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Clair Marlo
Birth nameClara Veseliza
BornDecember 20th
OriginNew York, Croatia
GenresPop, Neo-classical Jazz
Occupation(s)Film/TV Composer, Songwriter, Record Producer, Music Arranger, Singer
Instrument(s)Piano, keyboards, Voice
Years active1986–present
LabelsHigher Octave, Virgin Records, Sonic Images, Earthtone, Sony, Telarc, Wildcat-MCA, Sheffield Lab, Invisible Hand Music, Universal/MCA
Websitewww.clairmarlo.com

Clara Veseliza Baker, known professionally as Clair Marlo, is a Croatian-American composer, performer, arranger and record producer.[1] She is notable for her hit singles "Til They Take My Heart Away" from her debut album Let It Go.[2] Her song became a staple in radio stations in the early 90's and was later covered by Filipino singer, Kyla[3] on her Album "Not Your Ordinary Girl". Clair was also notable for singing "Sviraj" and "Lullaby" on Paul Schwartz's "Aria 2 - New Horizon" CD which went to #5 on Billboard's Top Classical Crossover Chart in 1999.[4]

Career

A graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Marlo has released recordings under her own name (Let it Go, Behaviour Self, and Trinity), and as part of a group (Primal Instinct, Tairona, Vox Mundi, and Liquid Amber). She also founded a small music production company in 1995, Invisible Hand Productions, in partnership with her husband, Alexander "Ace" Baker.[5]

She has produced such artists as Harry Chapin (posthumously), Pat Coil, Michael Ruff, Kilauea, Grant Geissman, and had her music in films such as The Firm and Swimming Pool.

Discography

Solo Albums

  • Let it Go (1989)
  • Behaviour Self (1995)

Group Albums

  • Liquid Amber (1994)
  • Liquid Amber - Adrift (1995)
  • Tairona - Andean Christmas (1996)[6]
  • Vox Mundi - Christmas Spirit (1998)'[7]

Albums as Producer

  • Lori Barth - Sensuel (2002)[8]
  • Kilauea - Antigua Blue (1992)[9]
  • Pat Coil - Just Ahead (1992)[10]
  • Pat Coil - Steps (1990)[11]

Albums as Sideman,Composer,Songwriter

  • 'Neil Young - Living with War (2006)[12]
  • "Mark Winkler - City Lights (1998)"[13]
  • "Grant Geissman - In with the Out Crowd (1998)"[14]
  • "Spies - Music of Espionage (1988)"[15]
  • "Glenn Eric - Glenn Eric (1987)"[16]

On September 22, 2016, Clair Marlo was found liable in United States District Court for forgery of a contract, and copyright infringement of an 11 song music library published by Firstcom Music, a unit of Universal Music Group. She was ordered to pay $23,105 in damages, plus past royalties.[17]

References

  1. ^ http://www.clairmarlo.com/
  2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/let-it-go-mw0000027382
  3. ^ http://www.opmtunes.com/songs/k/kyla-till-they-take.html
  4. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/aria-vol-2-new-horizon-mw0000253409/awards
  5. ^ http://www.invisiblehandmusic.com/
  6. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/andean-christmas-mw0000601026/credits
  7. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-spirit-mw0000043555
  8. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/sensuel/id214563939
  9. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-with-the-out-crowd-mw0000042167
  10. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/just-ahead-mw0000076130
  11. ^ 'http://www.allmusic.com/album/steps-mw0000611496
  12. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/living-with-war-mw0000542491/credits
  13. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/city-lights-mw0000036450
  14. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-with-the-out-crowd-mw0000042167
  15. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/music-of-espionage-mw0000653069
  16. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/glenn-eric-mw0000932907
  17. ^ http://bakervfirstcom.blogspot.com/2016/09/clair-marlo-found-liable-for-forgery.html
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