About Chloë March

‘One woman band March crafts an ethereal song cycle based around water imagery, using the intricate minimalism of Steve Reich, layers of sparkling keyboards and her deep, sensual alto. Ms. March is a more pastoral Kate Bush. It's the sort of music that would accompany a movie version of Wuthering Heights (as directed by Peter Greenaway)’ the new gay

I spent three years writing, recording and producing my water-inspired second album ‘Divining’ (released 2008), slowly building up a kind of filmic sound-palette including piano, found-sounds and some masterful french horn playing from my sister Emma Bell.

‘Divining’ includes songs inspired by Anne Boleyn, Bernini, Keats, Botticelli, Dodie Smith's 'I Capture the Castle' and the melancholic waters of love and loss.

I tend to approach my songs from the lyrics inwards - scoring them like miniature films. I've also composed music for theatre and dance. In May 2008 I was commissioned to compose a 40min orchestral/electronic soundtrack for the Dance-Theatre piece ‘realPolitik’ choreographed by Julie Hope and performed at the Michaelis Theatre, London.

The single ‘Written On Water’ from 'Divining' was featured on Tom Robinson’s Introducing show on BBC6 and tracks have received extensive airplay including regular plays on Dandelion Radio (London-based Independent station given the honour of continuing John Peel’s ‘Festive Fifty’). The U.S. website ‘Cutting Edge Voices’ interviewed me about the process of making ‘Divining’ in 2009 – you can read that in-depth article here.

My latest EP ‘Garden On The Boulevard’ was digitally released late 2009. It continues my fascination with imagery and ambition to create evocative soundworlds. These songs are inspired by boulevard cafés and old cameras, lost love and seductive glamour, bees, ghosts in the garden and personal transformations. ‘Etoile’ and ‘Marquisite’ have both had airplay on Dandelion Radio (‘Chloë on fine form again’ Mark Whitby)

In 2008 my Christmas Single 'Snow Kiss' received considerable airplay including continuous streaming on Christmas Day on the U.S music streaming site Julians Flight

Snowdrop was my first album released in 2004, more piano-based than my recent work and including songs inspired by Dickens, folklore, loss and longing.

‘A gorgeous voice… an air of melancholy, sophisticated songs…a trace of David Sylvian’s jazz-tinted sound… March’s singing is exceptional - ‘Snowdrop’ is a thing of beauty’ collected sounds

I've also been a guest vocalist for other artists, including the Australian dreampop collective Glassacre and German electronica artist Jumpel.

In 2005 I was keyboard player and backing vocalist for Cousteau, touring the U.K and Italy, playing for live TV and BBC radio and appearing at venues including the amphitheatre at Recanati, Bush Halls, The Borderline, The Life Café, The Glee Club, King Tuts…

To commission scores, for info on sync permissions and session singing please contact powderkegrecords@chloemarch.co.uk