Sarah Slean
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| Sarah Slean | |
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 Sarah Slean performing in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sarah Hope Slean |
| Born | June 21, 1977 |
| Origin | Pickering, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, painter, photographer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboard instruments |
| Label(s) | WEA, Atlantic |
| Website | SarahSlean.com |
Sarah Hope Slean (born on 21 June 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, painter, and photographer from Pickering, Ontario. She has released seven albums to date (including EPs and live albums). She recorded her first album Universe (1997) at the age of nineteen and has since completed four other albums, Blue Parade (1998), Night Bugs (2002), Day One (2004), and The Baroness (2008).[1] She attended Dunbarton High School in Pickering, along with songstress Lindi Ortega.[2]
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[edit] Biography
Currently a student at the University of Toronto studying music and philosophy, Slean is also an accomplished painter and photographer. Night Bugs was her first major label album, co-produced by Slean and Hawksley Workman, and released by WEA in Canada and Atlantic Records in the United States.[3] It was heavily inspired by cabaret music.
On September 28, 2004, Slean released her fourth album, Day One. Here Slean's piano takes a less important spot for the first time in her career. The focus is more on beats, rhythms and guitar, which shines through in the album's first single, the cheeky "Lucky Me".[4] The up-tempo title track "Day One", and "Mary", a song about Slean's grandmother, were released as the second and third singles.
In October 2006, Slean released a mostly-live album, Orphan Music, which consists of songs recorded live at Toronto's Harbourfront Theatre and the Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Other new tracks featuring Slean and the piano were recorded at DNA Recording Facility in Toronto and Kensaltown Studios in the UK. [5]
Also in 2006, she contributed two tracks ("Us and Them" and "Comfortably Numb") to Pink Floyd Redux, a modern 12-track tribute to Pink Floyd. [6]
Slean is probably best known for a track on Night Bugs, a piano-heavy pop tune called "Sweet Ones". She was also featured on the Fox TV network as the pianist in Sunrise, the fictional town where bodies started piling up in Murder in Small Town X, a short-lived reality TV series.
Slean is responsible for the down-tempo rendition of the originally guitar-driven and fast-paced song Julia. Our Lady Peace performed live, Slean's "piano" version of their song "Julia". Vocalist Raine Maida explained the origins of the piano version: "We’re gonna do a song from our first record now, that was given to us on a cassette tape, a very different version, from a girl named Sarah Slean from Toronto..."[7]
Slean is also recognized as a style icon, for supporting designer Crystal Siemens at the Toronto Fashion Incubator Fundraiser in April 2007.[8]
On December 13, 2007 Slean's website underwent a massive overhaul in preparation for her newest studio album, entitled The Baroness. Visitors to the new site were invited to sign up for Slean's new mailing list, and in doing so would be able to download a demo version of her newest single, "Get Home". People who pre-ordered the new album from the new website's store, also received a download to the non-album track "Parasol". The Baroness was released on March 11th 2008.
On June 11, 2008 on The Howard Stern Show while Alanis Morissette was being interviewed, Robin Quivers and Howard Stern asked Alanis what music she likes right now. Alanis replied that she was obsessed with Sarah Slean at the moment. Robin said that they would have to pick up that disc and listen to it.
[edit] Filmography
- Black Widow (2005)
In late 2004, she filmed Black Widow with Canadian director David Mortin, a film noir musical based on the Evelyn Dick murder case. It premiered in September 2005 on the film festival circuit and on CBC Television in January 2006.
- Tales of the Baroness (2007)
In 2006, Sarah teamed up with video director Nelson Chan ("Mary" , "Day One") to create a three part short film Tales of the Baroness; the first segment aired on May, 11, 2007 on Bravo! presents.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
| Cover Art | Release Date | Title | Details | Label |
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August 17, 1998 | Blue Parade | independent release | |
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March 19, 2002 | Night Bugs | WEA / Atlantic Records | |
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September 28, 2004 | Day One | WEA / Atlantic Records | |
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March 11, 2008 | The Baroness | WEA / Atlantic Records |
[edit] EPs and live albums
| Cover Art | Release Date | Title | Details | Label |
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1997 (Cassette)
1998 (CD) |
Universe | independent release | |
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July 17, 2001 | Sarah Slean EP | WEA / Atlantic Records | |
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October 31, 2006 | Orphan Music | Live album with newly recorded studio versions, B-sides, and remixes | WEA / Atlantic Records |
[edit] Singles
| Cover Art | Release Date | Title | Details | Label |
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July 6, 2004 | "Lucky Me" | WEA / Atlantic Records | |
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November 16, 2004 | "When Another Midnight" | features hip-hop artist K-OS | WEA / Atlantic Records |
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August 9, 2005 | "Mary" | Improbable Pop Radio Mix, not the Day One version | WEA / Atlantic Records |
[edit] Radio releases
- "Sweet Ones" (2002)
- "Weight" (2002)
- "Duncan" (2003)
- "Lucky Me" (2004)
- "Day One"(2005)
- "Mary" (2005)
- "Somebody's Arms" (2005)
- "Get Home" (2008)
[edit] Music videos
- "Weight" (1998)
- "High" (2000)
- "Sweet Ones" (2002)
- "Lucky Me" (2004)
- "Day One"(2005)
- "Mary" (2005)
- "Get Home" (2008)
[edit] References
- ^ Solo Work. Official Community of Sarah Slean. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
- ^ Sarah Slean. lyrics.uz. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
- ^ Night Bugs. Official Community of Sarah Slean. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
- ^ Day One. Official Community of Sarah Slean. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
- ^ Orphan Music. Official Community of Sarah Slean. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
- ^ CD Details. canada.mymusic.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
- ^ Sarah Slean Biography. Sing365.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
- ^ Fashion Bash. Toronto Fashion Incubator. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
[edit] External links
- Official Sarah Slean Website
- Official site for Black Widow, a film noir musical about the Evelyn Dick murder case.
- Official site for Tales of the Baroness The Animated Baroness Tale.
- Exclusive performance and behind the scenes footage on AOL Sessions
- AOL Music interviews Sarah Slean
- Little Slean fansite
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| NAME | Slean, Sarah |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 21 June 1977 |
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