Elysse Featured as Panelist on Songwriting

Tues. March 10, 2026 at 7PM at Le Petit Monstre, Brooklyn

Push 2 Start Panel • Putting it Down: Songwriting Approaches

Presented by Women’s Jam

Elysse is a Brooklyn-based vocalist and composer who crafts cinematic, genre-bending songs.

Elysse discovered her penchant for songwriting while pursuing an MA in Cultural Studies at NYU, taking cues from such artistic influences as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stevie Wonder, and Joni Mitchell to cultivate a panoramic yet intimate style spanning a vast spectrum of idioms from psychedelic soul to chamber pop, all anchored in her passion for poetics and the written word.

She released her debut single “Eve,” to critical acclaim, released The Preludes EP in March 2021, and is the 2022 recipient of The Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation Music Production Grant.

As a vocalist, she has held residencies weekly at Minton’s Playhouse and monthly at Soho Ludlow House, and has performed on NYC’s most recognized stages, including The Blue Note, Small’s Jazz Club, Joe’s Pub, Public Records, Webster Hall, and National Sawdust.

“Elysse herself most readily recalls Jill Scott, or better yet KING with slightly better chops, sipping at the waters of jazz and quiet storm soul, with a vulnerability that suits the lyrical arc of passion, lust, loss and regret.” - SoulBounce.