Peter Clarke

I am willing to travel outside Tennessee, but travel accommodations must be apart of our negotiations.

My name's Peter Clarke and I'm originally from Long Island. I have been a musician since I was 9 years old. I started learning the guitar, writing lyrics, and playing the trumpet. By 7th grade, I was an All-County trumpet player. By my early teens, I was a co-writer and lead singer in a rock band with some friends. In High School, I was a member of Tri-M, which was a music honor society, as well as a Wind and Jazz Ensemble, and AP Music Theory. As a trumpet player, I learned a lot about classical and jazz music. I also had the honor of playing TAPS at Memorial and Veterans' Day services, as well as the National Anthem at a local lacrosse game. In the Fall 2009, I attended Skidmore College on a Filene Music Scholarship, but had eventually grown out of playing the trumpet and started focusing more on songwriting and improving my guitar playing. In August 2011, I dropped out of school to pursue a career in the music business. For the next eleven years (minus COVID for performing live), I worked, saved, lived at home, wrote, record, and formed a band to play shows around New York City. In 2018, a rep from Relix Magazine reached out to me to be featured in an issue of their digital artist sampler. However, as New York became more of a place I did not feel akin to, I decided to move to Nashville in September 2022. Since then, I have had a great first year here. I have met some great people, recorded an EP, and played around town at the Bluebird Cafe, Fox & Locke, and was also able to quit food service after 13 years and work a full-time job in music at Nashville Record Pressing.

I want to help you create a cool sound. I want to help make your project sound magical. I have a very good ear and am very easy-going. Let's get together and get a vibe going!

*Please note: If I know the venue has a reliable backline, I will usually NOT bring my amp (just to cut down on the lugging).