Clare Means is a Los Angeles based singer/songwriter. She has independently sold thousands of her debut album "White Bamboo" while performing at shows, on the Santa Monica promenade and Universal City Walk. It is also available on CDBaby and iTunes. The title track from this album was placed on UCLA Radio's "Best Unsigned Artists of 2007 Compilation". Another song from the album, "Everybody's Room But Mine," was a finalist in the lyric contest for the January/February issue of "American Songwriter Magazine" and was a semi-finalist in the 2007 International Songwriting Competition. Another song from the album, "Chloe", was recently placed in a short film, "TBD", directed by Ray Chang. This film was screened at both the Los Angeles Short Film Festival and the Pan African Film Festival. You can also hear her song "Angels of the Freeway" on the recently released short film "Not on the 1st Date", directed and written by Carlos Dorsey. Clare Means is a singer/songwriter also known for her great live performances. She has played at many different venues in Los Angeles and New York including the Viper Room, CBGB's, Tangier, the Cat Club, Highland Grounds, and many others. She also plays weekly at Universal City Walk and the Santa Monica Promenade and she has monthly residency at the prestigious "Room 5". You can check out her latest news and tour dates and hear samples of her music at www.myspace.com/claremeans .