Elizabeth K / Neon Rose
Music Director • Composer • Experiential Designer
Piano
Flute
Vocals
Composition
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Based in Charlotte, NC
Bio
Elizabeth K., known artistically as Neon Rose, is an award-winning composer, experiential producer, and a genre-defying multi-instrumentalist (piano, flute, vocals). Whether performing solo, with a group, or leading full-scale immersive productions, her work invites audiences into sonic experiences that move, connect, and transform.
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​With over 20 years of performances & creative leadership, Elizabeth has composed original works for orchestras, curated bold concert experiences, and performed across a spectrum of styles - classical, jazz, rock, ambient, pop, and experimental - blending technical finesse with improvisation and live effects.
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​​As founder of Charlotte New Music, Your Neighborhood Orchestra, and owner of Neon Rose Productions, she has built platforms for artists while producing high-impact shows that bridge genres and disciplines. Her work has been featured by PBS, WSOC-TV, Charlotte Observer, and more, and recognized by Queen City Nerve as “Best Local Show.”
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​Elizabeth offers:
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Live performance for concerts, private events, and corporate gatherings.
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Original compositions and commissioned works.
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Music recording and session work.
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Private coaching and lessons in piano, flute, voice, composition, & performance.
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Creative direction and production consulting for immersive shows and festivals.
With a bachelor's degree in Music (Piano, UNCC) and a Master of Music in Composition (UNCG), her artistry is matched by deep industry insight and a visionary approach to experience design. From solo performances to full productions, she brings love, leadership, and innovation to everything she creates.
Timeline
80's-90's
1990's-2001
2002
2004
2008
2009-2010
2008
My grandma gave me my first keyboard at 3 years old. I started picking out Disney & church songs. My parents put me in lessons when I was 5. I grew up around my entrepreneur parents and we lived on 30 acres in rural NC, surrounded by other people's hundreds of acres. I built things, made things, roamed around in the woods and nearby farms. We had large church/classmate gatherings & family reunions. Sometimes, family would even camp out! I started designing flyers for these events and family business needs at around 8 years old.
My sister played flute, so I picked that up in middle school band. I resumed weekly piano lessons during school with Steve Thweat, sang in the church choir, played in the youth group band. It was a large church & we had big holiday productions that I got to help with.
Started piano/composition lessons with Julius Bujalski at the European School of Music. I began tutoring in piano at age 14. Won 3rd place in NC MTNA composition contest.
At 15, I heard that Olympic athletes homeschooled themselves so they could train 6-8 hours a day, so I did the same with music. The last 2 years of high school, I homeschooled myself 2 hours per day and trained hard on piano, singing, and flute for 4-8 hours a day, sometimes up to 12 hrs. #BestDecision. My mom would bring her work and come listen a lot of the time. She would also drive me an hour each way for my piano lessons at Meredith College in Cary, NC.
At 16, I started youth chorus at a children's home in Oxford, NC.
Studied music / piano at UNC-Charlotte. Played flute in the Concert Band. Sang in the University Chorale. Tried a class in arranging and composition with Dr. John Allemeier and LOVED it (2007).
May 2008, I lost the use of my left hand when I was struck by a truck as a pedestrian. I had just finished all of my coursework for my piano degree that same month. I didn't even have the coordination to hold a piece of paper or a glass of water. I thought it would get better in a week or a month, but every time I tried to play something, my hand just wouldn't "go" from the nerve damage.
I transitioned to music composition & built a portfolio of pieces.
Started UNC-Greensboro's program for a Master of Music in Music Composition. I loved every minute of every hour that I was there.
May 2008, I lost the use of my left hand when I was hit by a truck as a pedestrian. I had just finished all of my coursework for my piano degree that same month. I didn't even have the coordination to hold a piece of paper or a glass of water. I thought it would get better in a week or a month, but every time I tried to play something, my hand just wouldn't "go" from the nerve damage.
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