Autumn Rowe

Autumn Rowe (born May 25, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, TV personality, DJ, and activist from New York, NY. In 2010, she helped write the song "Happiness" by Alexis Jordan, with producers Stargate and Deadmau5, which FIFA named the official song of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany. In 2015, Rowe signed an artist deal with Ultra Records, and in 2018, she began performing publicly as the DJ, dubbed AFTR PRTY. In early 2020, she wrote and performed vocals on the drum and bass song "Good To Me", by British DJ Friction. In 2020, Rowe began to use her platform for activism and co-wrote the song "We Are" with Jon Batiste, which was used on the "Mask Up America" campaign.

Rowe grew up on Prospect Avenue in Mott Haven. While a student, Rowe performed in four different choirs, performing on stage at Radio City Music Hall after school, called "British Rock Symphony".

In 2009, Rowe signed with B-Room/Water Music Publishing, which led her to a joint publishing deal with Steller Songs/Stargate Productions/EMI UK. In 2010, Rowe wrote the song "Rockstar" for NL pop singer Eva Simons, which Rowe cites as being the beginning for her when it came to writing for a major label artist. In 2013, Rowe was a writer for the track "Don't Wanna Dance Alone" from the Fifth Harmony debut EP, Better Together.

2014–2020 Over the next few years, Rowe collaborated with many artists, including The Knocks, Alex Newell, Lindsey Stirling, RuthAnne, Dua Lipa, Pitbull, The Saturdays, Pink, Kacy Hill and Lindsey Stirling. In 2014, Rowe wrote "Sexy Love" with Cutfather and Wayne Hector in a writing camp in Copenhagen. The song was later recorded by Kylie Minogue and featured on her album, Kiss Me Once. She wrote and performed on "Give A Little" by American pop band The Hot Damns. Rowe was also a writer for "Salt" by Ava Max, from Max's debut album Heaven & Hell.

In 2020, Rowe revealed she had been collaborating with longtime friend, Jon Batiste, on his single "We Are". It was used for the official Mask Up America campaign. In 2018, Rowe began performing publicly as the DJ AFTR PRTY.

Activism As a coach and advocate for artists and songwriters, Rowe took the position of co-director for the Coronavirus Songwriter Emergency Relief Fund in 2020, offering grants to support songwriters through the pandemic.

As a half-Black/Jewish songwriter, Rowe later began to use her social platform for activism, with a primary focus on the fight against racism and antisemitism, telling BBC Newsbeat in June 2020; "The fact is I am a black person, I can also be a Jewish person, I can also be a woman and a vegan, but no matter what, you can't take away from me that I'm a black person and you cannot take away my experience." In the same article, Rowe calls upon her fellow industry colleagues to play their role in the fight against all kinds of racism, stating; "as artists and writers, we have a way to communicate to the entire world – we have the platform of music – it's a universal language." Around the same time, Rowe joined songwriter Jocelyn Alice to create a webshow called The Conversation, a show which discusses the personal experiences of racism within friendships and also the music industry.

Style and influences Rowe grew up listening to DJs through her bedroom window in the southside of Bronx. "There was always music around me," Rowe expressed. Her prized possession was her mother's music collection, which she would listen to daily. and Spotify

"Happiness" by Alexis Jordan "Good Girl" by Alexis Jordan "Hush Hush" by Alexis Jordan "Swagger Jagger" by Cher Lloyd "Picture Me" by Chipmunk featuring Ace Young "Collide" by Leona Lewis featuring Avicii "Stick Shift" by Antoine Clamaran featuring Soraya "Talkin' That" by Cher Lloyd "Red Planet" by Little Mix featuring T-Boz "Hello" by Karmin "Fire" by Alexandra Burke "30 Days" by The Saturdays "Flight 22" by Kali Uchis "Your Hallelujah" by Leona Lewis "Copycat" by Skream featuring Kelis "Only When You're Close" by Zendaya "Sounds Like Heaven" by Marina Kaye featuring Lindsey Stirling "Missing You" by Alex Gaudino featuring Nicole Scherzinger "Sexy Love" by Kylie Minogue "Love" by Kylie Minogue "Superbad" by Jesse McCartney "Goodiebag" by Jesse McCartney

"Collect My Love" by The Knocks featuring Alex Newell "Gossip Girl" by Grace VanderWaal "Clay" by Grace VanderWaal "Light the Sky" by Grace VanderWaal "Only Ones to Know" by Pitbull featuring Leona Lewis "Room for 2" by Dua Lipa "Love's Just a Feeling" by Lindsey Stirling featuring RuthAnne "Christmas C'mon" by Lindsey Stirling featuring Becky G "Pretty Little Secret" by Emma Steinbakken "Faller" by EHI "I Own It" by Nacey "Take What I Can Get" by RuthAnne "Good to Me" by Friction "Boy, You Can Keep It" by Alex Newell "Butterflies" by Luke Burr "Salt" by Ava Max "Easy" by Peder Elias "We Are" by Jon Batiste "Selfish" by YooA "More to Lose" by Miley Cyrus of Something Beautiful