Chantal Claret Explained

Chantal Claret Euringer
Birth Date:February 21, 1982
Birth Place:Berkeley, California, U.S.
Origin:New York City, U.S.
Genre:Indie rock, power pop, soul
Occupation:Singer, songwriter, actress
Years Active:2004–present
Label:Capitol Records, MTV Networks, The End Records
Past Member Of:Morningwood

Chantal Claret Euringer (born February 21, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer for the rock and power pop band Morningwood.[1]

Early life

Claret was born in Berkeley, California, on February 21, 1982,[2] the daughter of Romanian mother Monique (1947–2004) and American father Foster Claret.[3] Her parents were both art collectors. She primarily grew up in New York City, but has also lived in Texas. As a teenager, she was a promoter for several clubs in New York City.

Music career

Claret, along with Thrice drummer Riley Breckenridge, wrote a monthly advice column called "Battle of the Sexes" in Alternative Press magazine for nearly three years until late 2007.[4]

Prior to meeting Pedro Yanowitz and starting Morningwood with him, Claret says she was attending film school with an eye on directing music videos.[5] She directed the Morningwood music video for "Take Off Your Clothes" & "Snobby Little Elf", as well as claymation video for "Little Hard On's" by The Left Rights. In 1999 Claret appeared in the short film, American Mod.[6] She is featured on the song "Wait (The Nexus)" by Mike Relm.[7] Morningwood played their final show at Irving Plaza in New York, on March 11, 2012.

On March 5, 2012, Vevo featured Claret's debut video "Pop Pop Bang Bang" directed by David Yarovesky for her solo EP The Pleasure Seeker, which was released on The End Records on April 3, 2012.[8] [9] Her debut solo record The One, The Only... was released on June 19, 2012.[10] [11] "Bite Your Tongue" can be heard in commercials for Season 12 Promo as well as ESPN's First Take.[12] [13] "Honey Honey" and "Pleasure Seeker" have been featured on VH1's Mob Wives.[14]

"Pop Pop Bang Bang" was featured on Perez Hilton's first music compilation entitled Pop Up planned to be released on August 7, 2012.[15]

Beginning September 29, 2012, Claret began a three-month residency at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) in Las Vegas at their new music venue, Vinyl.[16]

In March 2013, she signed to BMG as a songwriter. In August 2013 Claret wrote the theme song "I'm Serious" for Bravo's Eat, Drink, Love. On September 10, 2014, Claret began a Pledge Campaign for her No Good Way To Die EP which was 100% funded within 24 hours.[17]

In January 2015, Claret and her husband Jimmy Urine released a song "Daisy Bell" under the name of Tour Crush.[18] In 2017, Claret appeared as a guest host on the episode “Marvin & Austin”.[19]

In 2023, she collaborated with the band Princess Goes, made up of Michael C. Hall, Matt Katz-Bohen, and Peter Yanowitz, on the track "Beija" for their second album Come of Age.[20]

Personal life

On January 18, 2008, Claret married singer and musician Jimmy Urine.[21] [22] The couple founded a clothing company together called Tour Crush.[23] She featured in an episode of LA Ink, in which Kat Von D tattooed the Tour Crush logo on Claret's wrist.

In June 2019, Claret gave birth to her and Euringer's twin daughters.[24] That same month, she published an article for The New York Times about how pregnancy affected her creative drive.[25]

