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Introducing: Sarah McLeod

4 months ago 28th Jul 15:27

Sarah has that certain rare mass appeal. She first stepped into the spotlight as the front woman of The Superjesus – a band who rose to fame after three successful albums and in the process winning multi awards including 3 ARIA’s, and a huge dedicated fan-base along the way.

Sarah then moved on to write and record her debut solo album – Beauty Was A Tiger, in 2005, which marked the beginning of a new energy in her sound. She founded a new band and stepped out with a new groove.

Beauty Was A Tiger (co-produced by ARIA award winner Matt Lovell & Chris Peters of Electric Six) scored nationwide radio play and major media support for its releases including Private School Kid, the heartbreakingly beautiful All But Gone, and the ARIA chart topping He Doesn’t Love You. National tours with sold out shows proved she was on the right track.

Soon after came the invite to perform at Canadian Music Week in Toronto. Sarah decided to strip back the set to a solo acoustic format and finally show a different, raw side of herself musically. The result was sheer brilliance… and caught the ears of legendary Jimmy Douglass.

Upon returning to Australia Sarah’s final single from Beauty Was A Tiger, He Doesn’t Love You, started to breathe a whole new life of its own. The commanding vocals on the track caught the attention of hot Sydney DJ / Producer, Hook n Sling.

The result was a remix that fast became a worldwide smash hit in the clubs and radio and leapt to the #1 spot on the ARIA Charts. Signed to Renaissance UK and supported by Radio BBC1, the Hook n Sling mixes of He Doesn’t Love You are the highest selling release for the label for 2006-2007.

Enter 2007. Sarah took time out to build a studio for her record label and commenced writing her heart out. It was a special time musically. And it was Grammy Award winner, Jimmy Douglass (Duran Duran, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Missy Elliot), that heard the tracks first.

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