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 writing songs and 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.
Saint Somewhere
Saint Somewhere is the cinematic folk project of producer, songwriter, and fourth-generation violinist Clara Baker. Blending stringed instruments and quiet, confessional lyrics with sweeping, textured production, Saint Somewhere’s songs live and breathe in the blurred lines between.
New music coming soon. Follow on Instagram here.
REVIEWS & PRESS
“Baker has mastered the lyricism required to tell good stories above a rich musical landscape”
-THE WILD HONEY PIE (full review here)
“Clara Baker is not your average “folk singer/songwriter.” Come the end of Things to Burn, we may not be calling her a folk singer/songwriter at all. She manipulates sound and texture at will in “Middle of the Night,” immersing herself and listeners in a raw and fragile state so as to evoke a soul-stirring experience.”
-ATWOOD MAGAZINE (full review here)
“Baker has given the receptive listener a privileged entry into her raw and fragile world with Things To Burn. Go trust her generosity of spirit and get hooked on her vision.”
-FATEA MAGAZINE (full review here)
“…a treasure of dynamic verses, beautifully expressed vocals, [and] inventive instrumentals”
-COME HERE FLOYD
INTERVIEWS
Interview with The Digital Fix:
Interview with Glide Magazine:
CLARA BAKER WIELDS QUIET POWER WITH FOLK-SOUL TUNE “SIX DAYS OF RAIN
Services
Pre-production: catered to what you need — help developing your ideas, writing/editing/arranging songs, and guiding you through every step of the recording process.
Production: Clara plays multiple instruments, produces in ProTools, and also has 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: Clara currently work’s out of The Rye Room Recording Studio and Dead Aunt Thelma’s. Available as a freelance engineer at the studio of your choosing. Hourly and day rates vary by studio.
Editing: available at an hourly rate for tuning, comping, audio cleanup, and session/file organization.
Mixing: available at a flat rate
Contact 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.
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