Elise Trouw
Birth nameElise Ashlyn Trouw
AliasElise
Birth dateApril 27, 1999 (age 27)
Birth placeNewport Beach, California, U.S.
OriginSan Diego, California
GenreAlternative · pop
OccupationMusician, vocalist
InstrumentPiano · drums · bass guitar · vocals · Ableton
Years active2015–present
LabelGoober Records
WebsiteOfficial website

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

Early life and education

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

Trouw attended The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California from 7th to 11th grade, graduating before her senior year to pursue her music career. While in high school, she was selected to be a member of the Grammy Foundation's Grammy Camp alumni band, allowing her to perform at Club Nokia 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 the 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 endorsed 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, she collaborated with Travis Barker to reimagine Metallica's Enter Sandman.[15] In 2023, she released an EP titled “Losing Sleep” and went on tour.[16][17]

Critical reception

In 2016, she was listed as one of San Diego's best new bands by SoundDiego,[18] and she was named 2017 "Breakout Artist" by NBC 7's SoundDiego.[19] Her influences include Radiohead, The Police, Adele, John Mayer, and Tower of Power.[20][21]

Discography

  • 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)
  • The Diary of Elon Lust (2026)

References

  1. ^ "Elise Trouw | Pearl Drums -Official site-"
  2. ^ "The Bishop's School". January 15, 2016. Archived October 19, 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Hyde, Gary (November 15, 2015). "Hockey, Horses, and Elise". Clairemont Times. Archived October 2, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  4. ^ Hyde, Gary (October 1, 2016). "Talking Music with Gary Hyde: This Month Elise Trouw". Clairemont Times. Archived October 4, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "Unraveling – Elise Trouw | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic", retrieved May 7, 2021
  6. ^ "Unraveling Album Release". January 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "Premiere: Fox Wilde's classic-themed "Soap" music video". April 4, 2017. Archived June 12, 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ "San Diego record roundup (May)". May 3, 2017. Archived July 7, 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ Marszałek, Justyna (January 19, 2018). "Poznajcie Elise Trouw" (in pl-PL). Kulturalne Media. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  10. ^ "Pearl Drums Endorsement". March 5, 2017. Archived March 6, 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ "Paiste Cymbal Endorsement". July 15, 2017. Archived October 18, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  12. ^ Ingerick, Ryan (June 18, 2022). "Vater Percussion Elise Trouw". Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  13. ^ "Elise Trouw Performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live"
  14. ^ "INCUBUS WOWS ORPHEUM CROWD WITH 20 YEARS OF MAKE YOURSELF". Go Venue. October 25, 2019. Archived 2019-10-30 at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ^ "METALLICA's 'Enter Sandman' Reimagined By ELISE TROUW And BLINK-182's TRAVIS BARKER". Blabbermouth. December 5, 2020. Archived 2020-12-05 at the Wayback Machine.
  16. ^ Coomler, Sammie (2023-02-10). "HI-FI Indy". Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  17. ^ "Elise Trouw may be 'Losing Sleep,' but she's working on gaining fans". KMUW. 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  18. ^ Lothspeich, Dustin (November 16, 2016). "8 of San Diego's Best New Artists". NBC. Archived March 6, 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
  19. ^ "The 2017 SoundDiego Music Awards". NBC. December 22, 2017. Archived December 30, 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
  20. ^ Campos, Giselle (April 7, 2016). "Oseas Villatoro X Elise Trouw". RG Magazine. Archived May 11, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  21. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Ask Me Anything". YouTube