CloZee

Chloé Herry, professionally known as CloZee, was born on August 12, 1992, in Paris, France. Her family later moved to Toulouse, where she developed an interest in classical guitar at age 11, taking lessons for five years. During her youth, she also engaged in playing rock, soul, and funk music with a band. After high school, she pursued an audio-engineering program where she learned FL Studio, leading her to experiment with electronic music production. Drawing inspiration from her classical background and artists like Bonobo, she released her first track to SoundCloud at 19 under the pseudonym “CloZee.”

Her career began formally in 2012 with the release of her first official EP, “Dubious.” That same year, she self-released the albums “Remixes” and “Guitar Covers.” In October 2013, her second EP, “Poetic Assassin,” was released on Gravitas Recordings. While her music initially received mixed reactions in France due to the local preference for trance and techno, her 2014 U.S. tour found American audiences much more receptive to her unique style, particularly in Oakland, Chicago, and Denver. A significant turning point occurred in 2015 with the release of her track “Koto,” which quickly gained millions of views after being featured on the prominent YouTube channel “Mr. Suicide Sheep.” This momentum led to continued U.S. tours in 2016 and 2017 in partnership with the Gravitas label.

In 2018, CloZee released her debut album, “Evasion,” which achieved commercial success by debuting at number 11 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Album Sales chart. The album aimed to transport listeners to an “escape from reality.” In May 2020, she relocated to Denver, Colorado, recognizing its significant electronic dance music scene. Later that year, she released her sophomore album, “Neon Jungle,” which drew inspiration from the natural world, with its lead single “Winter is Coming” inspired by the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Also in 2020, CloZee founded Odyzey Records, an independent label dedicated to promoting diverse electronic music. Her third album, “Microworlds,” released in July 2023, reflected a more introspective creative process due to pandemic-related travel restrictions, taking two years to complete. The album was supported by a 45-stop tour concluding in Denver.