Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rose
realized she had the gift of singing at a very early age.
Everyone from her mother's side was a musician. She is the great-grand
daughter of the conductor and composer CUPERTINO
DE MENEZES and grand daughter of the guitar player
and composer
MANUEL DE MENEZES. Cupertino, also a flutist,
was a band member of a "choro” group led by Callado Junior
and Chiquinha Gonzaga, two of the most prominent musicians from
this era. Manuel was partner - in music, adventures and "Bohemia
- of the most important Brazilian composer in the early 30's -
Noel Rosa.
She
started singing professionally with the Octeto
Rio Orchestra performing jn the musically wealthy
nightclub scene of Rio. She studied vocal technique with Graciela
di Salerno, Nancy Miranda and Suely Mesquita. She also studied
theory and ear training at the Instituto Vila Lobos and Centro
de Instrução Musical Ian Guest.
Rose
graduated with a degree in Portuguese and Literature from the
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. As a student, she was involved
in various theatrical productions with the group
“A QUEM INTERESSA.”
Rose
Max
performed
extensively as a soloist with the vocal group AEQUALE
under the direction of acclaimed-musical director
ANDRÉ PROTÁSIO. Gaining interest and respect locally,
she started working with a number of different bands. One of her
best experiences was performing at "Clube
do Samba” (Samba Club) where she had
a chance to learn with some of the big names of Brazilian music,
such as Maestro Licinho, Neco, Antonio Carlos Tourinho, João Nogueira,
and Roberto Ribeiro. She also started working as a session singer,
recording jingles and background vocals, which led to the opportunity
of backing up some of Brazil' s most renowned singers.
Rose
moved to Miami in October of 1993, where she has been continuing
to grow and develop musically, and by keeping a constant performance
schedule, she has become highly recognized in the Brazilian, Hispanic
and American communities. She won the
Brazilian
Press
Award for the “Best Female Brazilian Singer
Residing and Performing in the USA” in 1997, 1998 and 2001.
Her
first solo CD - “Rose
Max – Brazilian Jazz” -
has just been released in October of 2002 at Porcão Miami
among fans, friends and celebrities of the Brazilian, Hispanic
and American community. The CD features Brazilian classics
(bossa nova & samba) and was directed and produced by Ramatis
Moraes and mixed and mastered by
PAULO
BETHENCOURT.