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CLARA

About Me

WHAT'S THE BUZZ ABOUT CLARA?
"CLARA'S "Coloring a Rhapsody" EP transports me to a whimsical little Main Street town that might be suspended in time somewhere between a long forgotten era and the modern digital age-where the ladies might wear pink high button boots and carry a daffodil yellow parasol while listening to their iPods; her vocals are sensitive,heartfelt and technically perfect without ever being ostentatious; her songwriting is smart yet innocent;clever yet guileless. An artist of this calibre doesn't come along often-do yourself a favor - listen and hear the magic of CLARA."
~ Benita Hill
"The problem about complimenting Ms. Oman's talent and charm is not finding the right words, but how to decide which words of praise to leave out. Sufficeth to say, Clara has a very natural and extreme form of talent. It's just in her blood. No one this good will stay unknown for long. Think Imogene Heap meets Bernstein and Sondheim. Lennon and McCartney, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Brian Wilson. Magic."
~ ANDREW GOLD
"I describe CLARA's music as Gershwin meets Billy Joel while having tea with Ella Fitzgerald, Burt Bacharach, Brian Wilson, and a tastefully melodious Christina Aguilera . So lets just say there's NO ONE like CLARA!"
~ Laurie Kerr
"Ms. Oman is a Fillet Mignon in a world of Quarter pounders. Her personality is at once enigmatic and inviting. Her lyrics borderline on Broadway, but somehow remain grounded in pop sensibilities. Her melodies are soaring and rhapsodic. She's a sponge, absorbing the best of the best music, and making it her own. I love her. She inspires me."
~ Michael Sherwood
Alec Watson and Suzanne Teresa shoot Artist Clara Oman in Chicago from Alec Watson on Vimeo .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/9/2007
Band Website: www.claraoman.com
Band Members: CLARA: bgv's, piano, percussion, accordion, bass guitar, funny sounds and programming :) my bro Pete Schottsy: clarinet, ukulele my violin teacher and friend Claire Whitcomb: violin, viola and cello

Influences: Brian Wilson, Elton John, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Rufus Wainwright, The Andrews Sisters, 'Mutt' Lang, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Liberace, "The Sound of Music", The Carpenters, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Cole Porter, Whitney Houston, Per Gessle, Cary Grant, Freddie Mercury, David Foster, Ella Fitzgerald, Imogen Heap, Goldie Hawn, Coldplay, Doris Day, The Fleet Foxes, Jason Mraz, The Love Bug Soundtrack, Stephen Sondheim, Mariah Carey, Mozart, Celine Dion, did i say Rufus? Chopin, Michael Buble, Bach, Louis Armstrong, Gene Kelly, Schottsy, Glenn Miller, Gershwin, James Stewart, Vincent van Gogh and all free spirits who inspire creative expression.

Record Label: label me only with love
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

An inspiration about playing LIVE!

A letter from my Future Self:(to my Past Self, arrived 5 minutes ago, 2009)Dear Clara,Be more spontaneous when you play in front of people. Making mistakes can be the best thing that musically happens...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:42:00 GMT

CLARA: "Coloring a Rhapsody"

When i was younger, whether at home sitting at the upright piano, or at school in a comfy corner of my mind ~ music took me to another world. A place where i could feel beauty, not just see or hear it...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:35:00 GMT