Our Founders
Benjamin Carow
Founder/Chief Executive Officer/Operations/Pianist and Composer
Benjamin Carow is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Black Rose Audio, as well as a seasoned pianist, composer, audio engineer, and artist manager. With over 29 years of experience as a pianist and more than a decade of professional engineering expertise, Benjamin has mastered the art of blending musical precision with emotional storytelling. Since 2013, he has engineered, mixed, and produced projects across multiple genres, earning a reputation for his meticulous ear and cinematic sound design. As both a composer and technical visionary, he ensures that every Black Rose Audio production meets the highest creative and sonic standards. In addition to his executive role, Benjamin manages the career of Chalkline, guiding the artistic vision and growth of one of the company’s founding artists. His leadership reflects the core of Black Rose Audio’s philosophy: crafting music that resonates, challenges, and endures.
Nikolay Sharp
Co-Founder/Chief Creative Director/ Lyricist and Artist
Nikolay “Chalkline” Sharp is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Director of Black Rose Audio, as well as a lyricist, recording artist, and visionary storyteller. Known for his cinematic approach to songwriting, Chalkline fuses theater, rap, and dark comedy to create emotionally charged narratives that challenge, shock, and inspire. His writing style blends intricate rhyme schemes, theatrical delivery, and raw vulnerability—balancing introspection with unfiltered honesty. A formally trained actor and performer with a background in stage and television acting, Nikolay brings a deep sense of character and narrative structure to every project he leads. His body of work, including the Shock Therapy EP and Silence (feat. Verity Van Dams), has been praised for its fearless originality and psychological depth. As Creative Director, he oversees the artistic direction of Black Rose Audio, ensuring every production reflects the company’s mission.
Verity Van Dams
Lyricist and Writing Director/Vocalist
Verity is a 6000 year old entity of unknown origins. These years later her earliest memory is of 1000 BC at the site of Stonehenge, Wiltshire (UK) which she still calls her homeland. Actor, writer, singer-all-nighter and definitely not an alien wearing her skin: this century Verity has been writing and performing music professionally for some time now and is also a trained actor, voice over artist and robot - I mean witch - I mean vegetarian home cook. If you have any questions please make up the answer in your head and have a pleasant century.