I have a friend in Noblesville, Indiana, Mike Roe. Mike has a 16 year old daughter named Brooke. Brooke is an up and coming Country Singer. Things are just starting to happen for Brooke on a big level.

Brooke's profile...

BROOKE ROE
16 YEAR OLD SINGER/SONGWRITER

This young up and coming singer from Noblesville, Indiana, has already begun to make noise in the Music Industry. Some of her accomplishments include a National T. V. appearance at the age of 12 on PAX T. V. (July/2005 performing at the MGM GRAND HOTEL in Las Vegas). She is a regular National Anthem performer for the Indiana Pacers, WNBA Indiana Fever, Indianapolis Indians, and the Indiana ICE, performing at Conseco Fieldhouse, Victory Field, and the PEPSI Coliseum over 30 times (her first Anthem performance was when she was 11 years old). Brooke also performed the Anthem for the Indianapolis Colts in 2009 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the Colts/Forty Niners Game in front of nearly 70,000 people.

Brooke was a finalist in an MTV and ourstage.com competition in May/2010 to perform on the Lillith Fair Tour at Verizon Music Center in the Indianapolis area. She was voted “Top Female Vocalist” for the first two weeks of May be the members at www.garageband.com.. Her single “It’s About Time” made it all the way up to #2 on the Country Charts at ourstage.com. “It’s About Time”has been played on Country Station HANK F.M. in Indianapolis.

Brooke also performs with her Father, Mike Roe, who has fronted numerous popular Bands in both New York and the Indianapolis area. They perform as a Father & Daughter Team, and are diligently working toward completing an entire album project.

One of the biggest thrills of Brooke’s young career occurred a when she was 13 when she received a personal phone call from Rascal Flatt’s Lead Singer, Gary Levox, to wish her well in her singing career. That phone call was the catalyst behind the switch from the Pop/Rock sound that Brooke and her Father had been producing, to the Country sound that Brooke is now pursuing with her original music. Brooke’s ultimate goal is to make it to the National Level as an Artist, and she would one day like to call Nashville, Tennessee her home!

Some of Brooke’s other accomplishments to date include:

Featured in the Indianapolis News, Noblesville Daily Times, Fisher’s Weekly, and Greenville (MI) Daily Times!
1st Place in the Hamilton County Fair (Summer/2005) 12 and under Vocal Competition!
1st Place in the Hamilton County Fair’s Novelty Competition for Original Music!
Represented Hamilton County at the Indiana State Fair (Summer/2005)!
Kings Island “STAR SEARCH” Winner!
Member of the “Touring Choir” of the Indianapolis Children’s Choir (ICC). The Touring Choir performed in London at several historical venues (Summer/2006)!
Has performed at Major outdoor Indianapolis area Events with Major Local Artists who have received National Acclaim!

Her Electronic Press Kit can be found here...
http://www.ourstage.com/epk/brookeroe

Here are 3 of Brooke's youtube video's...






The favor that I am asking is... Go onto youtube and rate and leave comments on her video's. We are trying to get her video's bumped up.

Thanks in advance.

Jim

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[This message has been edited by JimmyS (edited 09-02-2010).]

A lot of potential there. Recording in a sound studio would make it even better. I wonder what Nick or the songman's opinion would be?

edit: Anyone wanting to rate the videos; right click on an image and select "watch on youtube".

[This message has been edited by spark1 (edited 09-02-2010).]

quote Originally posted by spark1: A lot of potential there. Recording in a sound studio would make it even better. I wonder what Nick or the songman's opinion would be? edit: Anyone wanting to rate the videos; right click on an image and select "watch on youtube".

If you go to Brooke's Electronic Press Kit (linked above) there is all her original songs that were recorded in a sound studio. The video's on youtube are there specifically so people can hear her raw voice with no special editing whatsover. Its just her in front of a webcam at a computer mic.

Thanks for adding the "watch on youtube" suggestion. I did not know to do that.

[This message has been edited by JimmyS (edited 09-02-2010).]

Jimmy,

I DID give her a look (you were right) as promised as am planning to contact her dad after I've spoken with a couple of folks on her behalf. There are some other people I'd like to view the videos. Admittedly, I didn't leave a comment (didn't think about that, actually) but she's on my radar, for sure. I'm for real, guy...

If you happen to speak with her dad, give him my phone number. No problem.

Take care.

[This message has been edited by Doni Hagan (edited 09-02-2010).]

She's only 16??

Dang she's good. And has the image.

I don't just say that either. I'm no professional critique or anything but I'm the guy watching American Idol semi-finals saying they aren't that great.

