Claire Marie Lim

Claire Marie Lim is a music technologist and electronic musician, active under her artist project dolltr!ck. She specializes in instruction for electronic performance, production and programming under her educational moniker the smol prof, and is an advocate of women and Asian representation in music technology. She is an Ableton Certified Trainer, a Bitwig Certified Trainer, and an Apple Certified Pro, and consults for artists from Universal Music Group, Spinnin’ Records, Monstercat, Liquicity, and more. A wearer of many hats, Lim has been a producer, songwriter, performance designer, audio engineer, playback technician, synthesist, and more throughout her career, and has worked on the teams of Grammy-winning and Billboard-charting artists, such as Alphabet Rockers, Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Wang Leehom, Nona Hendryx (Labelle), My Brightest Diamond, lullaboy (a.k.a. Bernard Dinata), and Agnez Mo, among others.

As dolltr!ck, Lim is known for her live electronic performances incorporating dreamy synths, punchy drum machines, and processed vocals, tied together by dynamic controllerism. Her endeavors have been hailed as “shattering the glass ceiling of electronic music,” gaining recognition from the likes of Spotify, iHeartRadio, Broadway World, Sofar Sounds, and the Recording Academy. Having worked with organizations such as Splice, the International Center of Photography, and Coursera to bring music technology education to various ages and experience levels, Lim continues to collaborate with initiatives such as We Make Noise (formerly Beats By Girlz), FEMME HOUSE, Boston Raising Powerful Musicians (formerly Girls Rock Campaign), and the New York Public Library network to share music-making tools with the community.