Tim Rose is a funk/soul songwriter from Honolulu, Hawaii. A Tacoma born, Hawaii raised funky white boy; ‘Soulful’, ‘Organic’, ‘Funky’, and ‘Smooth’ are words regularly equated with his music. His voice is a rough blue velvet— His guitar playing a deep funk pocket. His 2018 release “<3” was created after years of sacrifice and soul searching deep in the funk jungles of Hawaii. The visual album counterpart to this music, set to release this summer— was funded by his fans to the tune of $30,000 on Kickstarter. He is a full time performer, touring regularly and playing shows all over the world. He has a social media reach of 16,000, over 165,000 views on youtube, and plays over 200 shows a year.