Exclusive Interview: Aussie Singer/Songwriter, Sarah D

Sarah D is an Australian YouTuber that made her way to Los Angeles, California to further her music career. Since studying and working in LA she has studied under vocal coaches who have worked with the likes of Justin Bieber to Britney Spears. Sarah has been in high demand since the release of her new song “Lighter Ignite!” In this exclusive interview we get to learn about her musical influences, what’s next in her career and we even talk about VidCon!

1. How long have you been singing? Did you always know that this was something you wanted to turn into a career? I’ve been singing since I was about 9 years old. Once I saw Britney on my TV screen, it looked like so much fun and knew then that was what I wanted to do, make people happy through entertaining.

2. What would you say is your biggest inspiration when writing original music?

Life is one of my biggest inspirations for writing music. Life is a teacher, it challenges you, plays with you, motivates you, surprises you and all those moments can create some great stories to write about. As long as it’s true to YOU and makes you FEEL you can’t go wrong.

3. Who are your musical influences?

I have so many and I think they change depending on the mood I’m in. I’m a huge idol of Sia, Kelly Clarkson, Jessie J, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry and Justin Timberlake. I think people behind the scenes don’t get appreciated enough but they really inspire me too. Writers like Lindy Robbins, Dianne Warren, Savan Kotecha, Ryan Tedder, Julia Michaels and Bonnie Mckee inspire me to stay versatile as a writer.

4. What genre of music would you put yourself in?

Everything I write naturally comes out within the Pop, Pop/Rock or Urban/Pop genre. It’s the music I grew up listening to from a young age and was always too embarrassed to admit it but now I don’t care. I LOVE POP MUSIC!

5. I know that you have a YouTube channel that you post covers on. I loved your “Titanium” cover! How long have you been making covers?

Thank you! I love that song. I started making YouTube videos in about 2012. Back in music college, I had to sing a song as part of my assessment and didn’t think I did too well, so afterwards I took my guitarist at the time into a hallway to work through it and filmed it for fun. We thought we had a decent take so our friend randomly posted it on Youtube for us and it managed to gain a lot of attention. From there, I liked the concept of the hallway reverb so I would take a bunch of my musician friends down there to film and continued to make videos! 2016 is going to bring about more online videos. It’s the way music is going.

6. What was the first song you ever covered?

Ahhhh I don’t think I have it on there anymore but I’m pretty sure it was ‘Misery’ by Maroon 5. They’re such a great band. That first video was a giant experiment for me to get more comfortable in front of the camera. THAT’S why I took it down 😛

7. Will we be seeing you at Vidcon this summer?

I would love to go. It’s still early days but I’m planning to make my way out there. There’s no better place for online content creators to meet.

8. If you were trapped on an island and could only bring 3 things with you, what would they be?

There’s so many things I would take but I’d probably bring a camera, a journal and friend to capture the experience with. 😉

9. What are your musical plans for 2016?

I’ll be releasing a single very soon following a few more singles as well as continue to provide content for my YouTube channel. So stay tuned!

Huge thanks to Sarah for the lovely interview! We can’t wait to see her career take off. Please check out all of Sarah’s links below and, as always, make sure to follow me and Pop Hearts TV!