| Drew Louis | |
|---|---|
 Louis in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andrew Louis Klemm |
| Born | (2000-03-28) March 28, 2000 (age 24) |
| Origin | Hudson, Ohio |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Record producer · singer · songwriter |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Website | drewlouismusic |
Andrew Louis Klemm (born March 28, 2000), known professionally as Drew Louis (/djru ˈluɪs/ droo LOO-iss), is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for his work with RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Trinity the Tuck, Kylie Sonique Love, and Amanda Tori Meating, as well as Sony Japan's The Gospellers, and Yena.
Career
Louis's professional musical career began while studying at the Los Angeles College of Music, where he met K-pop and J-pop singer-songwriter Mayu Wakisaka. In 2021, Louis and Wakisaka co-wrote "Loving Out Loud" for The Gospellers. They then co-wrote "Vacay" & "Lxxk 2 U" for Yena's debut mini-album Smiley, as well as the title track of her third mini-album Good Morning in 2024.
Louis released his single "Love So Right" in June 2023. Earmilk described it as "... nostalgic pop single... with an anthemic sing-a-long worthy chorus...". In Billboard Argentina, Louis stated that the song was mainly inspired by his love of pop music from the 2010s. In October 2023, Louis was awarded the Music Forward LGBTQ+ Emerging Artist Award by Live Nation.
In May 2023, Drew produced the titular single for the Drag Isn't Dangerous digital fundraiser. In November 2023, Louis executive produced and co-wrote Trinity Ruins Christmas: The Musical with Trinity the Tuck. The cast featured multiple past Drag Race contestants. He then produced "My Kitty" for Amanda Tori Meating, which premiered on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 in January 2024. In an interview with Wonderland in February 2024, Louis announced that he was executive producing Trinity the Tuck's dark-pop album Sinematic. He told Notion that the album was inspired by their shared love of The Pussycat Dolls and Britney Spears.
In June 2024, Louis co-wrote and produced Grant & Ash’s debut viral single “A Twink and a Redhead”, and went on to executive produce their debut EP A Twink and a Redhead. He then produced and co-wrote a Christmas single for Jillian Rossi titled "Ms. Claus" in November 2024.
Discography
All credits are adapted from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's database, and Spotify.
Songwriting and production credits
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | “It’s A Wrap” | Trinity the Tuck | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Ryan Taylor | Drew Louis |
| "Put It Down" | Bijou & Jayelle | Drew Louis, Benjamin Dorman, Jayelle, Max Vernon | Bijou | ||
| “Don Cheadle” | Grant & Ash | A Twink and a Redhead | Drew Louis, Grant Gibbs, Ashley Gill | Drew Louis | |
| “Sixth Grade Carnival” | |||||
| “BJ Maxx” | |||||
| “Ms. Claus” | Jillian Rossi | Non-album single | Drew Louis, Jillian Rossi, Jayelle, Max Vernon | ||
| “Heterosexuality” | Grant & Ash | A Twink and a Redhead | Drew Louis, Nick Laughlin, Grant Gibbs, Ashley Gill | ||
| "Six Six Sex" (featuring Jewels Sparkles, Sam Star, & Shontelle Sparkles) |
Trinity the Tuck | Sinematic (Deluxe) | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Coen Hutton | ||
| “Witch Hunt” | Jayelle | Non-album single | Drew Louis, Jayelle | ||
| "Panera" | Grant & Ash | A Twink and a Redhead | Drew Louis, Grant Gibbs, Ashley Gill | ||
| "Sleeping Beauty" | Trinity the Tuck | Sinematic | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Coen Hutton, Myah Marie | ||
| "Let Them Eat Cake" | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Max Vernon | ||||
| "Give it Up" | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Sierra Cornell | ||||
| "'Til Death Becomes Us" (featuring Jujubee) |
Drew Louis, Jayelle, Coen Hutton | ||||
| “Money Mad” | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Violet Skies | ||||
| "Detonate" | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Coen Hutton | ||||
| "Miss Jesus Christ" | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Ash Gordon | ||||
| "A Twink and a Redhead" | Grant & Ash | A Twink and a Redhead | Drew Louis, Grant Gibbs, Ashley Gill | ||
| "Take it Slow" | Joe Serafini | Non-album single | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Joe Serafini | ||
| "Good Morning" | Yena | Good Morning | Drew Louis, Mayu Wakisaka, Jayelle, 72, Pollock, Jonathan Sim, Twlv, Yena | Pollock, Jonathan Sim, 72 | |
| "Lost Angel" | Kylie Sonique Love | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Kylie Sonique Love | Drew Louis | |
| "Nice To Meet Ya" | Victory Brooks | Drew Louis, Jayelle | |||
| "My Kitty" | Amanda Tori Meating | Drew Louis, Amanda Tori Meating | |||
| 2023 | "Ex Miss" | Kylie Sonique Love | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Kylie Sonique Love | ||
| "Keep Up" | Karma Carr | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Karma Carr | |||
| "Good Enough" (featuring Alaska Thunderfuck, Jimbo, Manila Luzon, Ginger Minj, Aria B. Cassadine, Kylie Sonique Love) |
