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Mia Lauren Clarke (born 20 March 1983) is an English guitarist from the alternative rock band Electrelane and an entrepreneur. She was born in Brighton, England and following a short period living in the Czech Republic moved to Chicago, United States in 2008
She formed a new band, Follows, in 2008 in Chicago with members of Russian Circles, Bloodiest, and Atombombpocketknife. Clarke has collaborated with Canadians hip hop artist Buck 65, contributing guitar to his Dirtbike 3/3 project.
In April 2008, Clarke flew to Amsterdam to record a guitar improvisation with Andy Moor of The Ex. Their collaboration "Guitargument" was released digitally by File Thirteen Records on 17 February 2009 and as a CD edition by hellosQuare recordings in late 2010.
She is also a freelance writer and has written about music for publications including The Wire, (2025). 9781910295311, Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781910295311 The Guardian, and Pitchfork Media. From 2009 to 2013, Clarke wrote a column on Chicago's classical music scene for Time Out Chicago. She then established a career as a copywriter and creative strategist.
In 2019, she co-founded a women's wellbeing brand, Nyssa, which she sold and exited in 2023.
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