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Elaine Bradley
Bradley in 2020
Bradley in 2020
Background information
Birth nameElaine Gabrielle Doty
Born (1978-10-19) October 19, 1978 (age 46)
OriginLogan, Utah, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Drums
  • percussion
  • vocals
  • guitar
Years active1994–present
Labels

Elaine Gabrielle Bradley is an American musician and songwriter, and the drummer for the American rock band Neon Trees. She has also hosted BYUtv's unscripted series Grace Notes since 2020.[1][2]

Early life

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Elaine Gabrielle Doty, the youngest of seven children, was born to Robert and Carolyn Doty.[3] Her date of birth is October 19, 1978.[4] She has three sisters and three brothers. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and volunteered full-time as a missionary in Frankfurt, Germany for eighteen months. She later earned a B.S. in Public Health and a minor in German from Brigham Young University at the top of her class.[3][5]

Career

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She began her musical career with the Chicago emo band Nymb which was formed in 1994[6]. She was one of the founding members and her role was that of vocalist and drummer during the first three years of the band but later, in 1997, she switched to the role of rhythm guitarist after the departure of their original rhythm guitarist[7]. She remained as vocalist and guitarist until the band broke up on August 3rd, 2001[8]. At the time, before the break up, she began working on a solo project called Big Thick Skin which lasted until 2002[9]. In 2004, Elaine formed the band Noble Bodies (was Another Statistic) with Bryce Taylor, who she met on her missionary in Germany. They started making music, and stopped around the time Elaine joined Neon Trees. They reunited officially in 2017, and have released two EPs since. [10] Neon Trees formed in 2005 and Elaine Bradley joined in 2007. [11] Neon Trees gained nationwide exposure in 2008 when their premier single "Animal" topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, later winning a Billboard Music Award for Top Alternative Song (2011). They have since released four albums, earned two RIAA double-platinum singles, and toured extensively with other groups including Thirty Seconds to Mars,[12] Angels & Airwaves,[13] My Chemical Romance,[12] Duran Duran,[14] The Offspring,[15] and Maroon 5.[16] In 2015, she, Bryce Taylor, and Eric Robertson (high school friend of Bryce Taylor) formed a band called [[Kissed Out]]. [17] Kissed Out released their debut EP "Sex Matters" in 2022 which features their most popular song, "Minus Yours" [18]. In 2016, Elaine, Robbie Connolly (Fictionist), Scott Shepard (Book on Tape Worm), and Eric Robertson (New Shack, Kissed Out) got together to create three songs over the course of three days in Provo, Utah and were featured on Provo Music Magazine. [19]

Bradley has filled in as a drummer for The 8G Band for two weeks on Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2016 and 2017.[20][21]

Equipment

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Bradley plays Gretsch USA Custom drums in Neon Trees and Gretsch Renown in Noble Bodies.[22] She uses a Gretsch chrome over brass Brooklyn snare[23] and Zildjian cymbals.[22] Her drum heads are Evans.[22] She uses Vic Firth 5A drumsticks.[22] She plays two floor toms in Neon Trees and one in Noble Bodies.[22]

Personal life

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Elaine married Sebastian Bradley, a dual German/American citizen, in January 2010 in the Draper Utah Temple.[3] They have four children, two of which are adopted. Their children are Bryce (born July 2012),[24] Anna (adopted in 2015), [25] Mae (born August 2015),[26] and Elise (adopted in 2018) [27][28] She and her family are featured in a video campaign for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[29][30]

Discography

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Main article: Neon Trees discography

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Audio-Files Neon Trees Episode 10
Late Show with David Letterman Neon Trees Season 20, Episode 1
2016-2017 Late Night with Seth Meyers Guest Musician with The 8G Band Season 4, Episodes 9-12; Season 5, Episodes 4-7
2020-present Grace Notes Host / Associate Producer Seasons 1-4, All Episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Grace Notes".
  2. ^ "Neon Trees drummer Elaine Bradley on life during the coronavirus, the band's new music and her latest venture — BYUtv". April 25, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Hastings, Krisanne (February 9, 2011). "Marching to her own drum". The Mormon Women Project. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  4. ^ www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJWH-LKT1. Retrieved January 13, 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "//". November 13, 2014.
  6. ^ https://petewulff.bandcamp.com/album/non-conforming-together-for-album-art-personnel-info-click-on-pic
  7. ^ https://petewulff.bandcamp.com/album/untitled-ep-1997-note-music-not-currently-available-ep-still-being-digitized
  8. ^ "Nymb Setlist at Fireside Bowl, Chicago". setlist.fm.
  9. ^ "2002 Split Album: There is No Dana ("Angry Gladiator Shakes Tiny People") & Big Thick Skin ("Why'd He do That?"), by There is No Dana (Featuring Pete & two members of Nymb) & Big Thick Skin".
  10. ^ "Band". NOBLE BODIES. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  11. ^ Gutierrez, Joanna (July 22, 2012). "Exclusive Interview with Elaine Bradley of Neon Trees!". Tom Tom Magazine. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  12. ^ a b Schoonmaker, Vaughn (May 24, 2011). "Neon Trees Step into The Limelight on My Chemical Romance Tour". MTV News. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  13. ^ "Neon Trees To Support Angels and Airwaves?". Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  14. ^ "Duran Duran Go On A Fall Tour With Neon Trees - CINEMABLEND". August 3, 2011. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  15. ^ Punknews.org (August 29, 2012). "Tours: The Offspring / Neon Trees / Dead Sara". Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  16. ^ "Maroon 5, Neon Trees & Owl City Announce 2013 Tour Together". Fuse. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  17. ^ "Kissed Out, "Minus Yours"". Impose Magazine. July 26, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  18. ^ Sex Matters - EP by Kissed Out on Apple Music, May 20, 2022, retrieved January 13, 2025
  19. ^ Magazine, Provo Music (July 6, 2016). "Elaine Bradley, Robbie Connolly, Eric Robertson, Scott Shepard Join Forces". Provo Music Magazine. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  20. ^ "Noble Bodies perform their hit single". February 2018.
  21. ^ "Broadway World - Broadway News, Tickets, Videos & More".
  22. ^ a b c d e "On The Beat with Elaine Bradley of Noble Bodies and Neon Trees: Talks New Video, Playing Live, and Gear". Modern Drummer Magazine. October 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  23. ^ "Elaine Bradley". Gretsch Drums. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  24. ^ "Neon Trees Drummer Elaine Bradley Welcomes Son Bryce Alden!". August 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  25. ^ "Elaine Bradley - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  26. ^ Iasimone, Ashley (August 23, 2015). "Neon Trees Drummer Elaine Bradley Gives Birth to Baby Girl". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  27. ^ "Elainetree's Instagram". Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  28. ^ "Neon Trees Drummer Elaine Bradley Shares Sweetest Pic After Temple Sealing, Testimony of Eternal Families". LDS Living. July 5, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  29. ^ Brian Passey (May 1, 2014), "Neon Trees shine on their best album yet", The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, California
  30. ^ "Hi I'm Elaine". Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
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