Perth singer songwriter Bri Clark weaves emotionally wrought alt-pop marvels about love, heartache, and the corporeal grind of living with chronic illness. Enveloping her impeccably agile voice—the alluring centrepiece of her work—with spacious atmospherics, brooding piano, and elegant dynamics, Bri Clark has rapidly earned her status as one of Australia’s most enthralling songwriters to watch.
She is a sought-after co-writer, writing for national and international artists and producers such as Meduza (ITA), Jax Jones (UK), Starsmith (UK), Angie McMahon (AUS), Vera Blue (AUS) and more. In the last three years, she has credits on over 30 songs, which have been released by the likes of Dami Im (AUS), Pacific Heights (NZ), and Sarah Saint James (AUS) for her viral TikTok hit ‘Mad at God’. She has had four Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition shortlisted songs, was a finalist three times for APRA AMCOS’ Professional Development Awards, and has confirmed songwriting credits on upcoming releases from Chris Sebastian (AUS) and GRAACE (AUS).
Bri was selected for the APRA AMCOS SongHubs initiative, attending a series of intensive songwriting boot camps curated by the likes of Robert Conley (BIGSOUND 2018, 50 Songs in 5 Days 2018), Georgina McAvenna (The Tower, 2019), and PJ Harding (The Tower, 2021). She was the first ever recipient of the APRA AMCOS Female Mentorship program, being mentored by Mark Lizotte (Diesel) in songwriting before becoming a mentor herself in 2020 for APRA’s inaugural SongGeneration program at ANU.
She released her debut album ‘Waiting’ through Warner Music Australia in 2022. Written in the Spring of 2019 following a turbulent breakup, the release saw the emboldened balladeer honing her most honest and raw offerings to date. ‘Waiting’ was the Local Feature Album of the Week on RTRFM and for the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR), all singles were premiered on national broadcaster triple j, and received editorial playlisting on Spotify and Apple Music.
As a live act, Bri Clark is utterly breathtaking and her transcendental performances often leave audiences agape with awe. She has supported the likes of Middle Kids, Ainslie Wills, Holy Holy, Ben Abraham, Diesel, and has headlined her own shows in Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney to sold out crowds.
After having taken some time away to recover from the experience of being immunocompromised in a global pandemic and a locked down world, she is now ready to sink her teeth into a new era. Last year she travelled to Sydney, London, and Stockholm, to jump back into studios and new rooms with new artists and producers including Alex Hosking, Jimmy James, Oli Som, Moa Lisa, Sebastian Furrer and many more. She is a Mentee in the AIR Women in Music Mentorship for 23/24 with mentor Rachel Kelly, and she is working towards her sophomore album with acclaimed Aotearoa producer, Devin Abrams.