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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. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Pickering is a City located immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. Pickering is a City located immediately east of Toronto in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada 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). Universe is the first EP by Canadian artist Sarah Slean. Track listing "Weight" "I Know" Blue Parade is the first full length album by Canadian artist Sarah Slean. Night Bugs is an album by Canadian artist Sarah Slean. Track listing "Eliot" - 422 "Weight" For the movie about the Manhattan Project see Day One (movie. The Baroness is the fifth Studio album by Canadian Singer-songwriter and Pianist Sarah Slean, released on March [1] She attended Dunbarton High School in Pickering, along with songstress Lindi Ortega. Dunbarton High School is located in Pickering Ontario and is part of the Durham District School Board. [2]
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Currently a student at the University of Toronto studying music and philosophy, Slean is also an accomplished painter and photographer. This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus 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. Hawksley Workman (born March 4 1975 is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his quirky yet accessible blend of cabaret pop and glam rock Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [3] It was heavily inspired by cabaret music. Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring Comedy, Song, Dance, and Theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue &mdash a Restaurant
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. Orphan Music is the first official Live album by Canadian Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist Sarah Slean, 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. Murder in Small Town X was an American reality television series created by George Verschoor Robert Fisher Jr Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary
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. Raine Maida, full name Michael Anthony Maida (born February 18[[ 970]] is a Canadian singer and songwriter best known as the front man of the . . "[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. The Baroness is the fifth Studio album by Canadian Singer-songwriter and Pianist Sarah Slean, released on March 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. The Baroness is the fifth Studio album by Canadian Singer-songwriter and Pianist Sarah Slean, released on March Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty
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. The Howard Stern Show is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern on Howard 100, one of two channels on the subscription-based Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1 1974 is a Canadian-born Singer-songwriter, Record producer, and Actress. Robin Ophelia Quivers (born August 8 1952 is an American talk show host and Howard Stern's primary co-host on his morning radio show. Howard Allan Stern (born January 12 1954 is an American radio host and Television personality. 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.
In late 2004, she filmed Black Widow with Canadian director David Mortin, a film noir musical based on the Evelyn Dick murder case. Black Widow, a "Film Noir Musical" is based on the Evelyn Dick murder case The murder trials of Evelyn Dick (born October 13, 1920) remain the most sensationalized events in Canadian crime history It premiered in September 2005 on the film festival circuit and on CBC Television in January 2006. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network.
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. Sarah Slean 's " Mary " is a velvety piece about the ventures of her pregnant Grandmother escaping the grasp of the World War Tales of the Baroness, a three-part animated short film Musician Sarah Slean teamed up with video director Nelson Chan of Mary, Day Bravo! is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| NAME | Slean, Sarah |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 21 June 1977 |
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