TRACE LE

2014

after a degree in organizational communications and a few years in editorial and marketing, she started writing songs on her guitar—out of boredom, curiosity, and the need to say something she couldn’t elsewhere.

2016

while working as a managing editor for a print magazine, she launched a kickstarter to give music a try. her first songs soon landed on spotify, marking the quiet start of her recording career.

2017

featured on the cover of ultimate indie for spotify.

2018

signed to ultra (sony), expanding her artistry beyond independent roots.

2020

wrote her first feature about her mother and their musical connection—an experiment in learning how to screenwrite, opening a door to visual storytelling through her music.

2023

wrote her fourth ep and co-directed her music video, "stomachache."

2023

adapted that feature from 2020 into her first short film, no more sad songs—an almost true story of two women who show their love in different ways in the green room before the big show.

2024

no more sad songs completed its festival run (american cinematheque's women wednesday, viet film, indie memphis), began writing music for film, contributing both a cover and an original song to the new wave documentary (oscars eligible 2024).

2024

first billboard in times square (amazon music).

2024

wrote and directed cry, baby—a proof of concept for a feature and continuation of her exploration of intimacy and loss.

2025

bringing cry, baby to festivals across the 2025–2026 circuit. in pre-production on an intimate portrait of her mother. developing a feature-length independent film.