Nina

Hi! My name is Nina Marie Clarke and I am a singer/songwriter/session vocalist from London/Birmingham. I have performed under a variety of guises throughout my singing career, from a gospel chorister with soul to a rock chick with balls! Music is my passion and I spend just about every hour of the day listening/performng/writing…life would be a miserable place without music!!
I am best known for being one of the three female vocalists fronting rock band Planet Of Women. We have performed all over the UK, including the Download Festival (alongside Black Sabbath, Billy Idol, Metallica, Feeder), Rock in the Castle (supporting the Wildhearts), Bristol Academy, Rock City (Nottingham) and just about every music venue in London (including the Mean Fiddler, The Garage, The Barfly). We have suported Thunder, The Quireboys and Graham Bonnett on Tour and have sung backing vocals for all three bands. We have also supported new up and coming bands like Towers of London, Mohair, The Answer, Red Star Rebels and The Glitterati. We have performed a jingle (written by Jade/Static) played on Christian O’Connell’s breakfast show on Virgin Radio, and have been interviewed by Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) on Radio 6, Gary Crowley for London Live, as well as many other radio stations.
Aside from rock, I also sing sometimes with The Tarantinos in tours spanning the whole of Europe, have duetted with Jamie Oliver on several tracks for his performances at the Good Food show (oh yes, and I sang in a soul band at his wife, Jules’, 30th birthday), am Agnetha in an ABBA tribute band, have sung with London Community Gospel choir at the Albert Hall and have done session work for numerous songwriters and producers.
Aside from music, you may also spot me on the TV appearing in random adverts (including one where I am mistaken for Hagrid by my on screen children – charming!!) or hear my voice on various voice-overs.
Hope you like my site!!!
Public Performances
Download Festival '05 and '04 with rock band Planet of Women
Nationwide tour with Planet of Women
London Community Gospel Choir at the Albert Hall
Backing vocals for rock bands Thunder and The Quireboys
Singer for session and covers bands in venues across London
Singer for the Tarantinos in Austria and Switzerland
Agnetha in an ABBA Tribute band
Sandy in an Grease Tribute band
Pink in an Pink Tribute band - 'Think Pink'
Private Performances
Singing at celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's wife's 30th birthday party
Studio Recordings & Voiceover Work
Duets with Jamie Oliver for The Good Food Show two years running
Stings for Jamie Oliver's podcast
Theme tune for quiz show Petrol Heads on BBC2
Corporate training video for Advertising.com
Recorded a jingle for the Virgin Radio Breakfast Show
Song Writing
Worked with several songwriters to lay down their own tracks for Ed Johnson and Gary White at 19 management
Written songs that have been considered for pop stars Geri Halliwell and Rachel Stevens.
ROCK
Vocalist (one of the three female vocalists) in Rock Band ‘Planet of Women’.
Gigs include:
The Download festival at Donnington Park two years running. Other artists included Black Sabbath and Billy Idol.
Supported Rock Band ‘Thunder’ on their 2005 tour at venues including: Bristol Academy, Southampton Guildhall, Norwich UEA.
Performed at Rock In The Castle, a festival in Scarborough with the Wildhearts and Terrorvision.
Supported Rock Band ‘The Quireboys’ on their 2005 tour at venues including Liverpool Carling Academy.
Headlined ‘The Mean Fiddler’ in London, ‘The Garage’ in Islington, ‘The Borderline’ in London, 'The Barfly' in Camden, 'The Waterrats' in London and venues all over the UK.
Acoustic sessions live on Kerrang Radio, Radio 6 (Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden’s show – we were the first band to perform live), Total Rock (several times for various DJs including Andy King) and many other local radio stations. Came 2nd place in Virgin Radio Breakfast Show competition to support Bon Jovi at the Milton Keynes Bowl
Recorded a jingle used by Christian O’Connell for the Virgin Radio Breakfast Show
Recorded a jingle used by Gary Crowley for his London Live radio show.
Three track demo produced by Ace, lead guitarist and main writer for Skunk Anansie.
Single of the Week in the Independent.
Single got to number 9 in the Rock charts.
Backing Singer and backing vocal arrangements for rock band ‘Thunder’ at Rock City in Nottingham (which lead to supporting them on tour with Planet of Women).
Backing Singer and backing vocal arrangements for rock band ‘The Quireboys’ on their 2005 UK tour.
POP
Collaborated on a track (‘Living in your Fantasy’) with Gary White (writer for S Club Juniors) and Ed Johnson (writer for Will Young and signed writer for 19 Management)
I have written an album’s worth of pop songs which I intend to pursue as a songwriter.
Lead Female Vocalist for 'The Tarantinos' for a three day tour of Austria and Switzerland.
Agnetha in an ABBA tribute band, performing all over the UK.
GOSPEL
Performed at the Albert Hall with London Community Gospel Choir.
Completed the Intermediate Level 1 and 2 courses in Gospel Singing and Harmonies held by LCGC.
President of gospel choir ‘Revelation’ at Warwick University (100+ members), where I performed solos, conducted the choir and arranged songs for the choir to sing (as well as singing amongst the choir both soprano and alto).
INDIE
Lead Singer of Indie Band ‘The SallyGardens’. Performed various gigs around the Midlands, including: Warwick University, Edwards, The Flapper and Firkin.
VARIOUS OTHER VOCAL
Lead Singer in soul band chosen to perform at Jules Oliver’s 30th birthday.
Lead Singer in various function bands performing in bars and at weddings (both in the evening and in the church).
Studio Work
Dueted with Jamie Oliver on a track used as part of his stage show for The Good Food Show at the NEC and Earls Court for two years running.
Voice Over work for Advertising.com Intl Ltd’s training video.
Vocals on theme tune for Petrolheads (hosted by Neil Morrissey).
Voice Over work for Jamie Oliver Podcast.
I have had several paid studio sessions with various producers (including Mark Nicholson, Leigh Haggerwood, Gary White, Ed Johnson).
Sang several jingles for Warwick University Student Radio, which was live on FM for one Month.
Voice over work on an Animatrix advert for Corgi Models - advertising their Harry Potter figurines