claudia forever is the project of sydney-based alt-pop artist, claudia schmidt.

no matter the project / vessel / genre, claudia's instinct for making music that tethers itself to the listener is phenomenal.

- joe khan, triple j

claudia is the recipient of a sound NSW grant for her second mixtape, due out early 2026.

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in 2024 she released her 8-track debut mixtape, when it gets late, via mandatory music and believe au/nz.

her mixape received national airplay across triple j, fbi, 2ser, SYN and more. she appeared in support of UK band, sorry, on their australian tour for her debut live show.

previously fronting indie bands lorelei and betty & oswald, claudia has performed at festivals across australia and internationally including canadian music week, lost paradise, woodford folk festival, mountain sounds, festival of the sun and more.

perched at the intersection of glossy hyperreal pop and grainy indie pop, claudia's music pulls at the tension between the two. existential, sentimental and sometimes fantastical, her songs chew on the ineffable question: what is one's place in the world?