Drew Louis
Drew Louis | |
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 Louis in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andrew Louis Klemm |
| Born | March 28, 2000 |
| Origin | Hudson, Ohio |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Record producer · singer · songwriter |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Website | drewlouismusic |
Andrew Louis Klemm (born March 28, 2000),[1] known professionally as Drew Louis (/djru ˈluɪs/ ⓘdroo LOO-iss),[2] is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter.[3][4] He has worked with Yena, Vincint, Trixie Mattel, Jillian Rossi, A Twink and a Redhead, Bijou, Trinity the Tuck, Kylie Sonique Love, The Gospellers, and more.[5][6][7]
Career
Louis's professional musical career began while studying at the Los Angeles College of Music,[8] where he met K-pop and J-pop singer-songwriter Mayu Wakisaka.[9] In 2021, Louis and Wakisaka co-wrote "Loving Out Loud" for The Gospellers.[10] 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.[11]
Louis released his single "Love So Right" in June 2023.[12] Earmilk described it as "...[A] nostalgic pop single... with an anthemic sing-a-long worthy chorus...".[13] In Billboard Argentina, Louis stated that the song was mainly inspired by his love of pop music from the 2010s.[14] In October 2023, Louis was awarded the Music Forward LGBTQ+ Emerging Artist Award by Live Nation.[15]
In May 2023, Drew produced the titular single for the Drag Isn't Dangerous digital fundraiser.[16] In November 2023, Louis executive produced and co-wrote Trinity Ruins Christmas: The Musical with Trinity the Tuck.[17] The cast featured multiple past Drag Race contestants.[18] He then produced "My Kitty" for Amanda Tori Meating, which premiered on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 in January 2024.[9] In an interview with Wonderland in February 2024, Louis announced that he was executive producing Trinity the Tuck's dark-pop album Sinematic.[11] He told Notion that the album was inspired by their shared love of The Pussycat Dolls and Britney Spears.[9]
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.[19][20] "A Twink and a Redhead" was nominated for the 2025 Queerties Anthem award.[21] He then produced and co-wrote a Christmas single for Jillian Rossi titled "Ms. Claus" in November 2024.[22]
In January 2025, he wrote and produced three songs for the debut episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17.[23] In April 2025, Louis produced on the remix of RuPaul’s “Supermodel (You Better Work)” by Trixie Mattel & Vincint.[24] They subsequently performed it at Coachella 2025.[25] In April 2025, he co-produced Dylan Mulvaney’s “Dazzled” for the concept musical Retrograde, alongside Zhone, Nick Laughlin, Richard C. Walter, & Jesse Saint John.[26]
Discography
All credits are adapted from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers's database, and Spotify.[27][28]
Songwriting and production credits
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | “Leo (PartyStar)” | Retrograde The Musical & Vincint | Retrograde The Musical | Drew Louis, Jesse Saint John, Nick Laughlin, Richard C. Walter | Drew Louis |
| “City of Angels” | Jake Warden | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Jake Warden, Jayelle Gerber, Julian Bell | ||
| “Crashout” | Ashnia | Drew Louis, Ashley Blue Defrancesco, Nia Ivy | |||
| “Yes, Girl” | Olivia Ruby | Drew Louis, Olivia Ruby, Jayelle Gerber | |||
| “Beauty School Dropout” | Shontelle Sparkles | Drew Louis, Jayelle, Shawn Davis Berger | |||
| “Found It” | Manda Malina | Drew Louis, Jayelle | |||
| “Cancer (Boo Hoo)” | Retrograde The Musical & Matt Rogers | Retrograde The Musical | Drew Louis, Jesse Saint John, Nick Laughlin, Richard C. Walter | ||
| "Twink Death" | Grant Gibbs | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Grant Gibbs | ||
| “Barnes & Noble” | Grant & Ash | Drew Louis, Grant Gibbs, Ashley Gill | |||
| “Gemini (Two Sides of the Same Coin)” | Retrograde The Musical & Jan | Retrograde The Musical | Drew Louis, Nick Laughlin, Jan Sport, Richard C. Walter | ||
| “Big Top” | Jimbo | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, James Insell, Jayelle, Coen Hutton | ||
| “Big Pink Blunt” | Rosé | Drew Louis, Ross McCorkell, Jayelle | Drew Louis, Ross McCorkell | ||
| “Got It From Her” (featuring Trinity the Tuck) |
Sam Star | Drew Louis, Sam Star | Drew Louis | ||
