Torrey Mercer

Torrey Mercer is more than just a music artist. She is a survivor, an activist, and a light in the dark for her fans. Award-winning recording artist and songwriter from San Diego, Torrey brings bold charisma to the stage through her jazzy-pop vocals and inspiring lyrics. Being trained in pop, jazz, rock, blues, and Broadway in her youth has guided Torrey to become the vocalist and performer she is today. With influences from pop artists such as early Maroon 5, Alessia Cara, and Lady Gaga, Torrey's performances exude sheer power, layered with thoughtful lyrics on her experiences with bullying, low self esteem, body image, and relationships.

Torrey's vocal training started at the young age of 9, and she began writing her own music at age 15. She went on her first National Music Tour with the "No Bully Tour" in 2011 at age 17, visiting 15 different east coast cities, and 7-8 west coast cities. On this tour Torrey was given the opportunity to speak out against bullying to kids with her music, and it inspired her to continue to write music about these themes, and speak out against bullying. At age 17, she also posted a YouTube video defending her idol of the time, Lady Gaga, for her career feats, which landed her 500,000 views on YouTube, and her first 2,000 social media followers across the board. This video has since been taken down, but the followers remain. Her first single "Looking Glass" was released in 2012, winning her the Indie Music Channel Award for "Best Pop Song" in 2013, and was nominated for numerous other awards. "Looking Glass" was featured on the popular YouTube series, "The Most Popular Girls in School" (850,000+ channel subscribers). In 2014, she was named "Best Teen Artist" and "Inspirational Artist of the Year" by the Artists in Music Awards. In early 2015, she was named "Peacemaker of the Year" by the Encinitas Rotary Club in San Diego, for the humanitarian work she has paired with her music.

Some of her notable music performances include singing the National anthem for a pre-season NFL Chargers game (60,000+ people), and for the US Tennis Open. She has performed her original music at renown venues such as LA's Whisky-A-Go-Go, The Joint, The Jon Lovitz Comedy Club, House of Blues San Diego, House of Blues on Sunset, The Music Box, and Nashville's Bluebird Cafe, to name a few.

In addition to her music feats, Torrey continued her philanthropic activism by founding her own traveling assembly program company for K-12 students called The Pledge