Elysia Crampton, formerly known as “E+E,” is a producer living in the backwoods of Virginia, creating affecting music informed by truth. She sits in a tender spotlight as she transitions not only physically, but also musically away from a sample-based style to more performance-based compositions. As a transgender musician, the timing of her artistic rise has inundated her with visibility at a point when most artists might find comfort in privacy. Crampton’s work as E+E sits in the same camp of producers like Total Freedom and Lotic, paralleling the pace of online interactions—a place where soft R&B vocals, cumbia rhythms and the glittering sounds of monster truck engine revs flow into one another. Her project is moving into more original territory now, but what’s not changing is the emotional root of Crampton’s production. The sincere appreciation she has for her life experiences are heard clearly in her compositions. Crampton’s forthcoming album, Shenandoah, translates Virginian history, and will be released in short volumes on Boomkat Editions. We caught up with Crampton to discuss trans artists in the media, being misgendered and the sound of her debut album.