Mia Clarke

Mia Clarke
Clarke at Route du Rock in 2007
Clarke at Route du Rock in 2007
Background information
Birth nameMia Lauren Clarke
Born (1983-03-20) 20 March 1983 (age 41)
Brighton, East Sussex, England
GenresAlternative rock
Occupation(s)Guitarist, writer
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years active2000–present

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]

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.

  1. ^ "All powered out". The Age. 16 September 2005. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. ^ Sabellaon, Jen. "Queer musicians Sara Jaffe and Mia Clarke write about their travels". AfterEllen. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Mia Clarke & Andy Moor - Guitargument". Norman Records. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Guitargument Part 1 [Clean]". Amazon. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Guitargument". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. ^ Golding, Simon W. (2014). "10". Life After Kes. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781910295311. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  7. ^ Clarke, Mia (13 May 2009). "A Hawk and a Hacksaw: Délivrance Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  8. ^ Clarke, Mia. "Fifth House Ensemble » Time Out Chicago". fifth-house.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.