| “Aries (Dazzled)” | Retrograde The Musical & Dylan Mulvaney | Retrograde The Musical | Jesse Saint John, Nick Laughlin, Richard Walter | Drew Louis, Zhone | |
| “Souvenirs” | Rachel Levin | Non-album singles | Rachel Levin, Rachel West | Drew Louis, Nicolas Farmakalidis | |
| "Cherry" | Jules Liesl | Drew Louis, Jules Liesl, Charlotte Reed, Dex Barstad, JoJo Centineo, Reysha Rami | Drew Louis, JoJo Centineo, Phoenix Stone, Dextreau | ||
| “Supermodel (You Betta Work)” | Trixie Mattel & Vincint | RuPaul Andre Charles, James Harry, Lawrence Thom | Drew Louis, Paul Coultrup, Trixie Mattel | ||
| "Baddest Habit" | Rose Rey | Drew Louis, Rose Rey, Max Vernon | Drew Louis | ||
| “Say Yeehaw!” | Sam Star | Drew Louis, Sam Star | Drew Louis | ||
| “She’s Giving” | Lexi Love | Drew Louis, Lexi Love, Timothy Liedel | |||
| "La Leche" | Jewels Sparkles | Drew Louis, Jewels Sparkles | |||
| 2024 | “It’s A Wrap” | Trinity the Tuck | Drew Louis, Ryan Taylor | ||
| "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 | ||
| "Til the Clock Strikes" | Ariel Bellvalaire | Non-album singles | Drew Louis, Ariel Bellvalaire, Jayelle | ||
| "Take it Slow" | Joe Serafini | 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 |
Track listing
|
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 ceremony | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hollywood Independent Music Awards | "Til the Clock Strikes" (Ariel Bellvalaire) |
Pop | Won | [29] |
| The Queerties | "A Twink and a Redhead" (Grant & Ash) |
Anthem | Nominated | [30] | |
| 2023 | Live Nation Music Forward | Drew Louis | LGBTQ+ Emerging Artist | Won | [8][15] |
References
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- ^ "Cleveland's Own: Drew Louis". Fox 8 Cleveland WJW. 2024-12-20. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Drew Louis Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More ..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Cassady, Charles (2023-06-21). "Hudson talents take Young Actors Studio legacy across the country". Hudson Life. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ River, Julie (2024-06-02). "Pop Songwriter Drew Louis Writes Single 'A Twink and a Redhead' by Grant & Ash". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ Murray, Madison. "Drew Louis Chronicles 'Baby's First Heartbreak' On His Latest Thoughtful EP". Genius. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "Drew Louis is Talented and Proud". LADYGUNN. 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ a b "LACM Alumnus Drew Louis Wins Prestigious LGBTQ+ Emerging Artist Award". www.pasadenanow.com. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ a b c Gokcemen, Yazzi (2024-06-03). "Drew Louis is Producing Pop for Queens and Dancing". Notion. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "March 10th Release - "Acapella 2" - All 13 Song Credits Announced!". Sony Music Japan. 2021-02-20. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Polsely, Victoria (2023-06-19). "Drew Louis shines with blissful pop single "Love So Right"". EARMILK. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Emerging Artist Award « Music Forward Foundation". musicforwardfoundation.org. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The 2025 Queerties Awards". Queerty. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ "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, the Creative Force Behind Drag Race's "My Kitty" Is Back". www.toomuchlovemagazine.com. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ "Supermodel (You Betta Work) - Trixie Mattel & VINCINT". Spotify. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ "Trixie Mattel's Coachella DoLaB Performance Brought Her Solid Pink Disco to the Desert". ELLE. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ^ Hall, Margaret (2025-04-18). "Astrology-Based Concept Musical Retrograde Releases Single Featuring Dylan Mulvaney April 18". Playbill. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ^ "Drew Louis - ASCAP". ASCAP. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Written by Drew Louis - Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "2025 WINNERS and NOMINEES | Hollywood Independent Music Awards". Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ Filipski, Drew. "PHOTOS: All the winners & gag-worthy moments from the 2025 Queerties Awards". Queerty. Retrieved 2025-03-13.