Sarah Blacker: A Shining Light in the Local Music Scene
Kerry Cardoza, SouthCoast247.com
August 8,2008
Sarah Blacker isn’t just another girl with a guitar. A graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, Blacker is a board-certified Music Therapist who’s been making tunes since grade school. A talented local musician, Blacker plays shows regularly in and around the Boston area.
Blacker creates jazzy folk music that is reminiscent of early Ani DiFranco. She collaborates a lot with other musicians, so her songs have a wide range of sounds. You can also hear her vast spectrum of influences come across musically, from Joni Mitchell to the Beatles. In fact, she does an amazing cover of the Beatles’ “Girl”, available for listening on her MySpace.
“I always had dreams as a child of putting on one woman shows where I was doing acrobatics, dancing and singing at the top of my lungs,” Blacker shared. She always felt better after making up songs so she hasn’t stopped.
An incredibly hard-working artist, she writes an average of 5-6 songs per week. “I tend to write songs when I’m feeling overwhelmed by something in life,” she stated. Lately, Blacker has been writing songs in her sleep, waking up “in the middle of the night” and singing into her tape recorder!
She’s got enough music knowledge and experience to back her up, so don’t take her lightly. The musician has definitely experienced the music industry pushing her “to become a sex symbol” and assuming she knows nothing about music. Blacker would rather be seen as “a quirky little entity” and fortunately finds the acoustic music network to be very supportive.
A self-described “do-it-yourself kind of gal,” she is in the process of writing and recording a new album all on her own at home in Cambridge. “There’s nothing that compares to singing in your PJ’s,” Blacker said. She also plans on playing most of the instruments on the new album herself, honing the skills she developed while at Berklee. The album is slated for release in the spring on 2009 with a tour to follow so be on the lookout!
For more info, check out:
myspace.com/sarahblacker
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