Élu | Jeff Mettling - The Artists

Élu - the Artist

Jeff Mettling Élu is an “up and coming” New Age/Pop/World group based in Albuquerque, New Mexico and is the creation of Jeffrey Mettling, 5 time award winning recording artist with 16 nominations for "best musical production" as recognized by the New Mexico Music Industry Association "NMMIA". Jeff is the creative energy and driving force behind the music including writing, arrangements, performance and production. Élu’s newest member is Kate Benton, a seasoned performer, who now writes and sings for the group. Élu’s music is created by the use of multi-tone samplers and live instruments, which contribute to the hybrid sound.

Élu has made the top 20 New Age/Ambient/Electronic play list in Italy, and has been featured on radio programming in Spain, Russia, Sweden and a few throughout the US. Élu’s past releases have reached the top 40 on the internet’s top music sites such as MP3.com, and IUMA.com, featured artist at dmusic.com, and are now available through most major on-line music venders such as Borders, Barnes and Nobel and Yahoo and others throughout the world.

Jeff Mettling
Élu's Jeff Mettling was born in Ada, Minnesota. He began playing violin at the age of 8 and changed to guitar at the age of 10 and formed his first band at the age of 16. He has a passion for music that continues today. He studied music throughout his teenage years and received numerous awards for his musical abilities. He later studied keyboards, bass and drums and has become an accomplished musician. In 1994 he received his first local award for "Best Musical Production" as recognized by the New Mexico Music Industry Association, "NMMIA". For the next eight years he would earn 5 more awards and over 16 nominations for his music. His debut release entitled "LOVE" under the band name "Élu", formed in 1998, reached the top 40 on MP3.com and the top 10 on "IUMA". He was also featured as a top 20 artist on the radio show "Dreams of a New Age" 88.1 FM, WMBR in Boston, MA and "Deep Space", Stargate radio program in Italy. The "LOVE" release received rave reviews from Listen.com, Visions Magazine and Kuelle Magazine.

Kate Benton:
Kate Benton Élu's newest permanent member is Kate Benton. Born in Canton Illinois, she has pursued a life in entertainment from an early age, beginning with children's theater at the age of five, and vocal training from age thirteen to the present. She has spent time working on and featuring in several roles for comedic independent films, including writing and directing several dramatic works in Albuquerque, NM as well as backup performance with professional Las Vegas show companies. Kate's current focus lies in maintaining a constant creation of original lyrical pieces, poetry, melodies and vocals for Élu's musical partnership.

Élu's official web site is at www.Élumusic.com.