EDIT: She isn't the best I've heard, but she is really good. I'd like to hear her on my radio

[This message has been edited by theBDub (edited 09-02-2010).]

I play a mean rhythym guitar and sing. Somebody sign me, too! Seriously, that would be awesome. Good luck to her!

Bumpity Bump

Do they have a "country" equivilent of "American Idol" she could participate in?

Maybe even go on American Idol, I think she is that good.

Really. http://www.americanidol.com/auditions/

Then when She wins, Ill know it was an idea I had a part of. LOL

Good Luck!!

EDIT: Added her (above listed by OP) linky to my facebook page for others to see.

[This message has been edited by htexans1 (edited 09-03-2010).]

bumparoo

It's now over so I can let the cat out of the bag. When I made the first post, Brooke had just got a pass on the first round of American Idol. This past Sunday, Brooke went back to Nashville for round 2. She got another pass for round 2 and then round 3 came right after. Round 3 was for 1 judge (some executive producer of the show). Thats where her trip ended. I couldn't say anything about her trying out for American idol cause her and her dad had to sign confidentiality statements. If anything had gotten printed or posted on the net, she would have been disqualified.

Here is the email her dad (Mike) sent out explaining what happened...

16 year old Brooke's journey on American Idol ended this past weekend in the 3RD Round round with these words......

Brooke, the problem I have with you, is that you sound too much like Carrie Underwood, and every other Country Artist. We don't know who Brooke REALLY is! ............................Sorry, It's a NO!!
(AMERICAN IDOL EXECUTIVE PRODUCER KEN WARWICK)

IDOL was a tremendous experience for Brooke, and she is deeply disappointed, but the experience will strengthen her. Brooke beat
out 15,700 Singers in the first round to join 300 others in the Executive Producer Round, sailed through the 2nd round in front of 3 top producers, and was nixed by the "top dog" before the T.V. Judges round. And if her "problem" is sounding too much like Carrie Underwood, it's a problem that she's willing to live with!

MY TAKE ON AMERICAN IDOL

For those that follow American Idol, my personal observation, now that I have experienced it with Brooke from behind the scenes and
up close and personal, is that it is a Reality Show in the truest sense. I have wondered over the years when I've watched the show why
most of the top 10 or top 20 finalists never really seem to have much experience in terms of performing professionally. It seems to me
that if you have a show who's purpose is to find the best singers in America, each year the finalists would be loaded with polished
performers from across the country. The truth,as I have observed in these auditions,and now after talking to people who are well acquainted
with the show, is that Idol is looking for the story line. The guy or girl who worked on the farm (Carrie Underwood) and sang in the church choir, or the urban guy or girl from the "hood" who is trying to to beat the odds to get away from the poverty (Fantasia Burrino), or the girl who's Mother abandoned her when she was a child and her Dad went to prison (Kellie Pickler).

Bottom line is that, you still have to be a great singer, but you need a good story to really go far on the show. Combined with the "freak show" that they include in the first couple of weeks of the show (that being the people who really suck but think they can sing), and you have the number one show on T.V.! We saw this after the first audition in Nashville, backstage where the golden ticket winners were gathered in a room and asked to write an essay on anything interesting in their lives other than music. What was never asked in any of the auditions that Brooke went through were questions about their music background or performing experience. They also made it crystal clear that there was no interest in any original music. They also admitted in addressing the call back performers before they auditioned for the 3rd round that they weren't necessarily looking for the best voices, but were looking for the people who were "interesting". That is our American Idol experience that I would like to share. It may sound like sour grapes, but is not meant to be, just thought some of you might find it interesting! We really did enjoy the experience!

[This message has been edited by JimmyS (edited 09-23-2010).]

Too bad.

Doesn't surprise me about American Idol though

Years ago when Howard Stern made the switch to Sirius, he plugged the "vote for the worst" website and urged everyone to vote for that guy Sanjaya. If anyone remembers, even the hosts of the show commented on how they could not believe he was STILL there. Once they found out about Howard Stern and the media started reporting, he mysteriously was "voted" off. The show is a bunch of crap and only the producers make the final choices. You are correct about the "life story" meaning more than the performers ability.

Brooke's pretty upset about not making it on the show. I and other have told her to not let it get to her. If sounding as good as Carrie Underwood is her problem, she has nothing to worry about.

Evlis was once told that he would never make it in the music industry.

Edit to add.. It was a Carrie Underwood song she sang for him

[This message has been edited by JimmyS (edited 09-23-2010).]