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Chloe Flower
Background information
Birth nameChloe Loh
Born (1985-08-06) August 6, 1985 (age 39)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
GenresClassical music
Classical-Crossover
Contemporary instrumental
Pop Instrumental Pop
Hip hop
Occupation(s)Composer, Writer, Producer, Classical Pianist
InstrumentPiano
Years active2010–present
LabelsIsland Records, Sodapop
Websitechloeflower.com

Chloe Won (born August 6, 1985) who is known professionally as Chloe Flower is an American-born composer, writer, producer and classical pianist.[1][2][3] She studied at Manhattan School of Music Pre-College and later at The Juilliard School.

Career

In early 2011, Chloe was discovered by producer Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds before signing to the Island Def Jam Records department, Sodapop. Her album, categorized as Contemporary Instrumental, will be executive produced by Edmonds and feature spoken word by author and public speaker, Deepak Chopra. Later that year, Chloe opened the North American tour for Italian operatic pop trio, Il Volo.[4]

In 2012, Chloe was featured on Nas’ eleventh studio album, Life Is Good where she performed on, A Queen’s Story, produced by Salaam Remi. Then in November 2013, Chloe was featured on Celine Dion’s eleventh English-language studio album, “Loved Me Back to Life” on “Lullaby.” In the same month, Chloe was featured on the lead single from American hip-hop producer Timbaland’s third studio album, Opera Noir. The song titled, “Know Bout Me”.

In September, 2013 Flower was featured in the 2013 Make Our Mark global Levis campaign, in which the Station-to-Station train retraces the original journey across the American frontier with leading musicians, artists and filmmakers on board.[5][6]

In 2014, Chloe scored the music for the short film I Choose directed by AnnaLynne McCord. In 2015, she scored "A Ballerina's Tale," a documentary on American Ballet Theatre Ballerina, Misty Copeland, directed by Nelson George.[7] In July 2015, Chloe scored the music for Nike and Kevin Hart's health is wealth campaign.[8]

At the 2015 TCA Press Tour, Netflix announced its “Mike Epps: After Dark” Special. The sold-out special was filmed live at the historic Orpheum Theatre featuring Chloe’s live classical music with Epps’ stand-up comedy.

In July 2015, Chloe gave her Walt Disney Hall debut to a sold out audience. The closing song featured a historic classical version of Eric Clapton’s hit song, Change the World which she performed with her producing partner, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds.

In February 2019, Chloe became an instant viral sensation for a spirited performance of the song "Money" by Cardi B at the Grammys. She performed the piece on a glass piano on loan from the Liberace Museum.[9]

In August, 2019, she was selected as a Steinway Artist.

Philanthropy

Since 2006 Chloe has been working with The Somaly Mam Foundation (Somaly Mam) and Organization that focuses primarily on rescuing children/child sex slavery ages 3-17 from sex slavery. She works closely with AFESIP an organization based out of Cambodia which works to care for and secure the rights of those victimized by human trafficking and sex slavery. She also works closely with CAST LA, which assists persons trafficked for the purpose of forced labor and slavery-like practices and to work toward ending all instances of such human rights violations.[10]

In August 2012 Chloe, along with Deepak Chopra, performed in New York City at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center A-List program created by Tory Burch, where they performed for a room full of patients.[11]

In 2013, Chloe performed and served as a panelist on music education and human trafficking for the United Nations’ CTUAN Conference. Then in 2014, Chloe partnered with LA county detention, probation, and foster promoting music education and anti-slavery for at-risk youth and performs regularly at Eastlake Detention Center. On July 30, 2014, Chloe partnered with The United Nations Office of Drug and Crime on the launch of the first UN recognized World Day Against Trafficking of Persons. Chloe performed and spoke alongside Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and the President of the General Assembly, John Ashe.[12]

In 2015, Chloe partnered with Art for Amnesty, a division of Amnesty International, which brings together world-renowned artists for musical projects that benefit Amnesty International.

Awards

In May 2013 Jada Pinkett Smith and Lisa Ling presented Chloe with the Creative Impact Award for her work on Anti Human Trafficking and music education by Cast LA.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ Comment * (2012-05-21). "Arrivals At Tracy Anderson's Method Pregnancy Project Event | Christy Turlington Video Video". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  2. ^ "Hill Harper's Girlfriend Chloe Flower". BallerWives.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Chloe Flower "Revolution"". Global Grind. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Somaly Mam and all the Girls". Vogue India. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Levi's #makeourmark launches". Akqa.com. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  6. ^ "Stars Skydive For Charity!". Look to the Stars. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  7. ^ "Musician Chloe Flower talks scoring 'A Ballerina's Tale' at TFF 2015". Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  8. ^ "PRE-SUPER BOWL EVENTS ROUND UP: Lil Wayne, Drake, John Legend, Nick Cannon, Ludacris, Kevin Hart & More Party It Up In Arizona". Theybf.com. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  9. ^ Gonzales, Erica. "Everyone Is Freaking Out About Cardi B's Fierce Pianist at the Grammys". Harper's Bazaar. Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  10. ^ "BEHIND THE SCENES – Chloe Flower". Regard Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Deepak Chopra Serenades Cancer Patients - Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island". Dnainfo.com. 2011-08-17. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-06-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Human trafficking has no place in modern world, General Assembly President says". United Nations. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  13. ^ Coleman, Christina (2013-05-14). "Pianist Chloe Flower Talks Human Trafficking & Saving Our Youth With GlobalGrind". Global Grind. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  14. ^ "Modern-Day Slavery - It Ends With Us". Castla.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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