Alternative pop artist ROKI, started writing and producing music at a young age as a creative outlet, and later headed up multiple bands. After taking a brief hiatus from music to pursue her love of filmmaking, she returned, producing new tracks with Ben Kaplan (Mother Mother) and Winston Hauschild (Wanting Qu). During the process of recording her debut solo album, she experienced the greatest changes and challenges of her life, becoming a mother, while losing her own. The latter spun her into a darker state, unsure how to process her grief she poured herself into her music.
ROKI released her debut album MOTHER April 22, 2022. The first week it launched to radio, the MOTHER album hit #17 most added new music to non-commercial North American radio stations, since then it’s been charting in several cities across North America. She released 4 music videos to accompany the album, with ‘Willing’ amassing over 65,000 views. ROKI had the honor of 2 of her songs, ‘Let Go’ and ‘Disaster’ making it to the semi-finals in The International Songwriting Competition.
Looking forward, ROKI will be releasing a song every couple months until early 2024 when her EP Lovable drops. This EP heralds a new era of sound for ROKI, dreamier, brighter, “loved up” and hopeful for new possibilities. Her first single ‘The One’ is set to release September 5, 2023.
