Élu's Jeff Mettling was born in Ada, Minnesota.
He began playing violin at the age of 8 and changed to guitar at
the age of 10 and formed his first band at the age of 16. He has a passion
for music that continues today. He studied music throughout his teenage
years and received numerous awards for his musical abilities. He later
studied keyboards, bass and drums and has become an accomplished musician.
In 1994 he received his first local award for "Best Musical Production"
as recognized by the New Mexico Music Industry Association, "NMMIA".
For the next eight years he would earn 5 more awards and over 16 nominations
for his music. His debut release entitled "LOVE" under the band
name "ELU" reached the top 40 on MP3.com and the top 10 on "IUMA".
He was also featured as a top 20 artist on the radio show "Dreams
of a New Age" 88.1 FM, WMBR in Boston, MA and "Deep Space",
Stargate radio program in Italy. The "LOVE" release received
rave reviews from Listen.com, Visions Magazine and Kuelle Magazine.
Élu has been described by many listeners as ethereal, meditative and imaginative. His music combines modern drum beats and loops with melodic overtones. Jesse T. of listen.com comments: "If you're ready to go into a state of meditative bliss, Elu can take you there. Quiet, nearly subliminal voices soothe your mind while layers of ambient synthesizer massage your senses."