B l u e P a r a d e - A S a r a h S l e a n F a n s i t e
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By Jeff Meyer
Sarah Slean stopped in at the Terradactyl Lounge to open up for MOE BERG (lead singer of THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS; presently working on a solo project). Although you may not be familiar with her music right now, don't be surprised if you hear a lot more about this talented 20-year-old in the near future.
Slean is yet another young, female, Canadian singer/songwriter. Currently, there seems to be a giant surplus of such talent in Canada (SARAH McLACHLAN, TARA MacLEAN and DAYNA MANNING just to name a few), but there is definitely room in this music scene for Sarah Slean.
She has an independently produced tape out now and is hard at work on a new CD-EP. Lack of material is not a problem. "At some shows, people have approached me and complained that I didn't pick the right songs for the album."
She also agrees that touring is a fun part of the music business. Originally from Pickering, Ontario but now based in Toronto, she is playing a whole bunch of clubs in Ontario with Moe Berg. Her love of touring becomes more apparent in her live shows. She loves to explain the significance of certain songs and interacts well with the audience. This is really the only way to see her true mastery of songwriting and her raw talent on the piano, which she was classically trained on as a youngster.
One can not see Sarah Slean without drawing parallels to TORI AMOS which she admits is inevitable. "She (Tori Amos) is the one who really showed me what the piano is capable of."
On top of all her touring and recording, she also is in her second year of music at University of Toronto. Sarah Slean is certainly a shining star in this seemingly endless barrage of young, female and inspired musicians in Canada today.
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