That was clearly in evidence at the Bedford School of Music and Performing Arts' "The Future is Now" concert at the school's Itchen St base on Saturday, where Clark was one of several musicians on hand to entertain the public.
He performed several original songs and in between, spoke to the audience about how he went about writing them.
Clark described his style as "rockabilly", which gave him the licence to weave humour and at times, a few risque lines into his strong guitar riffs.
"It's like the birth of punk," he said.
"It's got that kind of upbeat feeling."
One song he wrote and performed at the concert was the catchy Mister Deputy Dog, dedicated to his niece.
It is essentially about a dog with certain bad habits, which a lot of people can probably relate to.
Jae Bedford, of the Bedford School of Music, said it was the fifth time the school had held the concert.
"The whole idea was we have got students that are at industry level now and ready to play. We were doing variety shows where they were doing two or three songs maximum, so it's a chance to give them a 30-minute set and play with artists from out of town.
"They can network and learn from them and see what the industry is really like."
Musicians from Oamaru, Dunedin, Temuka and Waimate all featured in the concert.
