Hi, I’m Clara—
Audio Engineer | Producer | Songwriter | Multi-instrumentalist
Let’s make something together!
Services
Pre-production: Depending on what you need, I can help you develop your ideas, write and arrange songs, and guide you through every step of the recording process.
Production: I play multiple instruments, and also have a vast network of local and remote session musicians that can play on your song depending on the genre, budget, and project.
Recording/Audio Engineering: I currently work out of The Rye Room Recording Studio and Dead Aunt Thelma’s. If you have a different studio in mind, let’s talk! Hourly and day rates vary by studio.
Editing: I am available at an hourly rate of $50/hour for tuning, comping, audio cleanup, and session/file organization.
Mixing: I charge a flat rate of $300/song for mixing most songs.
Contact me to discuss your project and receive a personalized quote.
Selected works
Here is a sampling of some recent projects. For a more complete reel of work (released and un-released), please email Clara.
About
Clara - age 4 or 5
Clara Baker is a celebrated producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and audio engineer. Known for her proficiency on fiddle, guitar, banjo, and bass, her instrumental skills and technical expertise form the backbone of her production work.
Clara was raised in a musical household and started studying music, writing, and releasing songs at a young age. Her sophomore release, Things To Burn (2019), was recorded live to tape in a Wisconsin living room with Grammy-winning engineer Brian Joseph (Sufjan Stevens, Bon Iver) and avant-folk experimentalist Shane Leonard (Anna Tivel, Josh Ritter). Atwood Magazine called it “soul-stirring”, and East Portland Blog called it a “must-hear… one of the best albums of 2019.”
The process of recording Things To Burn inspired Clara to go back to school and become an audio engineer. It was there she learned that less than 5% of producers and engineers are women. Determined to change this, she has been working in studios as a producer and audio engineer ever since. Her swift accomplishments in her field earned her an invitation to become a voting member of the Recording Academy.
In addition to producing, recording and mixing for artists, Clara also composes music for film and TV. She also tours occasionally as a “sideman” on fiddle, guitar, and vocals, most recently with Margo Cilker, An American Forrest, and many others.
Clara is a fourth generation fiddler and experienced instrumentalist available for studio session work, video sessions, sideman gigs, and touring. Available for acoustic guitar, electric guitar, fiddle, clawhammer banjo, electric bass, and/or harmony vocals.