Elsieanne caplette biography

ELSIANE was formed in 2000, when singer-songwriter Elsieanne Caplette and drummer Stéphane Sotto met in Montreal.
Biography.
Growing up in Peru, Elsieanne studied classical music in Lima and started composing at the age of 14.

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Active since 2000, the Montreal duo Elsiane was formed with the meeting of Elsieanne Caplette and Stephane Sotto. Growing up in Peru, Elsieanne studied classical music in Lima and started composing at the age of 14. She immigrated to Montreal in 1999, where she met drummer Stephane Sotto, a self- taught musician. From the beginning, the two members have mixed more than their first names to form the group; they’ve shared influences and styles, like jazz, rock, electronic and world music. The melodies and lyrics of singer Elsieanne interlace perfectly with her singular and colourful voice, supported by the prodigious beats of Sotto. This creative fusion results in vaporous and textured compositions, swaying between a sensible pop and orchestral trip-hop.

In 2007, Elsiane launched its first album, Hybrid, which was very well received by the public and the media. The aerial and bewitching opus led the band to tour with Delerium and Beast, as well as to play the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, Osheaga and M for Montreal. These performance

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Elsiane

Elsiane is a Canadian band composed of Elsieanne Caplette and Stephane Sotto.

Biography

Elsieanne grew up in Peru.^[2] She studied classical music and later learned to play the guitar. She became a singer in a group in Peru and then moved to Montreal in 1999, where she met Stephane Sotto.

A self-taught musician, Stephane Sotto was born in Montreal.^[3] When Elsieanne and he met, they decided to form the band Elsiane whose name is formed from the first four letters of the first name of the singer and the last three letters of the musician's first name.

The two artists began their collaboration in 2000 and published their first album entitled Hybrid on May 1, 2007, an album mixing jazz, downtempo, rock, classical and electronic music. The album was released a little over a year later in the United States under the label Nettwerk, writes PopMatters, adding that "These trip-hoppers from the USA’s neighbor to the north clearly know how to recreate that mellow, hypnotic atmosphere utilized in the ’90s by big names like Massive Attack, Port

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Biography

Elsiane was formed in the year 2000, after singer/musician/composer Elsieanne Caplette emigrated to Montreal, Canada from Lima, Peru, and met drummer Stephane Sotto. The duo are an unlikely match, merging the classically trained Caplette with the self-taught Sotto, and doing so with unprecedented style. With shared influences spanning across jazz, rock, electronic and world music, and an intriguing nod to the trip hop of Massive Attack, Portishead and Tricky, the pair creates a musical experience that is entirely unique. The 2007 debut album established them as the hottest new act in Canada, and a devoted live following began to form, drawn to the shadow-filled dreamscapes of songs like and the hypnotic intensity of Caplette’s voice and stage presence. In 2012 Elsiane put out their self-produced second album, , which further galvanized both their sound and following. Their third album, , was released independently in 2017, receiving high praise and being regarded