Elise Trouw

Elise Trouw
Trouw in 2017
Background information
Birth name	Elise Ashlyn Trouw
Also known as	Elise
Born	(1999-04-27) April 27, 1999 (age 25) Newport Beach, California, US
Origin	San Diego, California, US
Genres	Alternative pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, vocalist
Instruments	Piano drums bass guitar vocals Ableton
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Goober Records
Website	Official 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 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

• 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

1. "Elise Trouw | Pearl Drums -Official site-".
2. "The Bishop's School". January 15, 2016. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016.
3. Hyde, Gary (November 15, 2015). "Hockey, Horses, and Elise". Clairemont Times. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
4. 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.
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 from the original on June 12, 2017.
8. "San Diego record roundup (May)". May 3, 2017. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017.
9. Marszałek, Justyna (January 19, 2018). "Poznajcie Elise Trouw". Kulturalne Media (in Polish). Retrieved November 22, 2021.
10. "Pearl Drums Endorsement". March 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017.
11. "Paiste Cymbal Endorsement". July 15, 2017. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017.
12. Ingerick, Ryan (June 18, 2022). "Vater Percussion Elise Trouw". Retrieved June 18, 2022.
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 from the original on October 30, 2019.
15. "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.
16. Coomler, Sammie (February 10, 2023). "HI-FI Indy". Retrieved April 29, 2023.
17. "Elise Trouw may be 'Losing Sleep,' but she's working on gaining fans". KMUW. March 14, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
18. Lothspeich, Dustin (November 16, 2016). "8 of San Diego's Best New Artists". NBC. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017.
19. "The 2017 SoundDiego Music Awards". NBC. December 22, 2017. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017.
20. Campos, Giselle (April 7, 2016). "Oseas Villatoro X Elise Trouw". RG Magazine. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
21. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Ask Me Anything. YouTube.

External links

• Media related to Elise Trouw at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website