 People still look down on you if you don't go to college straight out of high school But I was just like this is what I need to do forever. So I moved here We always knew Elise can sing but the first time we actually watched her singing in front of like 200 people It was at her elementary school My music teacher wanted me to sing at the back to school night for my school. I Was really nervous because I'd never like performed anything solo before People were just outside hanging out and as soon as Elise opened her mouth They rushed into the theater And at the end people were actually taking photos and autographs because they're like, you know what one day You're gonna make it so I need to keep this It was really like a breaking moment in my life where I was like this is what I want to do And this is what I love Hey, Elise. How you doing? I'm good. How are you? My name is Chris Seafreed. I'm a songwriter record producer. Oh Wow, hi, nice to meet you likewise. Do you know that your friend Talia had submitted you for a show called Uncharted? No, I didn't know that it's a it's a music show So they submitted your music and Honda had gotten in touch with me and We talked about it and we thought it would be a great idea if we got together with you and recorded a single. Oh My gosh, did that really happen? Yeah, that really had that really just happened. Oh my gosh We were hoping maybe we could start tomorrow I Freaked out I've always wanted to go to LA and sing in a studio and just all those things that you grew up dreaming about Chris is just such an established producer and I want to hold myself to the same standard as the artist He's worked with before me So I just got to really bring my A game and hopefully cut a great song It's awesome. I love that song. Yeah, I love I love your huge voice Wow, she's well beyond her years as a singer She's got a great voice. She's a great singer So I was excited about that. I was like, wow, this is gonna be great. I Think she's super brave to leave home at 16 years old and say man. I want to be a singer I want to go make it. Yeah, she's brave to do that and you need to be on This table we were all having dinner Elise dropped the bomb saying guys. I want to move to LA I want to pursue my music career and I'm graduating high school early I could have stayed and had my four years and then I was planning on going to college after that But I just didn't want to wait another two years of high school and then four years of college and then Try to go after my goal I really wanted it to be my decision and not cloud my mind with what other people had to say about it I do have concerns, but I can't be hypocrite I was in this country by myself at 15 and had a job at 16 and was on my own, too A big part of the reason my mom supports me so much is because she moved from Iraq to America and kind of paved her way So I think she's basically letting me do what her parents let her do We don't have to do things the way everybody knows Sometimes people are out of the box and Elise is out of the box See how we feel about this I think if not do jump-raise this if not for you know Oh, yeah, so the idea is we'll talk to your choral teacher have my choir Yeah from Monivista and like go to Monivista and like you know after we've got the tune set send him the stems And I'm record on the track I'm definitely nervous to go to the village because it's crazy how talented they all are like I just don't want to seem like the weak link So cool like the place where the pilot sits in the airplane I'm gonna try to be up to your standard, but I'm definitely nervous And Johnny I think that's where Johnny will probably come in. Yeah straight into verse Yeah A lot can go wrong. It's like every step has to go to the right person and go the right way Yeah, we'll just listen we'll roll it just use your instincts and then we'll start okay I'm gonna switch snares out then should I just start Let's do it Elise. Just remember like with the demo come in soft and ramp up as the tune does Okay, okay. Here we go. I'm kind of flat. Can I try that last one again? Different melody And it's gonna be like the choir with you and I think you should just be like Rejoicing even though we're saying break down. Okay, cool got this bridge one more time Elise didn't say much about working with Chris or the song that they're working on together You know, we couldn't just take this lyric that she presented to us It needed some kind of point of view that was more than just dream big It's basically about me leaving home and growing up, but at the same time it's directed toward my mom So there's definitely some sadness to it, but I'm leaving home to live my dream and do what I love and it's me telling her How thankful I am for her not only supporting me like helping me thrive You ever hear the song even though you bugged me about it a lot because it's dedicated to you and it's about you This has honestly been such a cool experience and I'm really excited to get the single recorded and out there I think it's gonna be amazing and this has definitely been a dream come true I love you. 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