Elise Trouw

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Elise Trouw
Trouw in 2017
Trouw in 2017
Background information
Birth nameElise Ashlyn Trouw
Also known asElise
Born (1999-04-27) April 27, 1999 (age 24)
Newport Beach, California, US
OriginSan Diego, California, US
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, Vocalist
Instrument(s)
  • Piano
  • drums
  • bass guitar
  • vocals
  • Ableton
Years active2015–present
LabelsGoober Records
WebsiteOfficial website

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

Early life and education[edit]

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 with the intent of being able to play "My Immortal" by Evanescence. At age ten, she started drum lessons with instructor Dave Blackburn in Fallbrook, California, after playing the faux drums on the video game Rock Band.[2]

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 alongside Sam Hunt at Club Nokia (since renamed The Novo) on February 11, 2016.[3]

Career[edit]

Trouw was signed in November 2015 to a one-album record deal by Pacific Records of San Diego.[4] In September 2016, she left Pacific Records, buying out her contract, and retaining all rights to her music.[5] 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.[6][7] The album features her on drums, vocals, guitar, piano, and bass guitar; the tracks were mixed and mastered by Alan Sanderson and Christopher Hoffee.[8] Trouw appeared as the drummer on Fox Wilde's "Soap" music video on April 4, 2017.[9] 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.[10]

In late 2017 and early 2018, she released two live looping mashup videos that achieved a considerable amount of virality on Facebook and YouTube.[11]

She is currently listed as an endorsed artist by Pearl Drums, Paiste Cymbals and Vater Percussion.[12][13][14]

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."[15]

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

For the Amazon Prime feature film Sound of Metal, Elise collaborated with Travis Barker to reimagine Metallica's Enter Sandman.[17]

In 2023, she released an EP titled “Losing Sleep” and went on concert tour.[18][19]

Critical reception[edit]

In 2016, she was listed as one of San Diego's best new bands by SoundDiego[20] and was named 2017 "Breakout Artist" by NBC 7's SoundDiego.[21]

Influences[edit]

Her influences include Radiohead, The Police, Adele, John Mayer, and Tower of Power.[22][23]

Discography[edit]

  • Unraveling (2017)
  • 2017–2019 Collection (2020)
  • Studio Live Session – Little Big Beat Studio (2020)
  • Scary Pockets – Best Of 2020 Cover of "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac (2021)
  • Losing Sleep EP (2023)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Elise Trouw | Pearl Drums -Official site-".
  2. ^ Kim, Andy (October 24, 2016). "Interview with: Elise Trouw". Odyssey. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "The Bishop's School". January 15, 2016. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016.
  4. ^ Hyde, Gary (November 15, 2015). "Hockey, Horses, and Elise". Clairemont Times. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  5. ^ Hyde, Gary (October 1, 2016). "Talking Music with Gary Hyde: This Month Elise Trouw". Clairemont Times. Archived from the original on October 4, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. ^ Unraveling – Elise Trouw | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved May 7, 2021
  7. ^ "Unraveling Album Release". January 15, 2016.
  8. ^ Kim, Andy (October 24, 2016). "Interview with: Elise Trouw". Odyssey. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "Premiere: Fox Wilde's classic-themed "Soap" music video". April 4, 2017. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017.
  10. ^ "San Diego record roundup (May)". May 3, 2017. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017.
  11. ^ Marszałek, Justyna (January 19, 2018). "Poznajcie Elise Trouw". Kulturalne Media (in Polish). Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  12. ^ "Pearl Drums Endorsement". March 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017.
  13. ^ "Paiste Cymbal Endorsement". July 15, 2017. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017.
  14. ^ Ingerick, Ryan (June 18, 2022). "Vater Percussion Elise Trouw". Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  15. ^ "Elise Trouw Performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live".
  16. ^ "INCUBUS WOWS ORPHEUM CROWD WITH 20 YEARS OF MAKE YOURSELF". Go Venue. October 25, 2019. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019.
  17. ^ "METALLICA's 'Enter Sandman' Reimagined By ELISE TROUW And BLINK-182's TRAVIS BARKER". Blabbermouth. December 5, 2020. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020.
  18. ^ Coomler, Sammie (February 10, 2023). "HI-FI Indy". Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  19. ^ "Elise Trouw may be 'Losing Sleep,' but she's working on gaining fans". KMUW. March 14, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  20. ^ Lothspeich, Dustin (November 16, 2016). "8 of San Diego's Best New Artists". NBC. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017.
  21. ^ "The 2017 SoundDiego Music Awards". NBC. December 22, 2017. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017.
  22. ^ Campos, Giselle (April 7, 2016). "Oseas Villatoro X Elise Trouw". RG Magazine. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  23. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Ask Me Anything. YouTube.

External links[edit]