Elisa Rose is a singer songwriter who beckons listeners into her inner landscape with tenderness, warmth and a honey toned, sultry voice. Her signature sound follows in the path of her alternative lifestyle, traversing the worlds of folk, soul, devotional, ambient and electronic music. The resulting listening experience is one of immersion, where lyricism trail blazes through themes of love, lust and the spiritual journey and is backed by intricately designed lush instrumental arrangements.

A multi-instrumentalist, Elisa utilizes acoustic guitar, keyboard and her voice to craft her sound. To record both her EP, Emergence, and her upcoming LP, Breath & Bones, she teamed up with producer and multi-instrumentalist Oliwa~.  Together they forged a sound that is rich with vocal layers, acoustic instrumentation, synthesizers, organic textures and ambient beats.

Herstory

A student of many schools, Elisa’s upbringing and mentality have consistently registered outside the mainstream — from being raised by revolutionary parents on a commune in Ojai California to attaining status as a Kirtan Wallah and studying Indian classical music on the banks of the Ganges.  A true lover of humanity and an avid seeker of self-knowledge, Elisa's music is imbued with messages of awakening and healing.  She attributes the incantatory quality of her sound to her work with various plant medicine and shamanic traditions of the Americas.

"Nothing makes my heart happier than sharing love through music."

Breath & Bones

Her debut album, Breath & Bones, is due out in Winter of 2017 via independent release and will be preceded by the release of singles and music videos.  The ten song album spans that last ten years of song-writing and is carried by Elisa’s voice, as she intimately reveals moments of great love, loss, growth and ecstasy. 

“I feel naked when I sing my songs.  They emerge from the deepest space within me.  It is both my greatest delight and vulnerability to share them."

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Elisa was born into a family of movers and shakers. Her father, Bob, was a leader in the Free Speech Movement, arrested during the People’s Park Protest in Berkeley and friend of Timothy Leary, Terrance Mckenna and many other 60’s luminaries.  He spent years dodging the Vietnam draft; living in solitude in the mountains for months at a time where he spet his days foraging for food and practicing yogic texts. Bob went on to found an intentional community, Full Circle Farm, that is still thriving 35 years later. 

Her mother, Adriana, a passionate and brilliant artist fled her native Buenos Aires, Argentina during the military dictatorship in 1970 for a life of creative freedom in London and Ibiza.  In 1981, she made a courageous move to Santa Barbara, CA as a single mother.  Her intuition led her to Full Circle Farm where she met and eventually married Bob.  Adriana is the creator and designer of the socially conscious jewelry company, Love Heals.  Through her work, more than 1.5 million trees have been planted and many environmental and humanitarian projects have been funded.  

Elisa’s eldest brother, Gunnar, is one of her greatest allies, collaborators and sources of inspiration.  He is the founder of Thrive Market, an online retailer of healthy and organic foods at below retail cost. He is a true visionary and creator in service to humanity and the Earth.  

"In devotion to the healing power of expression, I offer my voice and sing.  Revealing my inner realms through these songs; allow me to serenade your heart, one beat at a time."

Sirens of Soul

Lyrics - Emergence EP