Stacy Clark

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Stacy Clark
Birth name Stacy Lynn Clark
Also known as Stacy*Clark
Born September 21, 1984
Origin Buffalo, New York, United States
Genre(s) Folk, Acoustic,
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s) guitar, singing, piano, bass
Years active 1990 – present
Label(s) Independent
Associated acts ASCAP
Website www.stacyclark.net

Stacy Lynn Clark (born September 21, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter originally from Buffalo, New York.

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[edit] Beginnings

Stacy was raised by her hard working mother in the suburbs of Buffalo, and has been writing poetry since age seven. Ever since then, writing has become a second nature to her. At age fifteen, she bought her first acoustic guitar and began teaching herself. It was after watching a performance by Sarah McLachlan that she knew that was what she wanted to do. Her first live performance was an open mic at Stimulance Coffeehouse in Buffalo, followed the same night by a performance at an open mic at Nietzsches. She met Buffalo folk legend and Righteous Babe Records artist Michael Meldrum. It was through him and his encourangement she learned more about working within the music industry as an independent musician. Clark frequented the Buffalo music scene gigging between 3-4 times a week at the young age of 15.In 1997, she enrolled in the internship program at Grand Island Senior High School (New York). After requesting to work in the record industry, she was placed at Atomic Gardens Recording Studio. Between working part-time and the internship, she saved enough to record her first music project at that studio.

In 1998 Stacy was diagnosed with a rare blood platelet disorder called Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. The normal blood platlet count ranges from 100,000 to 300,000. Under 30,000 your body bleeds to death and her count was at 1,000. Clark received an emergency blood platlet transfusion at Kenmore Mercy Hospital and remained there for weeks following. Due to this disorder, she had to quit soccer and receive treatments. After receiving a bone marrow test confirming it was not cancer, she was treated with an intravenous infusion. It was because of this disorder that caused Clark to stay local for her freshman year of college to be close to her doctors and family. She attended and played soccer at Buffalo State College.

After a year of keeping an eye on her health, Clark participated in the National Student Exchange program and studied a semester at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Stacy embarked on her first U.S. two month solo national tour playing coffesshops and bars in the summer of 1999. In 2002, Clark graduated from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh where she studied Art and enjoyed snowboarding. She was a featured guest on Plattsburgh State Television, a late night show hosted by Dave Annable. Clark hosted an open mic where students, including Owen Benjamin performed.

Clark moved to Orange County, California in 2004 to pursue music. She worked with Loren Israel on developement, Roger Love on vocals and went into the studio with producer Ian Kirkpatrick to record both her EP Unusual. She is the official spokesperson of the Music Saves Lives Music Saves Lives, a non-profit program she contributed to help start. Stacy speaks to students about the importance of donating blood. Her advertising partnership with friend Chelsea Davis, Chelstay, donates all of the design and marketing for the program. Clark was a "featured artist" on MTV.

In 2007, Clark went back into the studio with producer Kirkpatrick to create Apples & Oranges. Without the help of a record label, she worked fulltime to fund the album. Her songs off her EP "You Make It Worse" and "Unusual" were featured on MTV's hit series Engaged and Underaged. "Unusual" was played on CBS's show "Girlfriends". Clark released her full length Apples and Oranges on November 20th in Los Angeles at Tangier. The album features guest vocals from: Tom Higgenson, Tim Pagnotta and Aaron Marsh. During the summer, Stacy appeared as a guest co-host on MTV for the Portland, Oregon segment of The Big Ten. She has performed with artists such as: Tom Higgenson, Jacks Mannequin, Meiko, Copeland and The New Amsterdams.

In 2008, Clarks song "Say What You Want" was played on MTV's hit series The Hills. Stacy has released a remix of "Closer" on her myspace page featuring LA based hiphop artist Ivan Ives. She will also be featured on Jack's Mannequin's new album "The Glass Passenger" on the track "Spinning".

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Compilations

  • 2006 - Music Saves Lives/American Red Cross Compilation
  • 2007 - Airport Tapes and Records Compilation, a label owned by Andrew McMahon.
  • 2008 - Music Saves Lives Compilation

[edit] EPs

  • 2002: Movement
  • 2006: Unusual

[edit] Awards

[edit] Awarded

[edit] Nominated

  • 2007: Toronto Independent International Music Awards - Best International Artist

[edit] Television

A few of her songs have been featured in television programs:

  • "Unusual" was featured on Season 1 of CBS Girlfriends Television Series
  • "You Make It Worse" was featured on the MTV show "Engaged and Underaged"
  • "Unusual" has been featured on the MTV show "Engaged and Underaged"
  • "Say What You Want" was featured during the ending of Episode 30 on the MTV show "The Hills"

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