An afficionado of all things sonic, Claire’s expression dives deep thru valleys of bass and tripped out fantasies involving drums, hypnotic melodies, and sounds from outer space. Her sound and presence radiate warmth and intelligence, her style drawing from the artists and labels she loves: Perlon, Nervmusic, Akiko Kiyama, Matt John, Frivolous, Robag Wruhme and Ricardo Villalobos just to name a few. She has played alongside artists like Akufen, Frivolous, Pheek, Billy Dalessandro, Tipper, Mark Farina… Weaving sounds together intuitively, she creates a feeling in her DJ sets that is at all at once playful and carefree, nostalgic and everlasting.
Currently living in Montreal, Claire is a regular feature across Canada and has played Internationally in Brazil, USA, Germany, Argentina and Japan. Career highlights include AIR Tokyo, Levitar Buenos Aires, the Evolve festival, and Montreal’s Piknic Electronik. Well-loved by Laïka, she holds a 5 year ongoing Friday night residency and in 2011 launched a series of underground ‘Blackbox’ events— a nomadic dance party that changes location every time.
As a producer, in 2012 Claire released The Dark Kiss EP on Lost Land Records to critical acclaim by Richie Hawtin, Magda, and Troy Pierce. Then, a debut Album ‘Under a Midnight Moon’ on Pheek’s record label ‘Archipel’, supported by Akufen, Tom Ellis, Nu Zau, Seph, and many more. Now in 2013: more compositions, a leap into the world of analogue, and the sculpting of her live set
Claire est une déesse de l’espace en version remastérisée. Fille d’un scientifique fou et d’une violoniste, elle est lancée dans une chasse infinie qui l’amène à amalgamer d’étranges objets lors de ses performances de musique électronique. Comme DJ, elle est connue pour son son unique et underground et son style de mixing créatif, reflétant sa nature sensuelle. Résidente au Laïka le vendredi, elle performe régulièrement dans le reste du Canada et a eu la chance de jouer aux Etats-Unis, en Allemagne et au Japon.
ORIGINAL TRACKS www.soundcloud.com/clairelabs
DJ MIXES http://www.destinedtolive.com/dj/claire/
RECORD LABEL http://www.lostlandrecords.com/clairelabs.html
www.myspace.com/clairelabs
www.laikamontreal.com
Past gigs:
2012
Friday Jan 6 – Laïka
Friday Jan 13 – Laïka
Friday Jan 20 – Laïka
Friday Jan 27 – Laïka
Feb 3, 2012 – Laïka
Feb 4, 2012 – The Purple Room – Kitchener, ON
Friday Feb 10 – Laïka
Friday Feb 17 – Laïka
Wed Feb 22 – Pechakucha @ SAT
Friday Feb 24 – 12-1pm EST – RTS.fm with Stefny and Ostrich for Archipel
Friday Feb 24 – Laïka
Friday March 2 – Laïka
Saturday March 3 – En Espagnol 1 year anniversary @ the Basement – as SWACK with Stefny Winter, alongside LA MOOSH (Alicia Hush + Zeina)
Friday March 9 – Laïka
Saturday March 11 – TBA
Friday March 16 – Laïka
Saturday March 17 – Laïka party @ SAT
Saturday March 24 – Blackbox #2
Friday March 30 – Laïka
Upcoming Gigs : Friday May 11th – Laïka
Saturday May 12th – Blackbox #3 http://www.facebook.com/events/219317791515300/
Fri May 18 – Laïka
Sat May 19 – SWACK @ RTS.fm
Friday May 25 – 24 Hours of Vinyl
Friday May 25 – Laïka
Sunday May 27 – Girls Gone Vinyl @ DEMF
Monday June 4 – Laïka
Friday June 8 – Laïka
Thurs June 14 – Salon Daome
Fri June 15 – Laïka
Fri June 22 – Laïka
Friday June 29 – Laïka
Friday July 6 – Laïka
Thursday July 12 – Blackbox #3 w Frivolous !!!
