Clara Chung

Clara C

Clara C performing at UC San Diego as part of her LovePrint tour
Background information
Birth name Clara Chung
Also known as Clara C
Born (1987-10-31) October 31, 1987
Origin New York, United States
Occupation(s) Guitarist
Singer-songwriter
Instruments Guitar, vocals, keyboard
Website claracmusic.com

Clara Chung, known by her stage name Clara C, (born October 31, 1987) is an American singer and songwriter.

Chung is a YouTube artist who rose to fame when she won numerous talent competitions in a row including Los Angeles’ Kollaboration 10, KAC Media Juice Night, and ISA 2009. She noticed Jack Le on April 11 and the audience could hear the angels sing and see the cherry blossom petals floating as a new love blossomed[1]

Early life and education

Chung was born in New York on October 31, 1987 to South Korean-born parents who currently reside in Northridge, California.[2]

Chung graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and a minor in Education in 2010.[3] Although she is currently pursuing music full-time, she also works and teaches children with autism part-time.[3]

Career

In a 2011 interview after the release of her first album, Chung said that she initially was not particularly motivated to post videos of her singing and guitar playing on YouTube, but was encouraged by her friends to try it out.[4] Chung describes the music in her album, The Art in My Heart, as being diverse and "taking on a lot of different sounds." "There are songs that are very much like Sara Bareilles and others that are more like Coldplay. And there are other songs that I can’t categorize. I guess if you want to sum up influences, I’d say definitely Sara Bareilles, John Mayer, Feist."[4]

In 2010, Chung won the Kollaboration LA competition after writing her first hit original song "Offbeat", and performing it at the competition held at the Shrine located near University of Southern California.[4]

In April 2010, Chung worked with other popular artists such as rappers Dumbfoundead and Jay Park.[5]

In September 2010, she released her album Art in My Heart in conjunction with her music video for the lead single "Offbeat". The video for "Offbeat" was directed by viral video director Ross Ching[6] (of Kina Grannis' "Valentine" music video fame)[7] and produced by Don Le of Fusion3Films. The concept for the video was Chung singing amongst inspiring visuals in a world filled with bubbles. It has amassed over 13,000,000 unique YouTube views so far. DJ Descry and My Parasol have produced the only known remixes to date.[8][9][10][11][12] In 2011, director Ross Ching and producer Don Le followed up with a second music video, "The Camel Song". The video featured YouTube personality, Nigahiga, as her love interest.[13][14]

In February 2011, Chung announced her Loveprint mini-tour (March–April) in which she makes stops in Los Angeles, Boston, Seattle and San Diego.[15]

On June 6, 2011 on an interview with Robert Herrera of Front Row Live Entertainment, Chung stated that she is currently writing a new album.[16]

On September 15, Chung released her 2nd Album titled esc.

Chung also toured with David Choi on their Fall Tour presented by YesStyle, visiting 19 different cities from Canada and the United States.

On September 30, Chung released her acoustic album Organika, and in October toured the United States and Canada, visiting 14 cities. This tour was an acoustic tour that is based off her album Organika.

Chung and her husband were featured in Andy Grammer's music video for "Honey I'm Good."

Studio Albums

Album Information Tracklist
The Art in My Heart[17]
  • Released: 24 September 2010
Album Information Tracklist
Esc[18]
  • Released: 25 September 2012
Album Information Tracklist
Organika (An Acoustic Album)[19]
  • Released: 30 September 2013

References

  1. ↑ "POPSEOUL! Spotlight presents Clara Chung |". Popseoul.com. 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  2. ↑ Chang, Richard (29 October 2010). "Singer Clara C. is a YouTube sensation". Orange County Register. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  3. 1 2 "The Art in My Heart: an interview with Clara Chung". Asia Pacific Arts. 2010-07-16.
  4. 1 2 3 Mizobe, Eri (11 February 2011). "Clara Chung, a YouTube Star On the Rise". Ethos. University of Oregon. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "NEWS: Jay Park, Kobe Shin, and Dumbfoundead And Clara Chung To Release a Song Tomorrow". Soompi. 22 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "Driven by the desire to create the next viral video | Culture Monster | Los Angeles Times". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  7. ↑ Archived March 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ "Clara Chung's 'Offbeat' MV released!". Allkpop.com. 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  9. ↑ "Asia Pacific Arts: Clara Chung releases new music video for "Offbeat"". Asiapacificarts.usc.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  10. ↑ Archived October 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ "Clara Chung Releases Debut Album & Music Video". A-Tunes.net. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  12. ↑ "DJ Descry Remixes Clara Chung’s "Wake Up in Neverland"". A-Tunes.net. 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  13. ↑ "Welcome to". Droku.com. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  14. ↑ Hsieh, Kevin (2011-08-08). "The Camel Song by Clara CchannelAPA.com". ChannelAPA.com. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  15. ↑ "Clara Chung announces her new mini-tour". Asia Pacific Arts. 2011-02-08.
  16. ↑ "Clara C Interview w/ Robert Herrera". Clara C Interview w/ Robert Herrera. Front Row Live Ent. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  17. ↑ "iTunes - Music - The Art in My Heart by Clara C". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  18. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Esc by Clara C". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  19. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Organika (An Acoustic Album) by Clara C". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2015-04-06.

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