Claire started writing songs when she was just 3 1/2 years old. Really. Her baby brother died right after he was born. The chorus? "Johnathan, Johnathan, come back to life, 'cause we really miss you." Eerie, huh? She plays the bass, guitar, piano and violin. She's written dozens of songs, a number of which have been played on the radio. She's played all over L.A., including The Whisky, The Rainbow Room, and the Hard Rock Café. She's an expert with ProTools. She grew up in a family of musicians listening to Nirvana, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, The Beatles, The Beach Boys and many more. Some of her favorite bands right now are Brand New, Three Days Grace, Eve6, and Muse. And she just turned 20 years old.

Similar Artists

The Who, The Pretenders, Evanescence

Influences

Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Radiohead, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Who, The Pretenders, James Taylor, Sting, Yes

Bio

If Claire were a guy her music might be considered emo, because she sings - and sometimes screams and shouts (listen to "Meant It" and "Fan") - about her emotions, to driving rock songs that remind you of Dashboard Confessional, Brand New, Switchfoot, Hoobastank, and other bands gracing the airwaves.  Except girls always sing about their emotions, don't they?  You know, "Ooh baby, I miss you, I need you, when are you coming back?" and other submissive whimpering.  But girls almost never scream.  It's just not "pretty".  "The intensity of the music needs to fit the emotion in the song," Claire keeps telling people.  If Hilary Duff says, "I want to scream," then why the heck doesn't she?
 
Some fans who have only heard acoustic versions of her songs over the past 2 1/2 years see her as a sensitive singer-songwriter.  Well, yes.  "Oh, you should arrange your songs like Jewel, with acoustic guitars and some light drums, because I love your voice and your great songs. The rock music would just ruin it."  Um, no.  Girls just want to have fun, blah, blah, blah.  But stories don't always have happy endings, do they? Claire's songs always have hope, even when life sucks. And fans who have heard her CD, or heard her at The Whisky on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, know that she likes to play driving, sweaty, in-your-face rock.
 
There's a saying in the record industry:  if you're checking out a new guy band, you listen to their music first and then look at their picture to see if