Devon Rose

dev.m4a
Born
Devon Rose Renaldo

(1995-10-21) October 21, 1995
Santa Monica, California
GenresPop, Alternative
OccupationsSinger-Songwriter, Producer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, drums, bass, piano
Years active2012 - Present
Websitehttp://devm4a.com

Devon Rose (formerly Lani Renaldo) known professionally by their[a] stage name dev.m4a, is an American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and blogger from Los Angeles, CA.[1] Their music has been recommended by American Songwriter, Wonderland, The Line of Best Fit, Billboard, Wild Honey Pie and LADYGUNN.[2][3][4][5]

Early life

Rose was born October 21, 1995, in Los Angeles, CA. They graduated from Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in 2014.[6] They graduated from the University of Southern California in 2018.

Career

In 2012, Rose was picked to go to the GRAMMY Foundation's GRAMMY CAMP in New York to participate as a songwriter.[7]

They appeared in the Samsung Level Music Lab with Halsey.[8] They later opened for her, along with the BadSuns at the Shrine Expo Hall on a date of the Badlands Tour.[9]

Rose has written for PopWrapped[10] and was a Campus Editor-At-Large for the Huffington Post.[11] In 2015, they appeared on the daytime talk show The Doctors, after having written an open letter complaining about clothes not fitting.[12]

In September 2021, Rose became the face of the color "GRAVEDIGGER," for Good Dye Young's campaign "METALHEADS."[13]

Personal life

Rose is as queer.[14] They came out as nonbinary in October 2021,[15][16] and use they/them and she/her pronouns.[17]

Rose cites Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Prince as inspirations.[14][18]

Notes

  1. ↑ Rose is nonbinary and uses they/them and she/her pronouns. This article uses they/them for consistency.

References

  1. ↑ P22.studio. "On "Trainwreck," Lani Renaldo Asks: How Late Is Too Late to Reach Your Full Potential?". The Wild Honey Pie. Retrieved 2021-09-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Lani Renaldo Doesn't Have Time for Your "Love Games"". American Songwriter. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  3. ↑ "Lani Renaldo Explore Mental Health And Fame For "Trainwreck"". Wonderland. 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  4. ↑ "With "Body Language" Lani Renaldo explores the complexities of navigating her twenties". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  5. ↑ "First Out: New Music From Fletcher, Maggie Lindemann, Serena Isioma & More". Billboard. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  6. ↑ "I Don't Know What The World Has In Store -- And I'm OK With That". The Huffington Post. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  7. ↑ "GRAMMY Foundation Selects 136 U.S. High School Students For GRAMMY Camp in Nashville, Los Angeles, and New York". The GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  8. ↑ "PROMO: The Samsung Level Music Lab and Halsey Head to USC". Complex. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  9. ↑ "Halsey". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  10. ↑ "Lani Renaldo, Author at PopWrapped". PopWrapped. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  11. ↑ Kane, Jessica (2015-01-13). "Introducing HuffPost's Spring 2015 Campus Editors-At-Large". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  12. ↑ "Teen Blasts Popular Clothing Brand Over Sizing". The Doctors. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  13. ↑ Sanchez, Anissa (2021-09-02). "METALHEADS hair dye celebrates alternative culture with all-star cast". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  14. 1 2 Patterson, Denny (2020-12-18). "A Chat with Queer Artist Lani Renaldo". OUT FRONT. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  15. ↑ @lanirenaldo (12 October 2021). "I missed coming out day but I'm non-binary, pronouns are she/they and I'm queer 🤘🏼" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ "dev.m4a (devon rose) on X: "I missed coming out day but I'm non-binar…". archive.ph. 2024-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  17. ↑ "dev.m4a (devon rose) (@devm4a) / X". archive.ph. 2024-12-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ↑ "INTERVIEW: Lani Renaldo gets personal, discussing her mental health, inspiration for new single and much more". Culture Collide. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2021-09-14.