Clair Marlo


Clara Veseliza, known professionally as Clair Marlo, is a Croatian-American Record Producer, Songwriter, Composer, Educator, and Performer.
She is known for her multiplatinum hit singles, "'Til They Take My Heart Away" and "Without Me", both from her debut album, Let It Go. Her songs became a staple in radio stations during the early 1990s and her albums for Sheffield Lab Records have become audiophile staples and collectors items around the world. Marlo is also known for singing "Sviraj" and "Lullaby" on Paul Schwartz's album, Aria 2 - New Horizon, which reached #5 on Billboards Top Classical Crossover Chart in 1999.

Career

Clair Marlo was born Clara Veseliza in New York and grew up in Astoria and Flushing, Queens. She began her musical studies at the age of 5 with accordion, then started piano and voice at 9. She had her first song published by Leeds Levy at the age of 16. when she started college for composition at the Aaron Copeland School of Music at Queens College. She studied opera with opera singer Camilla Williams. Her private teachers also included Spud Murphy, and John Motley.
A graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Marlo has released recordings under her own name, and as part of the groups Primal Instinct, Tairona, Vox Mundi, and Liquid Amber.
She co-founded the music production company Invisible Hand Productions in 1995. She is also co-owner of music publishing companies Write Hear Music, and Tarzana Jane Music. She currently owns and runs Score Dogs, Building 11, and Blue Rain Records.
Marlo has worked with many notable artists, composers, musicians, engineers and producers. Notable people Clair has worked have included Jeff Porcaro,Steve Porcaro, Joe Porcaro, David Paich, Leland Sklar, Grant Geissman, Craig Fuller, Abraham Laboriel Sr., Dean Parks Luis Conte, Steve Katz, George Massenberg, Bill Schnee, The late pop rock drummer Jeff Porcaro played on her song "'Til They Take My Heart Away" and other songs on the same album, Let It Go. Porcaro was a premier drummer and was named one of the top 50 drummers of all time by Modern Drummer magazine.
Marlo has produced such artists as Harry Chapin, Pat Coil, Michael Ruff, Kilauea, and Grant Geissman. Her production of Michael Ruff's "Speaking in Melodies" for Sheffield Lab Records is an audiophile collector's item and was on Stereophile's list of "1994 Records to Die For".

Discography

Solo albums and Featured Artist
Group albums
Albums as Producer
Albums as Composer, Songwriter, Sideman

Personal life

Marlo is based out of Los Angeles, and Istria Croatia. She has a daughter and a son.