Discography: 

•  Song placements across media including Fox, MTV, CBS, NBC, Hallmark, Disney+, MGM and more!
•  Co-founded sync licening agency What Up Pitches
•  4th album of original songs, Zig Zag. 
•  Songs licensed to 13 TV networks
•  Currently writing theme song for Classroom Champions, a nonprofit organization that helps kids to recognize their potential and set goals. 
• Wrote two songs included in audio book for Nightfall, the NYTimes Bestseller published by Penguin / Random House
• 2 songs, How Did We Get Here and Steal My Love, co-written and released Jan. 2015 by Australian artist Sophie Serafino on her latest album, Touch. 
• Ripple in the Water, selected by HCCN TV Network for U.S. nationwide programming 
• Organized the Every Woman Festival Compilation album 2014: Wrote track, Every Woman, co-wrote track, Who and What She Wants. 
• Wrote music to go with the Dormia book series, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2010. 
• Wrote music for Little Flower Yoga, to be used for their classes. 
• 3rd album of original songs, Stories, recorded in New York in 2009 
• Children’s album of songs co-written during 2005 Africa tour, released in 2007 and distributed to Libraries throughout Africa. 
• 2nd album of original songs, Butterfly, recorded in Paris with band Wrapped in Rain in 2005. 
• 1st album of original songs, Celia Rose, recorded in Alabama, released in 2001

Originally from Alabama, Celia Rose has spent most of her music career performing outside of the United States; in places as varied as Haiti, Israel, France, Rwanda, and Canada. She toured Africa as a Cultural Ambassador for the U.S. State Department and her songs have been included in NYTimes bestselling books as well as in TV, ads, and films. She’s completed 4 full length albums of original folk-rock songs as well as an album of songs co-written with children in Africa.

Celia has a Master’s Degree from NYU in music composition and has written songs for organizations including Classroom Champions, Little Flower Yoga, and Every Woman Foundation. She has worked as a songwriting teacher for various organizations including Harlem Children's Zone (NYC), Kid Pan Alley (VA) and Poetry Pals (Chicago) and continues to co-write songs with up-and-coming artists based internationally.

Her song, “The Other Side of Me”, was included in the audiobook for the young adult novel, Nightfall, a New York Times Bestseller. Her song, “Gimme More” was licensed by Sephora for their year long media campaign and her song “Go With the Flow” was licensed for an Aetna commercial. Celia wrote the theme song for the 2020 Kraft Heinz campaign "Let's Make Life Delicious" and her song “Me, Oh My!” was licensed as the main title theme song for the TV show, “Call Me Kat” which aired on Fox for several seasons. She’s had songs used in Hallmark movies and on reality TV shows such as “Love Is Blind”. She has written custom songs for the Viacom/Paramount+ Music Library and those songs have been used across a number of broadcast networks.

Celia is one of the co-founders of What Up Pitches; a multicultural, women owned music production house and music licensing company based in LA & Chicago. The WUP team creates custom music for all media platforms. They also rep a boutique catalog of indie artists, placing their music in a variety of ads and TV/film projects. Their recent placements include Hulu, Netflix, Disney+, Paramount+, Fox, NFL, VH1, MTV, The CW, and brands such as Hennessy, Meta, Aetna, Maker’s Mark and Kraft Heinz. What Up Pitches is also known for providing both online and in person educational opportunities including their WUP It Up Sync conferences in Chicago and L.A. What Up Pitches organized the first ever Sync Chicago conference at Columbia College where hundreds of musicians came together to learn about music business and sync licensing opportunities.

Celia is an active member of the Recording Academy and is part of the Songwriter and Composer's Committee and the Member Engagement Committee. 

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