Born in Hong Kong, raised in Toronto, and currently based in New York City, Clive has been a musician for as long as he can remember. He is holds a a Master of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre Writing from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Before that, he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance (Valedictorian '07) as well as Bachelor of Music degree in Composition from McGill University. Currently, Clive is an MBA candidate at the Harvard Business School, Class of 2011.

Clive began piano lessons at the age of five and has not looked back since; he received his A.R.C.T. Performer's Diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music in 2002 and was First Runner-Up at the Ontario Provincial Finals in 2001. He began writing for the theatre in high school, composing original scores for musicals and plays. At 19, he became the youngest conductor ever of the McGill Savoy Society, serving four consecutive seasons as its musical director. In the meantime, he also directed the award-winning a cappella group Soulstice, and music directed Little Shop of Horrors for the McGill Arts Undergraduate Theatre Society in its inaugural season.

Since moving to New York City, Clive has served as music director for Lightning Man (NYU), assistant music director for Afterwards, showcased at Playwrights Horizons, and then went on to write two new scores with the show's bookwriter/lyricist, Mary Stewart-David: Hitch:Craft and Eighty-1. Eighty-1 recently received its premiere at the June Havoc Theatre in midtown Manhattan as part of the ninth annual Midtown International Theatre Festival. Other works include Twenty Minutes To Kill A Princess (Book & Lyrics by Jason Young) and On The Line (Book & Lyrics by Chris Widney).

Clive was recently named an Emerging Artist by the Canada Council for the Arts, who awarded him a full professional artist grant in 2008. Other distinctions include the Quebec Lieutenant Governor's Award (2007), the Philip Vineberg Travelling Fellowship from McGill University (2007), Goldman Sachs Global Leader (2004), and the Forces Avenir Personality Award (2004).