#Music Monday LA Recap

She Rocks ASCAP Showcase

The first weekend of May marked a very special moment in my career. I had the honor of performing at this year's She Rocks ASCAP Showcase for women singer-songwriters. This show had an amazing line up of talent (Kate Diaz, Alyse Black & Dia Frampton (of The Voice). 

I flew out to LA on a Thursday morning LA and after a whirlwind rehearsal, performed the very next night. The crowd was amazingly supportive and loving. It meant so much to get great feedback from a room full of musicians and songwriters. The warmth was tangible. I felt like I had a place among this community of American musicians and that lifted me up!

My friends were there - Brian, Summer, Azure, Alkeme - they took incredible care of me and showed me some LA gems. The fed me too well! Could not been more thankful. I spent the whole rest of the weekend on the beach, soaking in every moment I could. Listening to Kendrick and Jojo. Also watched the #MayPac fight and watched my boxing hopes deflate. Lol! 

All in all, it will go down in my memory as certainly a 2015 highlight! Thank you to The Women's International Music Network, ASCAP, Kevin Nymeyer (guitar - came all the way from AZ like a G) and Nate Laguzza (drummer with fire). 

For those of you LA folks who missed it, I hope to be back very soon.

For my NYC people, you can catch me and my band at Arlene's Grocery tomorrow evening. Show starts at 7PM! Don't miss us.

Downtown Video Part II

THE WHOLE ENCHILADA

Without further adieu, here is the official full-length DOWNTOWN VIDEO! This project was a true labor of love. Friends from New York and Arizona were there to participate (aka dance and party)! Can you spot any cameos?! There are lots! 

This video was produced by Artisntegrity and shot/edited by videography duo Ashton Alexander. The song was produced by the amazing Sammy Nichs! Big ups to my co-star and real life partner Melissa Robles!

Please share this with your friends and family (#downtownvideo) and I sincerely hope you enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed making it! It's definitely from the heart. 

Much love, 

-Elle

Downtown Video Part I

THE SNEAK PEEK

In case you missed it, the official Downtown video is premiering this Friday and I wanted to share a little preview with you to tide you over! 

Much love to song producer Sammy Nichs, video producers Artisntegrity, videographers Ashton Alexander and my co-star Melissa Robles! This video is a labor of love and can't wait to share it with you! 

LIVE - Silvana Recap

My band and I had the pleasure of playing at Silvana in Harlem this past Tuesday and it was a truly fun evening! Good friends came out to hang. We debuted some new material and we did some new covers. Overall, amazing evening. There was also such great talent throughout the rest of the evening, so we made a night of it, which meant for a painful trip home, but it was worth it! 

Much love to Alex Smith, Julian Litwack, Granville Mullings Jr. and Jeary Sylves who came and shared their brilliance. Couldn't do it without them! 

Check out some video (by Melissa Robles) and some shots of the night below! 

I'll be in L.A. performing AT the ASCAP EXPO on May 1st and AT Arlene's Grocery ON MAY 12TH @ 8PM.

Get your tiX for Arlene's here!