofab.com". Toofab.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. "M Music & Musicians Magazine " Rozzi". mmusicmag.com.
  4. "Rozzi". USC Thornton School of Music. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  5. Lopez, Korina. "Adam Levine's protegee sets out on her own". USA Today. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  6. Weston, Liana. "Rozzi on What It's Like to Be Adam Levine's Hot New Protégée". Teen Vogue. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  7. Burtt, Kristyn. "Rozzi talks about Maroon 5 and her rise to the top". SheKnows.com. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  8. "USC Music School Teaches the Art of Making a Pop Hit". Rolling Stone.
  9. Scales, Stacy. "Show Review: Gavin DeGraw with Parachute & Rozzi Crane at Uptown Theatre, 4/26/2014". Napa Valley Life. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  10. "Rozzi on Jimmy Kimmel Live - Never Over You". YouTube. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  11. "Rozzi on Twitter: "A letter from me to you"". Twitter. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  12. "Never Over You - Single by Rozzi". Music.apple.com.
  13. "LISTEN: Rozzi's "Never Over You" will be stuck in your head all day". Girlslife.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  14. "Soundtrack Album for Apple TV+ Series 'The Morning Show' to Be Released". Film Music Reporter. November 3, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  15. Getz, Dana. "Rozzi Debuts New Single 'Never Over You'". PopCrush.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  16. "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  17. "Uphill Battle - Single by Rozzi" – via music.apple.com.
  18. "Rozzi on Jimmy Kimmel Live - Uphill Battle". YouTube. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  19. "ROZZI - Joshua Tree (Official Music Video)". YouTube. October 5, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  20. "ROZZI - Lose Us (Feat. Scott Hoying) [Official Music Video". YouTube. October 18, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  21. "Hear Rozzi's Soulful New Song 'Uphill Battle'". Rollingstone.com. January 12, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  22. "Rozzi Interview: Get To Know The 'Uphill Battle' Singer-Songwriter". Billboard.com. May 29, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  23. Reilly, Kaitlin. "Rozzi Talks Finding Her Voice, "Uphill Battle" & Collaboration With DanceOn". Refinery29.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  24. "Rozzi Gets Fresh In New York City". Allaccess.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  25. "Rozzi's 'Uphill Battle' Video: Watch". Billboard.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  26. "Review: Rozzi tackles heartbreak in new radio single 'Never Over You' (Includes first-hand account)". Digitaljournal.com. February 28, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  27. "Rozzi Releases a Scorching Live Take of Her New Single, "Never Over You" (premiere)". PopMatters.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
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