Rachael Sage
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Rachael Sage is an American singer-songwriter
and producer
.
She has shared stages with Sarah McLachlan
, Judy Collins
, Marc Cohn
, The Animals
and Ani DiFranco
, and was named one of the Top 100 Independent Artists Of The Past 15 Years by Performing Songwriter magazine. Her performances combine musicianship with between-song banter, what The New York Times
recently dubbed Sage's "inner Fanny Brice".
She was born in Port Chester, NY and studied drama and ballet
, before switching to music. She has released nine albums, as of May 2010, on her own label, MPress Records, and regularly tours both North America and Europe. Her 10th album, Haunted by You, is expected in early 2012.
Sage is a self-taught pianist, influenced by her parents' Doo-Wop
and Beatles records, as well as Broadway cast albums, creating early demos on a 4-track
recording system she received as a Bat Mitzvah present. During Junior High school, Sage gained admission to the School of American Ballet
. Sage attended Stanford University
, earning a degree in Drama. Later, she was in the Actors Studio
MFA program. Her performance in their New York Talent Search won Sage a place on the Village Stage of the 1997 Lilith Fair
.
The word theatrical has been used to describe Sage's sound. Legendary pop producer Phil Ramone
said of working with Sage that he was reminded of collaborating with Bob Dylan
, and that "She has a very unusual way of treating a pop song. I admire her editorial and musical ability when it comes to crafting a tune."
Most recently, Sage's "Brave Mistake" was nominated for Best Story Song at The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards
, and Sage herself took home OUTstanding Producer for her song "Hope's Outpost" at The 7th Annual OUTMusic Awards.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
.
She has shared stages with Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...
, Judy Collins
Judy Collins
Judith Marjorie "Judy" Collins is an American singer and songwriter, known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records ; and for her social activism. She is an alumna of the University of Colorado.-Musical career:Collins was born and raised in Seattle, Washington...
, Marc Cohn
Marc Cohn
Marc Craig Cohn is an American folk rock singer-songwriter and musician.- Personal life :Cohn was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Beachwood High School in Beachwood, a Cleveland suburb. He then attended Oberlin College....
, The Animals
The Animals
The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s formed in Newcastle upon Tyne during the early part of the decade, and later relocated to London...
and Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist, poet, and songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums, and is widely considered a feminist icon.-Biography:...
, and was named one of the Top 100 Independent Artists Of The Past 15 Years by Performing Songwriter magazine. Her performances combine musicianship with between-song banter, what The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
recently dubbed Sage's "inner Fanny Brice".
She was born in Port Chester, NY and studied drama and ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
, before switching to music. She has released nine albums, as of May 2010, on her own label, MPress Records, and regularly tours both North America and Europe. Her 10th album, Haunted by You, is expected in early 2012.
Sage is a self-taught pianist, influenced by her parents' Doo-Wop
Doo-wop
The name Doo-wop is given to a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that developed in African American communities in the 1940s and achieved mainstream popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. It emerged from New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and...
and Beatles records, as well as Broadway cast albums, creating early demos on a 4-track
4-track
4-track or 4-track tape may refer to:* The 4-track cartridge as an analogue music storage format popular from the late 1950s* A 4-track tape used in professional recording studios for multitrack recording...
recording system she received as a Bat Mitzvah present. During Junior High school, Sage gained admission to the School of American Ballet
School of American Ballet
The School of American Ballet is one of the most famous classical ballet schools in the world and is the associate school of the New York City Ballet, a leading international ballet company based at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. The school trains students from the...
. Sage attended Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, earning a degree in Drama. Later, she was in the Actors Studio
Actors Studio
The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights at 432 West 44th Street in the Clinton neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded October 5, 1947, by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford, Robert Lewis and Anna Sokolow who provided...
MFA program. Her performance in their New York Talent Search won Sage a place on the Village Stage of the 1997 Lilith Fair
Lilith Fair
Lilith Fair was a concert tour and travelling music festival, founded by Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan, Nettwerk Music Group's Dan Fraser and Terry McBride, and New York talent agent Marty Diamond. It took place during the summers of 1997 to 1999, and was revived in the summer of 2010. It...
.
The word theatrical has been used to describe Sage's sound. Legendary pop producer Phil Ramone
Phil Ramone
Phil Ramone is a South-African violinist, composer, recording engineer, and record producer.-Biography:As a young child in South Africa, Ramone was a musical prodigy, beginning to play the violin at age three and performing for Queen Elizabeth II at age ten...
said of working with Sage that he was reminded of collaborating with Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, and that "She has a very unusual way of treating a pop song. I admire her editorial and musical ability when it comes to crafting a tune."
Most recently, Sage's "Brave Mistake" was nominated for Best Story Song at The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
, and Sage herself took home OUTstanding Producer for her song "Hope's Outpost" at The 7th Annual OUTMusic Awards.
Discography
- Morbid RomanticMorbid Romantic-Track listing:All songs written by Rachael Sage unless otherwise indicated.# "Souvenir" – 3:21# "The Spirit We" – 3:19# "Morbid Romantic" – 4:44# "Momentary War" – 4:19# "Brightness" – 3:40# "William" – 4:49# "Driving With God" – 5:00# "Rain So Hard" – 5:28...
(1995) - Smashing the SereneSmashing the Serene-Track listing:All songs written by Rachael Sage unless otherwise indicated.# "Sistersong"# "Crack of Dawn"# "Bruises Without Blue"# "Cultivate"# "Ode to a Sailor"# "Air We Share"# "My Eliza"# "Alive Before You"# "Swallow This Phone"# "Lotus Flower"...
(1998) - Painting of a PaintingPainting of a Painting-Track listing:All songs written by Rachael Sage unless otherwise indicated.# "Cyanide and Cinnamon" – 3:23# "Satellite" – 3:44# "Better from Mars" – 4:20# "Picture They Took" – 4:20# "Among All of God's Creatures" – 3:52# "Painting of a Painting" – 3:54...
(2001) - Illusion's CarnivalIllusion's Carnival-Track listing:All songs written by Rachael Sage unless otherwise indicated.# "Angel"# "Trouble"# "My Precious"# "Before It Comes"# "Unbeauty"# "Look"# "Marmelade"# "Linger"# "Camera"# "Memory"# "Drive"# "But I Know"# "Maybe It's The Way"...
(2002) - Public Record Album (2003)
- Ballads & BurlesqueBallads & BurlesqueBallads & Burlesque is Rachael Sage's sixth album, released in 2004.-Track listing:All songs written by Rachael Sage unless otherwise indicated.# "Sacrifice"# "Leah"# "It's So Hard"# "Why Not Love"# "Even Love Dies"# "One True Thing"...
(2004) - The Blistering SunThe Blistering Sun-Track listing:All songs written by Rachael Sage unless otherwise indicated.# "Alright, OK" – 3:47# "Featherwoman" – 3:47# "93 Maidens" – 2:56# "Wildflower" – 3:40# "Violet or Blue" – 4:18# "Lonely Streets" – 3:25# "Older" – 4:56# "Hit Song" – 2:42...
(2006) - Chandelier (album)Chandelier (album)Chandelier is Japanese rock band Plastic Tree's sixth full-length album. Those who ordered the first press limited edition of this album also received a poster.-Track listing:-References:...
(2008) - Delancey Street (album)Delancey Street (album)-Track listing:All songs written by Rachael Sage unless otherwise indicated.# "Hope's Outpost" – 2:59# "There Is Passion" – 3:21# "Brave Mistake" – 4:44# "Everything Was Red" – 4:24# "Big Star" – 2:55# "Wasn't It You" – 3:45...
(2010) - Haunted by You (2012)