Charlotte Kemp Muhl Explained

Charlotte Kemp Muhl
Birth Date:17 August 1987
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Haircolor:Brown
Eyecolor:Brown
Partner:Sean Lennon (2007–present)
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Charlotte Kemp Muhl (born August 17, 1987), also known as Kemp Muhl, is an American musician, writer, model and director from Atlanta, Georgia. She is best known as a model for Maybelline.

Muhl has been in a relationship with Sean Ono Lennon since 2007 and performs with him in the musical duo The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger. She is also the bassist and band leader for the group UNI and The Urchins, which released their debut album in January 2023.[1] [2]

Career

Music

Muhl is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, bass, keyboard, and the accordion. Muhl has stated that she uses funds earned from her modeling career to produce her music.[3] Muhl and Sean Lennon formed the record company Chimera Music.[4]

In 2017, Muhl founded the band Uni, currently including vocalist Jack James and guitarist David Strange.[5] On November 17, 2017, with their original vocalist Nico, they released their debut 7" single "What's the Problem" b/w "Adult Video".[6] Both songs on the single had a music video, directed by Muhl, produced for them. "Mushroom Cloud", their second 7" single, was released March 23, 2018, with a video debuted on Rolling Stone.[7]

Modeling

Muhl has a successful modeling career. She was under contract with Maybelline for 10 years,[8] and has been featured in campaigns for Tommy Hilfiger, Sisley, D&G, Donna Karan,[9] Swarovski, and Jennifer Lopez’s brand J.Lo. She has worked with Ellen Von Unwerth, Terry Richardson, Greg Kadel, Gilles Bensimon, and Steven Klein. From 2002–2005, Muhl was the spokesmodel of Vidal Sassoon in Asia, appearing in commercials and films across the continent.[10] [11]

Music videos appeared in

Music videos directed

Personal life

Muhl met Sean Ono Lennon at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival[13] in 2005, and the two have been in a relationship since 2007. In an interview, Lennon stated that he discovered Muhl was musically talented over a year after they had started dating.[14] Muhl and Lennon are involved in a number of musical endeavours,[15] and much of their work is written at their own home-based studio in Greenwich Village.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laddin . Stephen . January 17, 2023 . UNI and The Urchins Are More Than Music—They're an Art Collective . January 19, 2023 . . en-US.
  2. Web site: Out Today: UNI and The Urchins' Debut Album, Simulator (Chimera Music) . January 19, 2023 . Shore Fire Media . en.
  3. News: Rock and Pop Features . Sean Lennon interview . Telegraph . August 23, 2012.
  4. News: Pulse. January 22, 2010. The New York Times. February 17, 2010.
  5. Web site: YouTube (restricted access). dead. www.youtube.com. November 23, 2017. April 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230415111805/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibJROrtDQMU.
  6. Web site: Amazon store. www.amazon.com. 2017.
  7. Web site: Chimera music store. chimeramusic.com. December 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150416174836/https://chimeramusic.com/#/store/p/mushroom-cloud. April 16, 2015. dead.
  8. Web site: Girl of the Month: Charlotte Kemp Muhl . Girl of the Month: Charlotte Kemp Muhl - Celebrity Style and Fashion from . WhoWhatWear . March 16, 2010 . August 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120808222219/http://www.whowhatwear.com/website/full-article/girl-of-the-month-charlotte-kemp-muhl/ . August 8, 2012 . dead .
  9. Web site: Maybelline - Kemp Muhl Behind the Scenes . Maybelline.ca . August 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512172748/http://maybelline.ca/on-set/84/kemp-muhl-behind-the-scenes . May 12, 2012 . dead .
  10. Web site: Charlotte Kemp Muhl . Fashion Spot. August 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311084010/http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f52/kemp-muhl-9457-13.html . March 11, 2012 . dead .
  11. Web site: Charlene Kemp Muhl . Vidal Sassoon CM Gallery . https://web.archive.org/web/20041009181637/http://vidaljapan.com/entertainment/cm.html . October 9, 2004 . 2004 . dead.
  12. Web site: Premiere: "Donna Marijuana" by UNI. April 20, 2021. Cool Hunting.
  13. Leslie Bennetts Photograph by Patrick Demarchelier . His One And Ono . Vanity Fair . March 21, 2012 . August 23, 2012.
  14. Web site: January 2, 2011. Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl make sweet music as The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger. boston.com.
  15. Web site: Postmodern Love: Charlotte Kemp Muhl and Sean Lennon. October 29, 2010. December 22, 2018.