Artists

Elle was born as Raely Elle Langmacher, June 26th, 1991 in Klamath Falls Oregon.

Dancing and singing for as long as she can remember, she knew from day one what she wanted to do with her life, and that was entertain.

She auditioned to be a lounge singer for dinner parties and events when she was 14 and ended up making a job out of it for 2 years.

Getting a part in the local newspaper helped her to keep pushing for her dream. She sang covers from Aretha Franklin, Marilyn Monroe, Alicia Keys and many more. Her style was the 1920‘s era, long silk gloves, sparkling gowns and red lipstick. Glowing as an image of modern day Jessica Rabbit she sang her heart out at the dinner house called “Yesterday’s Plaza”.

She has been a dancer for 14 years, took choir for 3 years in high school and acting classes throughout school.

Taking private vocal lessons for 6 years has helped her to get the one-on-one time she needed to improve.

Raely Elle then moved to Portland OR when she was 18, where she auditioned for a funk-soul band and was the lead singer for 6 months. She then realized she wanted to expand her solo career without doing covers and transform into “Elle”.

Anxious to have original material, she met a local Portland artist who goes by “Capital D” who helped her develop her sound. Releasing her first mixtape and performing at a few shows helped her to find her style even more. Working with local artists and diving deeper into creating songs gave her a stronger passion for the business.

She found that while still loving reggae, hip hop, and soul music, her style developed into a nice r&b vibe.

She later moved to Reno, NV to entertain for 4 rocky months. She soon realized it was not the scene for her. Falling astray from the morals she once held close, she was promted to move back to Portland, OR. From then on she wanted to make a change in her life. And being hit with the Holy Spirit, The Lord swept her off her feet.

Always knowing Jesus since she was a little girl was nothing compared to how she knew him now. That’s when her true testimony began.

When she turned 19 she joined the christian hip hop label called “Never Fade Records”. At age 20, she married the owner and producer, Michael "M.I.C." Thoennes, and is currently the Executive Assistant to CEO as well as an artist on the label.

August 2012 marked her second release, the "Strength Mixtape" produced by M.I.C.

This label has shown her the many wonders and works of LJC! (Lord Jesus Christ)

Now she’s on a new mission to spread the gospel and the truth of The Holy Spirit through her music.

♦ In 2004 at the age of 14, Bruce Finucane began writing and recording lyrics in collaboration with the group "Homie G Street" in Seaside, OR.

♦ In 2005 He was featured on Homie G Street's debut Album “Yester Year”.

♦ Throughout 2006 - 2008, He continued to write, record, and perform, adopting the alias "E-Sential"

♦ September 2008 - E-Sential moved to Portland, OR to persue a Christian rap career.

♦ January 2009 E-Sential began working substantially with producer M.I.C. from Oregon.

♦ September 2009 E-Sential returned to the Oregon Coast with plans to complete his debut album.

♦ January 2010 Edub Phenomenon released his debut solo album "Never Quit" featuring E-Sential.

♦ February 2010 E-Sential released his debut solo album "Spirit Led" produced by M.I.C.

♦ August 2010 E-Sential moved back to Portland, OR to sign with "Never Fade Records".

♦ September 2012 James Julius released "Made New" Album featuring E-Sential.

♦ May 2013 E-Sential released "Kingdom Cuts" Mixtape.

♦ Be on the lookout for E-Sential's sophomore album scheduled to release later this year!

♦ Throughout his whole career, E-Sential has performed at many concerts, shows, and churches. He continues to press forward and make music to glorify The Lord Jesus Christ and to spread the Gospel.

Hi, my name is Jeffery Sturgeon. I was born and raised on the north Oregon coast. My wonderful parents led me to Christ when I was five years old.

I came home from church and started picking out notes on our old piano. My parents took notice and I started taking piano lessons at the age of six. I continued to take formal classical lessons all the way through high school, and one year of college.

Along the way I picked up the acoustic guitar. I have played the guitar for about ten years, although I only have a few months of guitar lessons under my belt, I love to play and sing. I started writing solo piano pieces around age twelve. The love of creating music carried over into guitar and I started to sing and play worship music.

