Gerle is a California-based indie-pop artist who has an incredible musical journey behind her and in front of her. Gerle’s influences hail from the likes of Robyn, Miley Cyrus, and Madonna, but her sonic quality is unique and effervescent all on its own. She is unapologetic, vulnerable, and unafraid to be herself – all the best and most badass qualities to have.
Growing up touring on the road with her mother, Gerle adapted her natural talent to help her craft her own musicality and artistry. As she grew older, music became a space of healing and fulfillment of loneliness for Gerle. She used music to cure and repair, which led her to find themes of heartbreak, truth, and love in the songs she creates now.
Gerle has had her songs featured on wildly popular shows such as Jersey Shore, Married to Medicine, and Snooki and JWoww. The performer was also a featured guest on RuPaul’s Drag Race, and her music has been praised on social media by moguls Paris and Nicky Hilton.
Gerle has also had previous singles reach as high as #53 on the Billboard charts, only adding to the admiration and acclaim she has received.
She has toured nationally on radio and concert tours and has played shows at many esteemed venues, such as The Roxy Hotel and Rockwell Music Hall.
She works in tandem with Grammy-award-winning producer ToneDef (Santana, Green Day, Briston Maroney) to write and produce her singles, and together the two have created an ethereal and original sound to embody who Gerle is.
The pop songstress has released her singles “Drown You Out (Acoustic)”, “Shadows, Shadows (Stripped),” “Head in A Bottle,” Head in A Bottle (Stripped),” “DLMD,” “DLMD (Stripped),” and most recently “Worst Song Ever” and “Crush Gone Wrong.”
Getting to know Gerle
What would be the ideal food to have cooked for you on a date night?
A gin salad
If you were a member of the Spice Girls, what would your spice handle be?
Gerle Spice
Which are cooler? Dinosaurs or Dragons?
Dinos, duh!!
Who would you want to play you in a movie of your life?
Elvis, but before the drugs.
As a kid were you ever frightened of a monster under the bed or in the cupboard?
Definitely under the bed!!!
Who inspired you to make music?
My mom, by telling me not to.
Who would you most like to collaborate with?
Sia
What is your biggest musical challenge?
Squeezing the watermelon thru the straw
Was anyone else involved in writing, recording, or producing the songs?
ToneDef wrote all of the songs with me and produced all of them.
Where was your current project recorded?
At my home studio
The stripped version of “Crush Gone Wrong” puts a new spin on the original. Cutting back on the production and replacing it with light instrumentation and an emotionally vulnerable vocal performance makes the unplugged version of “Crush Gone Wrong” just as compelling as the original while adding a new depth to Gerle’s lyrics.
To keep up with Gerle, follow her on all social media platforms at @iamthegerle or at www.iamthegerle.com.