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FADE AWAY
Write Out Loud 2024 Contest Winner
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Performed by Betsy Wolfe
Recorded at Reservoire Studios in New York, NY



Brooke Trumm
Brooke Trumm is a composer, drummer/percussionist, and copyist in New York, NY.
She has her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Composition from the University of Idaho and a Master's in Musical Theatre Writing from New York University. Her animated movie-musical "Pandora Rocks," written with Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm, has placed in the quarter-finals of several screenplay competitions and had a reading at NYU. Her work has also been performed at Rattlestick Playwright Theater, Lincoln Center, and Merkin Hall. With collaborator Will Shishmanian, they have been a part of the Prospect Musical Theatre Lab, Theatre Now's SOUNDBITES 10-minute Musical festival, and won the 2024 Write Out Loud Song Contest with their song "Fade Away."
Brooke has been an active drummer/percussionist for 19 years. She performs all over New York City with various artists, bands, and theatre productions. She has played for every kind of ensemble under the sun, from symphonies and orchestras to rock bands and Samba ensembles. In 2023, Brooke played for the Eugene O'Neill National Musical Theatre Conference's (NMTC) developmental workshop of "The Dark Lady" by Veronica Monsour and Sophie Boyce. Most recently, she played for the Joe's Pub Concert of "My Pet Dragon" by Maggie Moe and Joshua Vranas.
After studying with Emily Grishman, she has gone on to Music Assist for several workshops and under writers such as Justin Levine, Amanda Green, and Tom Kitt. In July 2022, Brooke was the Music Assistant for the world premiere of "Come Fall In Love" at The Old Globe in San Diego, CA.
On Broadway, Brooke has been on the copywork team for "How to Dance in Ohio," "Maybe Happy Ending," and "Swept Away." She was also the Music Assistant for "The Outsiders" in the spring of 2024.
In 2020, and 2021, Brooke was selected for the Maestra Mentorship Program to be mentored by Emily Grishman in music preparation (2020) and by Dena Tauriello in Broadway drumming (2021). Brooke is a member of ASCAP and Local 802.
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