Claire Simone
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I've been "composing" since I was old enough to sing. First song composed on the piano? My own personal version of "Peter and the Wolf" when I was 8. Granted it was not quite as good as the Tchaikovsky version but hey, I was 8.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Do I play live? Well, yeah of course I do. It's hard to play dead.
Your musical influences
Nina Simone, Ella, Aretha, Billie, Tori, Sheryl Crow, Chantal Kreviazuk, Elton John, Billy Joel, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, Bonnie Raitt, Eagles....just to name a few.
What equipment do you use?
A crappy Yamaha 4 track and my outdated Ensoniq keyboard.
