ROSiE CQ (Rosie Cerquone) is a vibraphone-singer-songwriter who weaves eclectic songs from the sounds of pop, folk, chamber music, and jazz into her own specialty she likes to call “pop percussion.” As a classically trained percussionist and a lover of words, her songs have layers of intricacy both harmonically and lyrically, but remain accessible, feel-good, and dreamy.

Rosie was born and raised in Missoula, MT where she also attended the University of Montana where she majored in Percussion Performance and minored in Media Arts with an emphasis in Sonic Art and Design. Upon graduating in 2020, she moved to Spokane, WA and quickly became a fixture in the music scene. She performs regularly around Washington and the Pacific and Inland Northwest. Rosie is proudly sponsored by Marimba One and BlueHaus Mallet Shop.

She has been a lifelong multifaceted creative person, and being a songwriter and an artist has been–and continues to be–a beautiful way to combine her love of music, design, writing, audio, performing, and connection. For Rosie, creating music has always been about processing and feeling her own emotions. She’s found that sharing these songs allows her to feel a little less alone, and allows other people to feel seen, too. What more could we ask for in life than to be seen?

In addition to music performance and creation, Rosie is a private music teacher. She specializes in teaching and empowering beginning and intermediate percussionists of all ages, and helps them identify what makes them the most excited about music, because it’s different for everyone!

Outside of music, Rosie has a very joyful life primarily filled with: her cat Sanjee, staying connected to friends and family, counting down the days until her next birthday, lifting heavy things and staying active, exploring the PNW, and either adventuring or just enjoying every day life with her husband, Haydn.