Elaine Gabrielle Bradley (born October 19, 1984) is an American musician and songwriter, and the drummer for the American rock band

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. She has also hosted

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's unscripted series ''Grace Notes'' since 2020.

Early life

Elaine Gabrielle Doty, the youngest of seven children, was born October 19, 1984 to Robert and Carolyn Doty. She is a member of

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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

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at the top of her class.

Career

formed in 2005 and Elaine Bradley joined in 2006. Neon Trees gained nationwide exposure in 2008 when their premier single "

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" topped the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, later winning a

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for Top Alternative Song (2011). They have since released four albums, earned two

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double-platinum singles, and toured extensively with other groups including

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, and

Maroon 5 Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine (musician), James Valentine, drummer Matt ...

. Bradley has filled in as a drummer for

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for a couple weeks on ''

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'' in 2016 and 2017.

Equipment

Bradley plays Gretsch USA Custom drums in Neon Trees and Gretsch Renown in Noble Bodies. She uses a Gretsch chrome over brass Brooklyn snare and

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cymbals. Her drum heads are

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. She uses Vic Firth 5A drumsticks. She plays two floor toms in Neon Trees and one in Noble Bodies.

Personal life

Elaine married Sebastian Bradley, a dual German/American citizen, in January 2011 in the

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. They have four children. She and her family are featured in a video campaign for

. After divorcing her husband, Bradley married Becky Ohman Swasey, the head of the hair and makeup department on the "Book of Mormon Videos" project, on November 11, 2022.

Discography

Filmography

Television

References

External links

Neon Trees official site
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