Elise Trouw

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Elise Trouw
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Trouw in 2017
Background information
Birth nameElise Ashlyn Trouw
Also known asElise
Born (1999-04-27) April 27, 1999 (age 25)
Newport Beach, California, US
Origin San Diego, California, US
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, vocalist
Instruments
  • Piano
  • drums
  • bass guitar
  • vocals
  • Ableton
Years active2015–present
LabelsGoober Records
Website Official website

Elise Ashlyn Trouw (born April 27, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer.

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Early life and education

Trouw was born in Newport Beach, California to Arie and Anne Trouw. [1] The family moved to San Diego when Trouw was young. At six, she learned to play the piano. At age ten, she started drum lessons.[ citation needed ]

Trouw attended The Bishop's School from 7th to 11th grade, graduating before her senior year to pursue her music career. While attending Bishop's she was also selected to be a member of the Grammy Foundation's Grammy Camp alumni band, allowing her to perform at Club Nokia (since renamed The Novo) on February 11, 2016. [2]

Career

Trouw was signed in November 2015 to a one-album record deal by Pacific Records of San Diego. [3] In September 2016, she left Pacific Records, buying out her contract, and retaining all rights to her music. [4] By October 2016, she had released four singles, "X Marks the Spot", "She Talking", "Your Way", and "Burn".

On February 24, 2017, Trouw released her ten-song debut album, Unraveling, under her own label, Goober Records based in San Diego. [5] [6] The album features her on drums, vocals, guitar, piano, and bass guitar; the tracks were mixed and mastered by Alan Sanderson and Christopher Hoffee.[ citation needed ] Trouw appeared as the drummer on Fox Wilde's "Soap" music video on April 4, 2017. [7] On May 7, 2017, Trouw celebrated the release of her debut album and her 18th birthday at The Loft at the University of California, San Diego. [8]

In late 2017 and early 2018, she released two live looping mashup videos. [9]

She is currently listed as an endorsed artist by Pearl Drums, Paiste Cymbals and Vater Percussion. [10] [11] [12]

Trouw appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on February 8, 2018, after being bumped from the January 30, 2018, episode. She was the first artist to be featured on the circular lobby stage at the show where she performed a Foo Fighters / Bobby Caldwell mashup, as well as the song "Awake." [13]

In 2019, she toured as the opening act with Incubus from October 16 to 27. [14]

For the Amazon Prime feature film Sound of Metal, Elise collaborated with Travis Barker to reimagine Metallica's Enter Sandman. [15]

In 2023, she released an EP titled “Losing Sleep” and went on concert tour. [16] [17]

Critical reception

In 2016, she was listed as one of San Diego's best new bands by SoundDiego [18] and was named 2017 "Breakout Artist" by NBC 7's SoundDiego. [19]

Influences

Her influences include Radiohead, The Police, Adele, John Mayer, and Tower of Power. [20] [21]

Discography

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