Discography

MorningWood

Chantal Claret

Other appearances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morningwood – Songs – AllMusic. AllMusic. January 29, 2018.
  2. http://slashxmistress.dreamwidth.org/90203.html?thread=926555
  3. Web site: Barbara Schaefer Art: A TRIBUTE TO MONIQUE GOLDSTROM. Barbaraschaeferart.com\accessdate=January 29, 2018.
  4. Web site: CoreMusik – Thrice. https://web.archive.org/web/20101013072939/http://coremusik.webs.com/thrice.htm. dead. October 13, 2010. October 13, 2010. January 29, 2018.
  5. Web site: Morningwood – Elites TV – Your Elite News Source. https://web.archive.org/web/20080820064122/http://www.elitestv.com/pub/2004/Oct/EEN4172add12bd0e.html. dead. August 20, 2008. August 20, 2008. January 29, 2018.
  6. [IMDbTitle:0358934|''American Mod'']
  7. Web site: Skullcandy Blog . July 25, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100323002535/http://www.skullcandy.com/blog/mike-relm-and-google-present-wait-the-nexus . March 23, 2010 . dead .
  8. Web site: Chantal Claret – Official Music Videos, Songs, and More – Vevo. Vevo.com. January 29, 2018.
  9. Web site: chantal claret (@chantalclaret) – Twitter. https://web.archive.org/web/20150317214857/https://twitter.com/chantalclaret. dead. March 17, 2015. March 17, 2015. January 29, 2018.
  10. Web site: The One, The Only.... June 19, 2012. Amazon.com. January 29, 2018.
  11. Web site: Chantal Claret's New EP The Pleasure Seeker Available Exclusively On The iTunes Store Today. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131346/http://theendrecords.com/chantal-clarets-new-ep-the-pleasure-seeker-available-exclusively-on-the-itunes-store-today/. dead. April 2, 2015. April 2, 2015. Theendrecords.com. January 29, 2018.
  12. Web site: ESPN music. Espn.go.com. June 13, 2012 . January 29, 2018.
  13. Web site: 'Degrassi' season 12 music video promo. Insidetv.ew.com. January 29, 2018.
  14. Web site: Playlist: Listen To All Of The Songs Featured On Your Favorite VH1 Shows During The Month Of April – – VH1 Tuner. https://web.archive.org/web/20120522050832/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-05-03/vh1-shows-playlist-april-2012/. dead. May 22, 2012. May 22, 2012. January 29, 2018.
  15. Web site: Exclusive: Perez Hilton Announces 'Pop Up' Music Compilation. Billboard.biz. January 29, 2018. January 14, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130114023029/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/exclusive-perez-hilton-announces-pop-up-1007421152.story. dead.
  16. Web site: Chantal Claret Rocks the Stage for an Extended Run at Vinyl Inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Sept. 29 – Nov. 30 » Vegas24Seven.com . www.vegas24seven.com . 27 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20130205165218/http://www.vegas24seven.com/?p=12038 . 5 February 2013 . dead.
  17. Web site: Chantal Claret: New EP on Vinyl & More. PledgeMusic. January 29, 2018.
  18. Web site: Daisy Bell (feat. Chantal Claret & Jimmy Urine) – Single by Tour Crush on Apple Music. January 18, 2014. Itunes.apple.com. January 29, 2018.
  19. Web site: WATCH CHANTAL CO-HOST THIS WEEKS CATFISH ON MTV. chantalclaret.com. March 25, 2017.
  20. Web site: Eklecty-City . 2023-09-14 . Interview with Michael C. Hall and the band Princess Goes . 2023-09-14 . Eklecty-City . fr-FR.
  21. Web site: Morningwood Blog . Morningwoodrocks.com . February 3, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090301045737/http://morningwoodrocks.com/journal.aspx . March 1, 2009 .
  22. Web site: Mindless Self Indulgence website . Mindlessselfindulgence.com . February 3, 2012 . April 25, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130425055636/http://www.mindlessselfindulgence.com/press/reviews/revolver0308/index.php . dead .
  23. Web site: Facebook . Tour Crush . February 3, 2012.
  24. Web site: James and Chantal Euringer on music, love and parenting twins . November 20, 2020 .
  25. Web site: Claret . Chantal . How Pregnancy Zapped My Creative Drive . The New York Times . June 11, 2019.
  26. Web site: Mike Relm – Wait (The Nexus) feat. Chantal Claret . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/g7YQDDU8gz4 . 2021-12-19 . live. YouTube. January 14, 2010.

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