Trinity the Tuck | Trinity Ruins Christmas: The Musical | Drew Louis, Jayelle | ||
| "Eternity to Me" (featuring Alaska Thunderfuck) | |||||
| "I'm Rich, But I'll Change" | Drew Louis | ||||
| "You Just Need a Little Mary" | |||||
| "A Massive Shadow" | |||||
| "Light in the Dark" (featuring Aria B. Cassadine, Kylie Sonique Love) |
Drew Louis, Jayelle | ||||
| "The Clock Strikes One" | Drew Louis | ||||
| "Guilt's So Heavy" (featuring Ginger Minj) |
Drew Louis, Jayelle | ||||
| "A Curious Thing Happened" | Drew Louis | ||||
| "Trinity Ruins Christmas" (featuring Jimbo, Manila Luzon) |
Drew Louis, Jennifer Whitlock, Mark Byers, Ryan Taylor | ||||
| "It's In The Book" (featuring Alaska Thunderfuck) |
Drew Louis | ||||
| "Drag Isn't Dangerous" | Jayelle & Ocean Kelly | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Ash Gordon, Ocean Kelly | ||
| "Sugar Rush" | Ceranda | Drew Louis, Ceranda Michelle Silva, Jayelle | |||
| 2022 | "Lxxk 2 U" | Yena | Smiley | Drew Louis, Yena, Mayu Wakisaka, Jayelle, 72, Pollock, Jonathan Sim, Moon Da-eun, Nam-Hye-ju | Ollipop |
| "Vacay" | Drew Louis, Mayu Wakisaka, Jayelle, 72, Pollock, Kang Eun-jung | Pollock | |||
| "Ur Next Ex Gf" | Jayelle | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Jayelle | Drew Louis | |
| "Rock Bottom" | |||||
| "Queen" | |||||
| 2021 | "Natural Disaster"
(feat. Dante Juhkel) |
Pretty Little Saboteur | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Dante Juhkel, Shoshana Rosemarin | ||
| "Men Are Candy" | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Jayelle | |||
| "Double Standard" | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Mel Johnson | Drew Louis, Mel Johnson | |||
| "Antisocial Media" | Shiragirl | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Alexandra Nicole Windsor, Constance Antoinette Day, Rain Palladino, Shira Leigh Yevin | Drew Louis | ||
| "Loving Out Loud" | The Gospellers | A Cappella 2 | Drew Louis, Mayu Wakisaka, Joe Ryan III | No producer credited |
As lead artist
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | "Love So Right" | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Matt Beckley | Drew Louis, Matt Beckley |
| 2022 | "Winter Fling" | Drew Louis | Drew Louis | |
| "Poser" (with Milli2nd) |
Drew Louis, Jayelle, Milli2nd | Drew Louis, Milli2nd | ||
| "Bottom of the Bottle" | Baby's First Heartbreak | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Shoshana Rosemarin | Drew Louis | |
| 2021 | "First Date" | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Jayelle | |
| "Ultraviolet" | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Odin Cheesebro | Drew Louis, Odin Cheesebro | ||
| "Petty" | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Carlee Chappell, Francis Karel | Drew Louis | ||
| "Falling in Like" | Drew Louis, Jayelle | |||
| 2020 | "Blocked" |
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Baby's First Heartbreak |
|
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Lock Me Up"
(Heather Kathryn featuring Jayelle and Drew Louis) |
2022 | Non-album single |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Live Nation Music Forward LGBTQ+ Emerging Artist Award | Won |
References
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- "March 10th Release - "Acapella 2" - All 13 Song Credits Announced!". Sony Music Japan. 2021-02-20. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "We link up with the up-and-coming pop producer Drew Louis as he works with legendary drag artists and takes the drag music scene by storm". Wonderland. 2024-02-28. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- "Drew Louis Knows of a "Love So Right"". Galore. 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
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- Serna, Gustavo (2023-06-21). "Drew Louis presenta su nuevo single Love So Right" [Drew Louis presents his new single "Love So Right"]. Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
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- "Drag Isn't Dangerous Telethon Adds More Talent To The Spectacular Lineup". Bear World Magazine. May 4, 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- "'Drag Race's Trinity The Tuck Drops Parody Christmas Album & Book". Yahoo News. 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- "RuPaul's Drag Race queen Trinity The Tuck revives Sister Mary Kuntz and gay Devil characters in new Christmas book, album". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- River, Julie (2024-06-02). "News: Pop Songwriter Drew Louis Writes Single 'A Twink and a Redhead' by Grant & Ash". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
- "Drew Louis Produces Debut EP for Comedic Duo Grant & Ash: "A Twink and a Redhead" Shines with Eclectic Sounds and Humor". Rival Magazine. 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- "Producer/Songwriter Drew Louis and Singer Jillian Rossi Join Forces to Welcome an Early Christmas". Mundane. 2024-11-08. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- "Drew Louis - ASCAP". ASCAP. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
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