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Clare & the Reasons

Clare & the Reasons on the Cover of Deli Magazine!

About Me

For booking the Reasons in North America contact
Seth Fein at Nicodemus Agency
For booking the Reasons in the world outside North America, please contact Ross Morrison at Primary Talent Inc.
Click here to purchase "The Movie"
..About Clare & The Reasons
First, Clare writes songs.
Then she brings them to the Reasons' test lab. There, the songs are submitted to a series of intense treatments and tests until they become what some people call: "lush and sinfully beautiful". This process named in the scientific community "Reasonitis Polymorpheus Synthesis" or RPS, lead to the making of "The Movie" (Frogstand Records) their debut album. (no known side effects. FDA approval pending).
But who is this Clare anyway?
She was born on the island of Martha's Vineyard, in a vegetable garden amongst the most incredible tomatoes grown by her mother Sheila. Her father, music innovator Geoff Muldaur, introduced her to artists such as Mildred Bailey, Bessie Smith and Sam Cooke. Clare rode hundreds and hundreds of horses and listened to these inspiring musicians on her walkman while working in the barn.
One day, she rode her horse all the way to Berklee College of Music. With a handsome scholarship she was able to study jazz arranging and composition. There, she met now long time collaborator Olivier Manchon. On their first encounter, he made her cry and then they got married.
But who are "The Reasons"?
Alan Hampton, Olivier Manchon, Christopher Hoffman, Beth Meyers,Greg Ritchie and Bob Hart can be found in Brooklyn, NY. Most of the time, they are rehearsing, singing harmony vocals, pretending that their string trio is an orchestra, or playing very embarrassing football (the real name of soccer) in Prospect Park while discussing how to get endorsed by big sports gear corporations.
"The Movie," is to be released September 2007. It features guests such as Van Dyke Parks, Gregoire Maret, Sufjan Stevens and an augmented string section of nothing but the best string players in the universe.
You can hear Clare sing 2 songs on the Fox show "Arrested Development". She also has songs in 2 Lion's Gate films. Most recently, her song "Cactus Tree", can be heard in the HBO show "Cathouse". Clare and Olivier have toured together in Japan, Ireland, France and the US of A.
In September 2007, Clare and the Reasons did a compact European tour and ate really good food, they returned to the UK and to France in early December 2007 for a tour supporting St. Vincent, Joseph Arthur and the amazing Duke Special, as well as headlining their own shows.
For all publicity inquiries or other types in the US please contact
Kip Kouri at Tell All Your Friends PR
For all UK Publicity inquiries please contact Seb Burford at SIX07 Press
For all UK TV/Radio things please contact Emily at ScruffyBird
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Music:

Member Since: 1/30/2005
Band Website: frogstandrecords.com
Band Members: Clare Muldaur Manchon
Olivier Manchon
Alan Hampton
Beth Meyers
Christopher Hoffman
Greg Ritchie
Josh Mease (on "The Movie")
Bob Hart
Hiroko Taguchi (on the road)!!
Maria Jeffers (on the road)!!
Marla Hansen

Influences: Fromage! Nice people, mean people.Click here to purchase "The Movie" ..
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Frog Stand Records/Fargo Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

THE DAILY MIRROR Review- Rodi

Review: Clare & The Reasons - RodiLike warm breath on a cold window pane, Clare Muldaur's magical voice is a light, mysterious vapour that leaves its mark. Etched into this song is a minimal but memor...
Posted by Clare & the Reasons on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:44:00 PST

TIME OUT CHICAGO LIVE SXSW REVIEW

Clare and the Reasons were next on the bill. In the wrong hands, these string-heavy orchestral arrangements could play as the next easy listening act to be available on a Starbucks compilation near yo...
Posted by Clare & the Reasons on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:34:00 PST

TOP LIVE SHOW- Time Out New York

TOP LIVE SHOWClare & the ReasonsHousing Works Bookstore Café; Fri 29Clare & the Reasons begin their 2007 debut album, The Movie (Frog Stand), by serenading Pluto, which recently had the misfortune of ...
Posted by Clare & the Reasons on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:30:00 PST

The Guardian Feature

Wednesday December 12, 2007The Guardian The rise of the rock goddessRock music has always been primarily a boys' club. But this year a crowd of brilliant women have broken through. And 2008 promises t...
Posted by Clare & the Reasons on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:02:00 PST

MAGNET MAGAZINE REVIEW

MAGNET MAGAZINE: ISSUE 77CLARE & THE REASONS: THE MOVIE:Poor pitiful Pluto. So cold, so dark, so distant. And now that it's nolonger a planet, Clare Muldaur Manchon feels very sad. Breaking the bad ne...
Posted by Clare & the Reasons on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:33:00 PST

UNDER THE RADAR REVIEW

UNDER THE RADAR- MATTEW CHRISTOFFERSEN- 7/10Clare & The Reasopns: The Movie (Frog Stand)Sufjan Stevens and Van Dyke Parks won't do guest arrangements on justanybody's record, and this Brooklyn septet'...
Posted by Clare & the Reasons on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:34:00 PST

Le Nouvel Observateur!!

Le génie de ClareDans le registre foldingue, la bio officielle de Clare Muldaur Manchon est déjà un régal. «Elle est née sur l'île de Martha's Vineyard [plus chic, tu meurs, ndlr] dans un potager, par...
Posted by Clare & the Reasons on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:00:00 PST

The Times (LONDON) FEATURE t2 Section

First things first: the honey-voiced singer Clare Muldaur Manchon, who, as Clare and the Reasons, has just released The Movie, an album of jazzy, symphonic pop so swoonsome that the authorities could ...
Posted by Clare & the Reasons on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:23:00 PST

STOOL PIGEON FEATURE

BUZZ BEGINNING TO BUILD AROUND BEE-CRAZY CLARE & THE REASONS- WORDS- ASH DOSANJH-IMAGE- RACHEL LIPSITZ"Clare & The Reasons are enjoying a post-gig drink in a sparsely decorated restaurant-bar on Avenu...
Posted by Clare & the Reasons on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:33:00 PST

The Independent Information Review. 4 STARS

Sufjan Stevens and Van Dyke Parks play on Clare Muldaur Manchon's debut, and old-school set of dance-me-to-the-end-of-love strings and love-tipsy chanson. Subjects on these retro-jazz balladsrange fro...
Posted by Clare & the Reasons on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:12:00 PST