Since his early youth Mike Doctor has been playing guitar, acoustic as well as electric. At 18 years old he joined the German «Musical Hair» ensemble (with Donna Summer) and toured with them for two years. Afterwards Mike Doctor had a distinguished European music career with several rock and fusion bands («Goblet», «Fascinator», «Crown»). He has toured the Netherlands (Melkweg, Paradiso), the Czech Republic, Spain, Poland, Germany and Switzerland.
Consequently, Jina Rose grew up with many different musical influences from her father Mike Doctor - from rock to classical music and jazz to blues and funk. She was only 11 years old when ROSE & DOCTOR recorded their first songs in Mike's recording studio. Later Jina Rose founded an A Capella group which reached the finale of the Zürich A Capella Night 2016 and she had several years of classical vocal training. Over the years she developed her own style of singing and learned to scream, her biggest inspiration being Funk and Soul.
Since several years the collaboration of ROSE & DOCTOR has intensified, and they've given many concerts in Zurich and the surrounding area. On multiple occasions they played together with well-known Swiss Jazz musicians (e.g. Robert Morgenthaler, Buddy Casino, Thomas Grünwald). After the release of the debut EP «Beyond Safety», which ROSE & DOCTOR recorded in 2018 in one of the most renowned studios in Prague, they performed in Prague (including Blues Sklep) and gave interviews in the Czech Republic and in Switzerland.
In December 2022 they released the first of a series of new psychedelic soul-punk songs: «Crocodile Tears» which has been played on radios all over Europe as well as in Australia and the USA. In Spring 2023 ROSE & DOCTOR recorded a live session with the drummer Armin Schöpfer and their new band member Adrian Vela Young. These live songs were featured on Kanal K and several other Swiss radios with an exclusive interview. Soon after the drummer Robert Niklaus joined them as the fourth band member. 2023 ROSE & DOCTOR released their new single "To My Lover" with their two new band members.
