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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]
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| Birth name | Elaine Gabrielle Doty |
| Origin | Logan, Utah, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
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Elaine Gabrielle Doty, the youngest of seven children, was born to Robert and Carolyn Doty.[3] 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][4]
Neon Trees formed in 2005 and Elaine Bradley joined in 2006.[5] 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,[6] Angels & Airwaves,[7] My Chemical Romance,[6] Duran Duran,[8] The Offspring,[9] and Maroon 5.[10]
Bradley has filled in as a drummer for The 8G Band for two weeks on Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2016 and 2017.[11][12]
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Bradley plays Gretsch USA Custom drums in Neon Trees and Gretsch Renown in Noble Bodies.[13] She uses a Gretsch chrome over brass Brooklyn snare[14] and Zildjian cymbals.[13] Her drum heads are Evans.[13] She uses Vic Firth 5A drumsticks.[13] She plays two floor toms in Neon Trees and one in Noble Bodies.[13]
Elaine married Sebastian Bradley, a dual German/American citizen, in January 2011 in the Draper Utah Temple.[3] They have four children.[15][16] She and her family are featured in a video campaign for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[17][18]
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
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