Music is often said to be one of the most powerful forms of entertainment. It connects to our emotions deeply, and intensely. Our body reacts differently to different types of music from rock to folk and electronic to pop. Many artists have connected to their listeners on emotional levels. Researchers have claimed that our brain triggers particular emotions and inculcates positivity in humans.
Sarah’s Hereabouts & Achievements
Sarah Keyser is a guitarist, vocalist, and multi-genre songwriter. She is a queer woman who stands for up for mental health awareness through her music. She is also a freelance songwriter for hire and has worked with a handful of R&B and pop artists in L.A.
Her works are available on YouTube and Spotify. She has also music directed a bunch of bands and has been hired to play guitar for several local bands. Her vast knowledge of different genres and music theory allows her to write in a wide array of styles. She loves to play all types of music, pop being her greatest love. The artist has around 1k+ Instagram followers who constantly shower her with love and support and is also available on Facebook.
Early Life
Sarah was born in the suburbs of Arlington, Virginia in August of 1997. Her father played piano and alto sax and her older sister played piano and cello. Meanwhile, Sarah sang in the World Children’s Choir and started forming her first band ever called “Moon-Scene”. She began taking vocal lessons when she was 13 and guitar lessons when she was 14. This eventually culminated in her going to Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. She graduated from the songwriting program in May 2019 and is currently living in Los Angeles releasing music under her name as a pop/rock artist & playing in a new duo called ‘brvthrs’.
Goals
Her business model is to always create and collaborate with other artists and continuously keep growing as a musician. She would love to go on tour with her band and to release more music under her own artist project. Due to covid, her shows have been delayed, but she plans to get back to doing live performances soon. Her new duo, ‘brvthrs’ has a show coming up at Molly Malone’s on June 19th, 2021, which you can check out on her website.
Inspiration & Influence
She believes in being kind and honest towards her work and herself. She quotes RuPaul, “If you can’t love yourself how the hell are you gonna love somebody else,” she believes in self-love. The biggest motivation that stuck with her throughout the years is “keep going”, she believes in taking little steps each day to further her work in the music industry. She loves to collaborate with others and teach songwriting to people of all age groups.
Growing up she was in a few bands and being surrounded by like-minded individuals really helped her build her artistry. She thinks she will inspire more people to speak their truth because her music is all about ‘wearing her heart on her sleeve and being completely transparent with her feelings in regards to her own mental health.’
