Bio
Hello world! My name is Sheila Star Rose. I am originally from Saginaw, Michigan and moved out to California to attend a music production school called Pyramid. There I learned about the wonders of sound and was immersed into a community of music makers. It was at this time that I started writing and recording my own songs.
The piano is my main instrument along with my voice and I love experimenting with all genres of music. At a very young age I knew that I was put on Earth to make music and I continue to follow this path even when the road presents many hurdles.
For several years I had learning and memory issues along with a very long list of depilating symptoms. I struggled to play my own music and had trouble remembering chords and lyrics. In 2023 I went to my annual eye exam and couldn’t see the first three letters. To everyone’s surprise, I was diagnosed with a massive 4cm rare brain cyst *** please see update below- I was misdiagnosed : ( The pressure of the cyst significantly changed my personality and eventually left me in a state of psychosis. In June 2023 I had brain surgery and woke up from it realizing I was gone for the past couple years. I have huge chunks of memory missing from that time. It was similar to the sci-fi movies where the alien takes over a person's brain and they have no control. Luckily, the alien was defeated and I came back.
My new record I am currently recording is a collection of songs before and after my brain surgery. I started writing songs again one week after brain surgery and making music has fast tracked my cognitive skills and has been my therapy as I process it all. My New single "Warrior" will be released SEPTEMBER 27th worldwide on all major streaming platforms.
UPDATE (9/5/2024): Within one week my whole life changed. As I was getting ready to release "Warrior" a song about going through my first brain surgery, I noticed I was losing vision in my left eye. Shockingly, a head CT confirmed that a 3cm brain cyst had reoccurred and was already large and highly symptomatic. One week later, after multiple scary trips to the ER, I had a second brain surgery on September 4th 2024. I also found that it was never a brain cyst but I have a papillary craniopharyngioma - a rare aggressive brain tumor. It is very rare and considered a chronic brain tumor. Unfortunately, the tumor started regrowing immediately after my second brain surgery. I then traveled the US meeting with top oncologists and landed at UCSF and started targeted therapy in January 2025. The tumor has shrunk significantly (August 2025) and I just started recoding music again in October 2025. Follow my blog on the WELCOME page for updates of my journey. I hope to inspire others through my music and my stories that I share.