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Claire Franklin
- Sarasota, FL
- United States
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Claire Franklin's Discussions
Vinyl Banners
Started Sep 10, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hey, all! We found a great source for vinyl banners - cheap! All the new SMS banners were made by these guys: BuildaSign.com and here's a link…Continue
Bumper Stickers!
Started Sep 7, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes
If you're looking for bumper stickers, check out The Sticker Guy . I've ordered many stickers from him over the years. Great prices. Anyone…Continue
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Claire Franklin's Page
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- Claire Franklin
Webmaster and Development Coordinator
Claire was born in Rugby, England and moved with her family Stateside at the age of 6. She grew up in Pennsylvania (both the Pittsburgh area and the Pocono Mountains) before moving to Florida in her senior year of high school. As a child, she spent 3 years learning to play the cello and performing in her elementary school orchestra. She also studied music and voice throughout her childhood and was always a member of her school choirs in addition to being selected for County and District Chorus in both elementary and junior high years – the only songbird selected from her school on several occasions.
At the age of 12, Claire found her true musical calling. While eating a late night dinner with her family, she could hear the band playing at the nightclub in the same building and immediately announced that she wanted to play the drums. Having such a cool and supportive family certainly helped here, because her parents were actually excited at the idea of hearing drums banging in the house day in and day out and within a week went out and bought her a beginner’s drumset. She then set about teaching herself how to play the drums by watching MTV videos for hours-on-end and playing along to anything and everything that came on the radio. She also taught herself how to read drum music so that she may join her high school marching band where she played the snare drum.
After moving to Florida, Claire decided she wanted to be in a real rocknroll band, so she got together with some schoolmates to form the obligatory first garage band that was truly awful but so much fun. From there she moved to St. Pete at the age of 17 to attend St. Petersburg Junior College and play drums in the Tampa-based indie band “Bullwinkle“. Bullwinkle made quite a name for itself, both with its on-stage musical offerings and its off-stage antics. After the oh-so-dramatic implosion of Bullwinkle, Claire then enjoyed a brief stint with a really obscure band called Silicone Bob, before running off to Sarasota, where she joined up with singer-songwriter-guitarist DeLaran to form Elysian Sex Drive in 1993. After a couple of years, she then left ESD to join Frog & Flower, then Chime, then Jeff Young (formerly of Megadeth) and now back with Elysian Sex Drive for the last 5 years (this time around) and counting. Rumor has it, Claire has also been seen recently playing drums or cajon with The Woodies, Scone Train, and Stiff Saints.
Ms. Franklin has also picked some other tricks-of-the-trade along the way. In 2004, she earned a Bachelor of Information Technology degree in Computer Systems (Summa Cum Laude) from American Intercontinental University. She has produced and co-produced several albums and operates her own in-house recording and multimedia studio, Blue Medusa Studios, where she is currently engineering and producing several Sarasota area bands. Most recently, she created and produced “Noise Ordinance,” a 38 band double-disc compilation showcasing original music based in the Sarasota area, complete with a massive CD Release Party that is still to this day the topic of many discussions! Claire has also been a webmaster and graphic designer for over 10 years and was the creator and founder of the (now defunct) Sarasota Band Buzzz website back in the mid 1990′s which showcased and featured original Sarasota and Tampa Bay area bands. She also created the online Florida Music Network in the ’90s, which was a network webring (anyone remember those?) for original Florida indie bands, to help crosspromote and assist each other in booking gigs all around Florida. She has also been at the helm of 2 teeny tiny indie record labels: “Tasty Records” and “Wak the Kitty Records” and once even owned a gift shop in downtown Bradenton for a while! For her ‘Clark Kent’ daytime persona, Claire currently plays the role of database administrator and GIS mapmaker for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Claire has always held the belief that local original music is a critical part of any successful town or community and that local artistic talent helps give a community it’s identity and should receive the recognition it deserves in return. Sarasota, in particular, being a both a tourist hotspot and being internationally recognized for the arts is a natural fit for the diverse and amazing musical talent that resides here. She is honored to be a part of SarasotaMusicScene.com to help showcase and promote the amazing music and talent this town has to offer the world! Claire can also be seen around town popping up in unexpected places to play drums and percussion with random assortments of musicians and bands.
Latest Activity
Claire Franklin commented on musicdiarrhea's blog post A belated critique of drummer's night..."wise and kind... hehehe. All I know is thank god there's some real dialogue and activity going on this site! I was beginning to lose hope thinking no one actually cared....
Keep em coming! Who else wants to contribute??? ANYONE??
