Vibing with Louisiana’s LeTrainiump

With a unique combo of pop and R & B and a little funk too, LeTrainiump’s shows are high-energy and will have you grooving to the beat.

A Louisiana homegrown musical voice born from the soul-searching of one man and brought to life through an unyielding collaborative spirit, LeTrainiump is the kind of band that you’re sure to hear from soon if you haven’t already. A staple of the Louisiana festival circuit, with a sound marinated and refined in New Orleans, the triptych that forms the band has crafted a sound that is soulful, ethereal and bursting with joy. The experience of listening feels somehow as comforting as a track you sang to as a kid but with a feel as modern and prescient as any song blowing up Spotify charts. Lead singer, songwriter and namesake LeTrainiump first found his sound in the church choirs of his youth but caught his first bug for songwriting while vibing with the presets on his aunt’s electric keyboard.

“My earliest memory of feeling like an artist was when I was around five or six years old, playing with my aunt’s Casio,” says LeTrainiump. “I started writing songs to the preinstalled music. Silly songs, but they gave me my taste and feel for the music I make now.”

That feel for the music, tinged within a neon haze of positivity, self-reflection and gratitude, was the one thing that LeTrainiump brought with him when he made the move from Lafayette to New Orleans. Riding the winds of his first attempt at a self-titled musical project, LeTrainiump decided to double down and bet on himself, performing without band or backup across New Orleans.

“I landed in New Orleans with no band, just me, and I had two choices: quit or press on. So I chose the latter and began performing with no band, just tracks. Michael Rivera saw me at Gasa Gasa and reached out to offer himself as a drummer,” says LeTrainiump. “From there we played duo sets for three years, landing on stages like Tipitina’s, headlining festivals like Chuck Fest in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and even performing during the New Orleans Pelicans games for halftime and time-out slots. I was feeling like expanding when, as fate would have it, Edward Pina DM’d me after a show at Tipitina’s, saying, “Hey, if you ever need a guitar player, I’d love to fill in.” And that’s how the trio formed.

Two years later, that trio has been as busy as ever with the EP “Stop Overthinking” dropping in 2024 and live performances from New Orleans to Austin, Texas. Now, with a 2025 Jazz Fest debut under their belt, LeTrainiump is in creative overdrive, barreling toward a new EP that is as steeped in his own belief in the power of approachability and oneness with the audience as it is his experience as a husband and father of two. 

“I write songs about real experiences that I have. Being married taught me the value of love and how it’s not just a mystic force but something that can be built and grown. When my daughter was born, it changed everything because I was now writing for them too,” says LeTrainiump. “Whereas my first EP ‘felt’ good, and I wrote on pure inspiration, this new stuff is different and some of the best writing I’ve ever done. I finally feel like as an adult/parent/artist/millennial that I have something to say, and I’m curious to see how many people will relate to my worldview in these songs.”

Whether laying down the endlessly catchy earworm/mantra “Stop Overthinking” or painting a celluloid romance with “Like We’re In A Movie,” there’s something revolutionary in the familiarity of LeTrainiump’s sound   — a positivity as comforting as it is eye-opening. While the world seemingly grows more perilous and pessimistic by the day, LeTrainiump’s music is a danceable reminder that joy is unendingly powerful and love is ever-present in the world if you stop to look for it.