With Cuban and Guatemalan roots, Chicago darling Nev Rosales blends her deep Latina soul with slick beats and elegant vocals, winding you into an atmosphere far above the clouds.
With Cuban and Guatemalan roots, Chicago darling Nev Rosales blends her deep Latina soul with slick beats and elegant vocals, winding you into an atmosphere far above the clouds.
What influences your work the most?
Amy Winehouse
Celia Cruz
Tierra Whack
Tyler, the Creator
photo by Jessica Levin
photo by Jessica Levin
Let’s talk a bit about your chosen field. How did you start out? When did you realize this was what you wanted to do?
It started when I was just a little kid. I remember being around 4 or 5 years old and just always singing and making up songs and bothering everyone around me! My parents used to play music at this church and they couldn't keep me away from the piano. So they put me in piano lessons when I was five and from then I just grew up playing music.
photo by Jessica Levin
For Your
Ears
Only
What do you aim to communicate through what you make?
For me, making music has always been an outlet and a way to grow. But I hope to have people connect with what they hear. Whether it be a sad slower song or an I'm-a-bad-bitch lift, I hope people can hear themselves in it.
photo by Jessica Levin
photo by Jessica Levin
Describe your process of creating in a few words.
Most of the time ideas come in unexpected moments. When I'm washing the dishes, driving, or getting ready to go somewhere. I'm so thankful for those moments.
Describe your process of creating in a few words.
photo by Jessica Levin
Most of the time ideas come in unexpected moments. When I'm washing the dishes, driving, or getting ready to go somewhere. I'm so thankful for those moments.