Friday July 13 – Laïka
Saturday July 14 – UnderG Vancouver
Tues July 24 – Laïka
Friday July 27 – Laïka
Friday Aug 3 – Laïka
Sunday Aug 5 – MEG Festival w Gesaffelstein @ Club Soda
Friday Aug 10 – Laïka
Thurs Aug 16 – Laika
Sat Aug 18 – Wishing Well – Outdoor :)
Thurs Aug 22 -St-Laurent Streetsale (Prince Arthur + St. Laurent)
Fri Aug 24 – Laïka Streetsale
Fri Aug 31 – Laïka
Friday Sept 7 – Laïka
Wed Sept 12 – Laïka
Fri Sept 21 – Laïka
Fri Sept 28 – Laïka
Sat Sept 29 – Early Birds, Late Comers w Maus + Mightkat
Fri Oct 5 – Laika
Fri Oct 12 – Laika
Fri Oct 19 – Laika
Fri Oct 26 – Laika
Fri Nov 9 – loft partay w/ Valentin Stip
Thursday Nov 15, D.Date, RIO DE JANIERO
Friday Dec 7 – Levitar, BUENOS AIRES
Saturday Dec 22 – Laika Montreal
2011
Friday Jan 7 – Laïka
Friday Jan 14 – Laïka
Thursday Jan 20 – Laïka
Friday Jan 21 – The Palace, Halifax
Sat Jan 22 – Upstairs Club – Sydney, Cape Breton NS
Fri Jan 28 – Laïka
Fri Feb 4 – Laïka
Thurs Feb 10 – Laïka
Fri Feb 11 – London, ON – La Lune Rouge
Sat Feb 12 – Kitchener, ON – The Purple Room
Thurs Feb 17 – Sphere AXA Montreal Festival en Lumiere
Feb 18 – Laïka
Saturday Feb 26 – Laïka – Nuit Blanche
Friday March 4th – Laïka
Friday March 11th – Laïka
Friday March 18 – Laïka
Friday March 25 – Laïka
Saturday March 26 – La SAT
Friday April 1 – Laïka
Friday April 1 – Tamuke – Japan Benefit @ SAT
Friday April 8 – Laïka
Friday April 15 – Laïka
Thursday April 21 – ///Friction @ SAT
Friday April 22 – Laïka
Friday April 29 – Hachi Club – Tokyo, JAPAN
Saturday May 7 – TechTablaFunk @ Super Deluxe – Tokyo, JAPAN
Tues May 31 – Claire @ Air – Tokyo, JAPAN
Thurs Jun 2 – Biosphere, Montreal
Monday June 6 – Laïka
Thursday June 9 – Laïka
Thursday June 16 – Laïka
Friday June 17 – Il Motore w Clara Furey + Owen Chapman
Friday June 24 – Laïka
Friday July 1 – Laïka
Sunday July 3 – Piknic Electronik
Saturday July 9 – Sapphire Club, Kelowna BC
Thursday July 21 – Laïka
July 22-24 – Evolve Festival, Nova Scotia www.evolvefestival.com
Friday July 29 – Laïka
Sat Aug 6 – Laïka
Friday Aug 12 – Laïka
Friday Aug 19 – Laïka
Friday Aug 26 – Laïka
Saturday Aug 27 @ Le Cagibi – Smoke + Sky – LIVE SET !!!!!
Thursday Sept 22 – Laïka
Sept 23/24 – Alibi Lounge – Prince Edward Island
Friday Sept 30 – LIVE SET #2 @ opening 4 Wundergarden
Friday Sept 30 – Laïka
Thursday Oct 6 – Laïka
Tuesday Oct 11 – Full Moon Party
Friday Oct 14 – Laïka
Thursday Oct 20 – Laïka
Saturday Oct 22 – Studio XX 15th Anniversary
Friday Oct 28 – Laïka
Friday Nov 4 – Laïka
Friday Nov 11 – Laïka
Friday Nov 18 – Laïka
Friday Nov 25 – Laïka
Friday Dec 2 – Laïka
Thursday Dec 8 – Michel Brisson – special holiday sale
Friday Dec 9 – Laïka
Saturday Dec 10 – Warmsound @ Armatta Gallery
Friday Dec 16 – Laïka
Sat Dec 17 – Blackbox#1 (facebook.com/blackboxmontreal)
Monday Dec 26 – Edmonton, AB – Caprica @ Yellowhead Brewery
Friday Dec 30 – Laïka
NYE – 2012 10:30-midnite DISCO + FUNK SET @ LA BANQUE PUT SOME POP IN 2012, and 1-3am MINIMAL TECHNO SET AT NYE @ El Basement
2010
Thurs Jan 7 – Laïka
Thurs Feb 4 – Laïka
Thurs Feb 18 – Laïka
Sat March 1 – Pearl w Alpha Rhythm
Thurs March 11 – Laïka
Thurs April 29 – Laïka
Thurs May 13 – Pearl w Mickey Mental + Bryan Wolf Ear
Sunday July 25 – Piknic Electronik with Noze + Zombie Disco Squad
Aug 20 – Sunseeker’s Ball, New Brunswick
Aug 21 – Charlottetown, PEI
Thurs Sept 23 – Laïka
Thurs Oct 21 – Laïka
Fri Oct 22 – La Elastica Launch w Akufen + DJEndless
Thursday Oct 28 – Salon Daome
Wed Dec 1 – Biosphere, Expo Launch, Outfits from a new Era
Thurs Dec 9 – Salon Daome w Frivolous + Mir
Fri Dec 31 – La Banque