Mia Clarke (born 20 March 1983) is an English guitarist from the alternative rock band Electrelane and an entrepreneur. She was born in Brighton,

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and following a short period living in the

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moved to

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in 2008 She formed a new band, Follows, in 2008 in Chicago with members of

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, Bloodiest, and Atombombpocketknife. Clarke has collaborated with

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hip hop

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, contributing guitar to his Dirtbike 3/3 project. In April 2008, Clarke flew to

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to record a guitar improvisation with Andy Moor of The Ex. Their collaboration "Guitargument" was released digitally by File Thirteen Records on 17 February 2009 and as a CD edition by hellosQuare recordings in late 2010. She is also a freelance writer and has written about music for publications including ''

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'', ''

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''. From 2009 to 2013, Clarke wrote a column on Chicago's classical music scene for

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. She then established a career as a copywriter and creative strategist. In 2019, she co-founded a women's wellbeing brand
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References

External links

Electrelane.com
- Official band website
Too Pure: Electrelane

Beggars Group: Electrelane
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