Storm, Rosemary

Websites:  http://www.rosemarystorm.com/index.html
Origin: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Biography:

At her gigs, Rosemary Storm performs hundreds of cover songs requests in all musical genres, on both guitar and piano: Funky bluesy pop rock, folk, light country, jazz, humorous, topical, novelty, oldies but goodies - songs for any and all special occasions ~ private parties, weddings, birthdays, sing-along, conventions.

Rosemary has written hundreds of original songs crossing all demographics and wrote, arranged and produced her first two CDs - Rosemary Storm Collection and Songs In The News 2009.

Rosemary loves teaching vocals, guitar, piano, songwriting, chart-writing, performance, confidence building, repertoire building from her home studio in North Vancouver BC Canada.

Rosemary recently returned from touring and performing for five weeks in Europe. She has recently been asked to be a special guest speaker at a seminar in London England to discuss her father's work in Psychosomatics and Oneirology.

• Recently Honored by Order of Canada recipient, Leon Bibb at Hollyburn Country Club gig April 9, 2011 (see photo);
• Performed five, five hour gigs at Hollyburn Country Club (August 2010) for prestigious Odlum Brown Vancouver Open Tennis Tournament televised for nightly national news.
• Won Grand Opening (house gig) of Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel (Canada Place)
• Won Canadian Du Maurier Search For Stars Competition - beat over ten thousand applicants.
• Won award with NBC for writing/singing American Cancer Society Commercial for TV, radio and Documentary
• Wrote 16 jingles and Rap song for McDonalds Restaurants of Canada - McD TV
• Obama's Recession Blues - The First 100 Days - animation of Obama's National Report Card on YouTube and in Vancouver libraries; Arranged by 2X Emmy Winner Hummie Mann - won five YouTube honors in it's first days of release.
• FREEDOM - Rosemary's song and video for Troops, Veterans and The Fallen world-wide in thanks and recognition for their immeasurable sacrifice - YouTube - two versions.
• Rick Hansen song recorded in L.A. - Don't Look Back - Motion Of The Man for Spinal Cord Research - YouTube; introduced by William Shatner, live via satellite on TSN Network to Rick in Halifax from The Pan Pacific Canada Place - Celebs lifting weights for Rick's Cause -
• Rosemary the only performer at this celebrity event "Lift For Life."
• Sang lead vocal on The Scotties Tournament of Hearts TV commercial 2010
• Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and 80 singers performed on Rosemary's song THE
• PEACEMAKERS: BCTV called "a musical phenomenon" - made the News seven times in two months; national airplay
• 19 Original songs on iTunes - hear samples at www.rosemarystorm.com
• Young Presidents Organization
• RTNDA
• Jack Webster's funeral Wake - special guest speaker and performed Jack's special family song on request by his daughter.
• The Rene Simard Show - Produced by Alan Thicke - National Television
• Principle actress and singer on THE BEACHCOMBERS TV series - still seen all over the world in dozens of languages - "Popping The Question" episode built around Rosemary's co-starring role.
• Prime-time spots on Variety Club and Timmy Telethons with Tommy Banks and Dal Richards Orchestras - original songs - five yrs consecutive
• A Tribute To Paul Robeson - Leon Bibb invited Rosemary to perform with him at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
• BCTV'S "CAUGHT IN THE ACT" television show - all Rosemary Originals
• Rosemary has worked with 2 X Emmy Award Winner HUMMIE MANN on all of her national releases, along with 4X Emmy Winner Robert A. Ferretti.
• Rosemary was twice school Athlete of the Year and is currently a highly certified tennis coach, having coached for over 4 years at the prestigious Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club; Head Pro at Coquitlam Tennis Club; Associate Pro at Courthouse West; Certified at Hollyburn Country Club where she was raised and trained in most sports for the first 20 years of her life; she was sponsored in tennis by Dunlop and HEAD; was a former undefeated BC Tennis Champion; Rosemary held a Canadian Record in Swimming; Was ranked #1 in both Tennis and Badminton in BC and was Athlete of the Year for a variety of sports in school including volleyball, basketball, baseball, springboard diving, gymnastics, sprinting. She also skis, is scuba certified.