PERFORMANCE

Classically trained in piano and violin, Claire got lost on her way to the orchestra. An avid fan of indie rock and trip hop, these vastly different influences are piercingly evident in her signature style of haunting and ceaselessly fluid melodies. She is constantly trying to widen her playing stylistically, and has studied jazz, bluegrass, microtonal music and old time fiddle at Berklee College of Music.

Born and raised in Singapore, she started out playing the piano at the age of 5, and began teaching classical violin at 16. Soon after, Claire decided to pursue music full-time after finishing Secondary School. That was when she began performing gigs all around Singapore since 2004, playing folk/acoustic/rock originals and covers.

Since then, Claire has had the honour to perform for gigs and festivals across the world, including the 2011 SXSW Music Festival in Austin, the 2012 Ho Hai Yan Music Festival in Taiwan and the 2013/14 Singapore Grand Prix.

Currently based in Los Angleles, Claire is the lead-singer, guitarist and songwriter of the indie-rock project, Paper Citizen and a violinist for International Musician’s League and . Some of her biggest musical influences include bands like Metric, Garbage and The Beatles.