Elle Belle

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An "experimental pop maverick" - All Music Guide Elle Belle is the alter-ego of award winning composer/songwriter Christopher Pappas. His debut record “WAKO GUMBO”, a sprawling 20 song double LP, was released in 2016 to critical acclaim. Pappas grew up in rural New Hampshire where he started the band The Everyday Visuals. After relocating to Boston the band began to amass a cult-like following of fellow musicians and fans who were attracted to Pappas’ penchant for vocal harmonies and catchy left-of-center songwriting. He moved to Los Angeles in 2010 where he met Pierre de Reeder, bassist for the venerable L.A. band Rilo Kiley. Pappas released a solo record under the name Miracle Parade on Pierre’s newly founded label Little Record Company. While recording the second record he suffered a breakdown, leading him to abandon the record and create Elle Belle. Mixed with a variety of genres; psych-rock, prog, electronic, Elle Belle continues Pappas’ knack for rich, intricate songwriting. He has written music for NASA, has a musical that is slated to go off-broadway, and assembled his own 27 piece orchestra to perform his original orchestral works. Elle Belle’s latest release No Signal (Little Record Company) is his most provocative to date and further cements the songwriter’s place as one of America’s prolific and captivating under-the-radar artists.