Elise Trouw is a U.S. singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Born in Newport Beach, California to parents Arie and Anne, Trouw moved to San Diego at an early age. 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.
Trouw attended The Bishop’s School (La Jolla) 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 in February 2016.
On February 24, 2017, Trouw released her ten-song debut album, Unraveling, under her own label, Goober Records based in San Diego. The album features Trouw on drums, vocals, guitar, piano, and bass guitar; the tracks were mixed and mastered by Alan Sanderson and Christopher Hoffee. Trouw appeared as the drummer on Fox Wilde’s “Soap” music video on April 4, 2017. On May 7, 2017, Trouw celebrated the release of her debut album and her 18th birthday at The Loft at the University of Calfornia, San Diego.
In 2016, she was listed as one of San Diego’s best new bands by SoundDiego and was named 2017 “Breakout Artist” by NBC 7’s SoundDiego. In late 2017 and early 2018, she released two live looping mashup videos that achieved a considerable amount of interest on Facebook and YouTube. Trouw appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on February 8, 2018. She was the first artist to be featured on the circular lobby stage at the show where she performed a Foo Fighters/Bobby Caldwell mash up, as well as the song “Awake.
Although predominantly a drummer in the earliest stages of her career, Elise has expanded her musical palette and performed every instrument and vocal track on her first album. From there she developed a unique live show that showcases her exceptional ability on all the instruments while highlighting her beautiful voice. After selling out the majority of her first headline tour, Elise is currently spending time in the studio working on her next album while plotting a quick return to the road.
