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Tricia Lourdes Juanita Aguirre (born July 14, 1987), known by her stage name Arise, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actress, and fine artist. Born in Southern Indiana and raised in Florida, she studied at River Valley Middle School and graduated from Jeffersonville High School. Aguirre later studied at Louisville, Kentucky's Clifton Arts Center, Kentucky Center For The Performing Arts, and Stage One, as well as Clarksville, Indiana's Invitation To Dance. A naturally-talented artist who loved to draw, Arise shifted her focus to acting when she began her stage career at the age of six, participating in a theme park production of Aladdin. She has acted in several films, comedy short films, and music videos. Her musical stylings in electronic and synthesizer pop music have included her debut single, Cryptic, and later single, Luminescent Fortress. Influenced by a range of musicians from Mariah Carey's rhythms and blues, rock and hip hop, to the UK's Ellie Goulding, from deadmau5's electro-house sound to Passion Pit's synth-pop, Arise finds that song writing comes easily to her.

Early Life 1987- 2007

Early talentTricia Lourdes Juanita Aguirre was born on July 14, 1987 in New Albany, Indiana, descending from Jewish, Spanish, French, German, and Russian roots. Arise is the only child of William and Renee Aguirre, who are supportive her chosen career in the performing arts. Aguirre's father was in the Navy and the family moved several times during her childhood, including a two year deployment in Italy, which planted the seeds for her appreciation of other cultures and world music.

Aguirre first began showing signs of artistic ability at the age of four, drawing cartoon characters. In kindergarten during recess, she could be found sitting at her desk working zealously on new animated material. Her drawing gradually progressed to landscapes and portraits with her largest artistic influence at the time coming from Bob Ross. Her earliest career goal was to draw for Walt Disney Studios. Aguirre had an active childhood that gave her a solid foundation for later career goals in the performing arts. She attended summer camp regularly and was part of a girl scout troop. For nine years, she studied ballet, tap, belly, and flamenco dancing, although she modestly states that she does not consider herself a dancer.

Aguirre had her first taste of the stage, when selected out of five hundred other candidates for a role in a theme park production of Aladdin. She was six years old at the time. She went on to star in stage performances of Mary Poppins, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Moon Over Buffalo. Aguirre enrolled in acting and improvisation classes as she pursued her deep interest in acting and music. She passionately studied keyboard for three years while attending River Valley Middle School. She sang soprano in the school's concert choir and was involved in their theater program. She has been a student of literature and has dabbled in learning other languages such as Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, and Arabic. Throughout the 1990's, she took roles in various stage shows and musicals. Those experiences whetted her appetite to begin appearing in short films and commercials.

Career 2008- Present

In 2008, Aguirre moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue her acting career. A mover and shaker, Aguirre signed with Fame Talent Agency her second day there. Arise enjoys comedy sketches and has starred in several sketch comedy short films. She developed a love of electronic music there, at a beach party with friends. Arise moved back to the East Coast, settling for a time in Boston, to develop her music career. Arise lived in Boston from 2010-2012. In 2010, Arise starred in the movie Secretariat, alongside such notable actors as Diane Lane and John Malkovich. She can also be seen in 2012's 2nd Serve with Guillermo Diaz. Arise's role in the horror short, Freak of Nature, was covered by Louisville's LEO Magazine.

In 2011, Arise began starring in music videos, beginning with Downtrend's video of their song Madness Darkness. Since then, she has appeared in other videos for bands and solo artists, as well as a spoof zombie music video that allowed to combine her love of comedic sketches with her other screen talents. In November 2011, Arise published her debut single, Cryptic, on Youtube and Sound Cloud, followed by her 2012 release single Luminescent Fortress. You can see a list of her work on the IMDB.