Mia Lauren Clarke (born 20 March 1983) is an English guitarist from the alternative rock band Electrelane and an entrepreneur.[1] She was born in Brighton, England and following a short period living in the Czech Republic moved to Chicago, United States in 2008[citation needed]
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_1.jpg) Clarke at Route du Rock in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mia Lauren Clarke |
| Born | 20 March 1983 Brighton, East Sussex, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, writer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 2000–present |
She formed a new band, Follows, in 2008[2] in Chicago with members of Russian Circles, Bloodiest, and Atombombpocketknife. Clarke has collaborated with Canadian hip hop artist Buck 65, contributing guitar to his Dirtbike 3/3 project.[citation needed]
In April 2008, Clarke flew to Amsterdam to record a guitar improvisation with Andy Moor of The Ex. Their collaboration "Guitargument"[3] was released digitally by File Thirteen Records on 17 February 2009[4] and as a CD edition by hellosQuare recordings in late 2010.[5]
She is also a freelance writer and has written about music for publications including The Wire,[6] The Guardian,[citation needed] and Pitchfork Media.[7] From 2009 to 2013, Clarke wrote a column on Chicago's classical music scene for Time Out Chicago.[8] She then established a career as a copywriter and creative strategist.
In 2019, she co-founded a women's wellbeing brand, Nyssa, which she sold and exited in 2023.
References
edit- ^ "All powered out". The Age. 16 September 2005. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Sabellaon, Jen. "Queer musicians Sara Jaffe and Mia Clarke write about their travels". AfterEllen. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Mia Clarke & Andy Moor - Guitargument". Norman Records. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Guitargument Part 1 [Clean]". Amazon. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "Guitargument". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Golding, Simon W. (2014). "10". Life After Kes. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781910295311. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Clarke, Mia (13 May 2009). "A Hawk and a Hacksaw: Délivrance Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Clarke, Mia. "Fifth House Ensemble » Time Out Chicago". fifth-house.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.