--the wise and…"
Claire Franklin joined Sarasota Music Scene's group
SMS Guerrilla Squad
Sarasota Music Scene Street Team, aka "SMS Guerrilla Squad". We review local shows, post photos and videos, run around town putting up flyers, and do whatever else we can think of to support the Sarasota music scene. All are welcome! We do the FUN STUFF.See More
Claire Franklin's blog post was featuredWelcome to the new SarasotaMusicScene.com!
Are you a band/artist and want to get into the band directory? Want to know how to customize your profile page, including embedding your music player? CHECK OUT OUR SITE NAVIGATION AND FEATURES SECTION IN THE FORUM! More tutorials will be added, to help you get the most out of what our site has to offer.Also, SMS is looking for feature columnists! Interested? Sign up and send…See More
Claire Franklin posted a blog postWelcome to the new SarasotaMusicScene.com!
Are you a band/artist and want to get into the band directory? Want to know how to customize your profile page, including embedding your music player? CHECK OUT OUR SITE NAVIGATION AND FEATURES SECTION IN THE FORUM! More tutorials will be added, to help you get the most out of what our site has to offer.Also, SMS is looking for feature columnists! Interested? Sign up and send…See More
Claire Franklin is attending Sarasota Music Scene's event
Drummers Night 4 at Cock & Bull
October 15, 2011 at 8pm to October 16, 2011 at 2am
DRUMMERS NIGHT 420 DRUMMER ON 20 KITS+5 DRUMMER TO PLAY A SOLO SET guest players will play with all the drummersGUEST INCLUDEThe night's guest M C will be Shakira Sofer-Greg Bortnichak will open the show on the celloKatherine Barnes Kelly and Joe Crespo from the sons of hippiesDaniel Dean Demerin beat boxing Toby Norton with John Ewingpiano smash with CAT IN THE BASEMENT playing spy cats w/ all the drummers-BRAD FRIES -RYAN ELWELL-BEN STORY -CLAIRE FRANKLIN-DAVID CURRAN -ALEX FRAZZONI -MATT…See More
Claire Franklin commented on Sarasota Music Scene's event Drummers Night 4"CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Claire Franklin posted an event
Matt Frost, Pete Cooley & Sara Nelms at Cock & Bull
October 1, 2011 at 9pm to October 2, 2011 at 1am
Come celebrate October with some great music and the opening of the fire pit! Show starts about 9 PM $3 / $5See More
Claire Franklin posted an eventBlackbird : Beatles tribute concert to benefit WSLR at Cock & Bull
June 12, 2010 at 7pm to June 13, 2010 at 1am
Claire Franklin's Blog
Welcome to the new SarasotaMusicScene.com!
Posted on October 16, 2011 at 11:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Are you a band/artist and want to get into the band directory? Want to know how to customize your profile page, including embedding your music player? CHECK OUT OUR SITE NAVIGATION AND FEATURES SECTION IN THE FORUM! More tutorials will be added, to help you get the most out of what our site has to offer.
Also, SMS is looking for feature columnists! Interested? Sign…
Continue Ready for another Noise Ordinance? (the good kind)
Posted on November 11, 2010 at 8:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The Second installment of Noise Ordinance is up and running! We are seeking SPONSORS and BAND SUBMISSIONS. Also, this year we will be trying something new: a call to local artists for the CD cover!
For more information, go to…
REVIEW: Hammerhouse, RaeF, To Sleep To Dream = New faces and sounds in Sarasota!
Posted on September 26, 2010 at 10:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
September 25, 2010 has proven to be yet another night loaded with options for amazing local original music. Several new faces arrived on the local music scene tonight and the Sarasota Music Scene team managed to hit up a couple of shows as we ran from venue to venue sampling the music buffet offered by some of Sarasota's finest (and newest) talents.
First up: Hammerhouse at Pastimes Pub in GulfGate. Hammerhouse hit the stage…
Continue Blackbird: local bands pay tribute to The Beatles
Posted on June 1, 2010 at 8:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
In classic Sarasota fashion, local bands will "come together" for Blackbird: a Beatles tribute show to benefit WSLR. Featuring performances by Another Roadside Attraction, Big Blu House, Bud Buckley, The Equines, Devin Robinson Band, Harper Sublette, Mermannequin, Michael Miller & The Heart Machine, Reggie Williams, Scone Train, and dubstep mashups by Shock to the…
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Events
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Lido Key Tiki Bar
May 20, 2012 from 3pm to 7pm – Ritz Carlton Beach Club/Lido Key Tiki Bar
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~Open Mic Night~ Growlers Pub Every Tuesday
May 22, 2012 at 8pm to May 23, 2012 at 1am – Growlers Pub
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~Open Mic Night~ Growlers Pub Every Tuesday
May 29, 2012 at 8pm to May 30, 2012 at 1am – Growlers Pub
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