Growing up in the church I’ve experienced the good and the bad, but it seems to always come back to worship. I love to sing praise to my God. I hope to inspire others with my music and lead them closer in their walk with God.

My musical style is a lot like Jack Johnson on the guitar, simple and rhythmic. I would describe my piano style as laid back and peaceful. I also have a passion for photography. In my free time I enjoy all styles of photography.

I am truly excited to be working with Never Fade Records. I hope we are able to bless others with our music. God bless.

♦ In 1999, at the age of 11, Michael Thoennes wrote his first rap song titled "Crazy Souls".
He also learned to play the piano.

♦ He continued to play piano, freestyle, and write lyrics under the alias "Match” from 1999 to 2004.

♦ In 2004 He adopted the name M.I.C. and partnered with his childhood friend “Edub Phenomenon” to form a rap group called “Homie G Street”.

♦ In 2005 Homie G Street released their 21 Track debut Album entitled “Yester Year”, featuring The Dirty G’s and E-Sential.

♦ In September of 2006 M.I.C. moved to the Mid-West to join the Dirty G’s, Yung Chill, and NoNonsense on the recording label “Double Trouble Records” where he recorded several songs featuring artists from the label. He also learned to produce Instrumentals, and incorporated his piano playing into his production.

♦ October 2006 Double Trouble released NoNonsenses debut album “Federally Raised” featuring M.I.C.

♦ November 2006 M.I.C. left Double Trouble and returned to the North West to join an unofficial recording label called “Die-Verse City” within the “Portland Recording Company”.

♦ December 2006 M.I.C. dropped roughly 10 songs on several mixtapes featuring various artists from Die-Verse City.

♦ January 2007 M.I.C. moved to the Oregon Coast and signed to the label "Sea-City Recordings" with Mike B. and E-tab from the Dirty G’s.

♦ Throughout 2007 M.I.C. wrote and recorded 24 songs with Sea-City, and prepared to drop his first solo album self-titled “emiSee”. He also produced roughly 100 Instrumentals for the label.

♦ August 2007 Sea-City Recordings released E-tab's debut solo album entitled “Tales from da Beach” featuring M.I.C.

♦ December 2007 M.I.C. moved to Portland, OR to pursue a production career.

♦ Throughout 2008 M.I.C. started a one man production company called “emiSee Instrumentals”. He produced roughly 250 instrumentals and produced/engineered roughly 40 tracks for various artists.

♦ April 2009 One Hour Pharmacy released K-Dizzy's debut solo album "Ignorance & Poverty" featuring M.I.C. and emiSee Instrumentals.

♦ October 2009 Sea-City Recordings released E-Tab's solo album "Whose That?" featuring M.I.C. and M.I.C. Instrumentals.

♦ Throughout 2009 M.I.C. continued freelance production/engineering for various artists.

♦ January 2010 Edub Phenomenon released his debut solo album "Never Quit" featuring and produced by M.I.C.

♦ February 2010 E-Sential released his debut solo album "Spirit Led" produced by M.I.C.

♦ February 2010 M.I.C. began working substantially with artists E-Sential and James Julius.

♦ March 2010 M.I.C. established "Never Fade Records"

♦ December 2010 Never Fade Records signed artists Raely Elle (Aritst & Executive Assistant to CEO of NFR), E-Sential, James Julius, and Jeffery Sturgeon.

♦ July 2011 M.I.C. married Raely Elle

♦ September 2011 Edub Phenomenon released his second solo album "The Pursuit" featuring M.I.C. Instrumentals.

♦ August 2012 Raely Elle released her second mixtape "Strength" produced by M.I.C.

♦ September 2012 James Julius released his debut album "Made New" produced by M.I.C.

♦ January 2013 Never Fade Records signed Producer "Mihre2".

♦ April 2013 Jayme "Numatik" Carroll released his 2nd album "Diamonds In The Rough" featuring M.I.C. Instrumentals.

♦ May 2013 E-Sential released "Kingdom Cuts" Mixtape produced by M.I.C.

♦ Be on the lookout for many more releases from M.I.C. Instrumentals & Never Fade Records influenced by the Lord Jesus Christ ♥ † Praise The Lord!