Elaine Rojas is an independent singer/songwriter, recording artist and music teacher. Elaine’s original music is a fusion of her jazz roots and more recent immersion into R&B and alternative genres of music. Some of her earliest influences range from Ella Fitzgerald to John Mayer and more recently include artists such as Matt Corby and Moonchild.
As the granddaughter of a jazz musician, Elaine was raised among professionally trained musicians. At an early age she began studying classical piano with her aunt and by her early teens she began to study voice and guitar as well. Upon her admittance to the Regional Center for the Performing Arts in 2011, she dove deeper into her studies of music theory, arrangement and performance with a special focus in jazz music.
Since then, Elaine has studied at Berklee College of Music and SUNY Purchase’s Conservatory of Music where she graduated with a B.Mus. in Studio Composition (Contemporary Songwriting).
Over the years Elaine has studied with distinguished vocalists such as Nicole Zuraitis, Alexis Cole and most recently, international Broadway star, Natalie Weiss. In 2015 Elaine had the opportunity to record vocals on Mystic Bowie’s latest album, “Talking Dreads” under renowned recording engineer, Barry O’ Hare and Bowie himself. In 2019, Elaine recorded her first single in Nashville, TN with recording engineer and producer, Pants. The R&B track titled, “Sweetest (Love I Could Ever Want)” is a sultry ballad that the artist considers a “love letter” to her husband.
In recent years, Elaine has had the privilege of developing her songwriting craft under the mentorship of Grammy award winning musician Rebecca Haviland (Rebecca Haviland and Whisky Heart).
Elaine currently resides in SoNo, CT and is in the process of recording her debut EP, set to release in the new year. Elaine is excited to share the most intimate and revealing music she has yet to release in her career, stayed tuned for “Writing to Home”.
My mother bought me a picture when I was twelve years old that read “Music is what feelings sound like.” I remember reading it and having an aha moment because finally it had been put into words exactly why music meant so much to me even at my young age.
Music has always been a therapy for me. It has saved me from the worst parts of myself and brought out the best parts of me in the process.
I write music because it’s what feels most comforting to me when thoughts and emotions overwhelm my head. Writing is this paradoxical space, in which I feel as if I get to escape life and yet gain perspective on it.
Then there’s a choice, as to whether or not I think those words and music are to leave my cocoon of comfort and enter the world as an independent entity from me. The only reason why I choose to let these messages go is in the hopes that they can help someone else one day.
So to my “fans” who are really just friends I haven’t met, thank you for listening and I hope my music can be whatever you need it to be for you.
