"I Don't Believe It" Music Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soUJ9D9FA7o

 About Rachael Sage and Her Vision:

Rachael Sage has a lot to offer when it comes to the creative process. Pulling from many artistic disciplines (graphic designing, painting, dance, and music), Rachael is able to visualize what her song will sound like and how she wants to write it from a very early stage. Even though she may have a visual plan, she is still open to the possibilities of what the song may become on its own and very receptive to the creative input she receives from her audio engineers and producers. Musically ambitious and emotionally accessible, her latest shimmering collection, Choreographic, is a tribute to her very first love: Dance.

"Making this album was a meditation on my life-long relationship to ballet and more recently, to lyrical dance. Connecting to music through dance is what prompted me to become a songwriter in the first place. It was time to get back to my roots."

Sage began recording “Choreographic” in August 2015, with her live touring band The Sequins along with a handful of special guests, supported by Grammy® winning co-producer Andy Zulla (Idina Menzel, Rod Stewart) and Grammy® nominated engineer John Shyloski (Johnny Winter, Dianna Ross). Mindful of how the music needed to feel “danceable”, Zulla, who worked as both a producer and composer on the popular Broadway-themed TV show “Smash”, says he wanted to reunite with Sage on this project

“because I felt like I really had a firm grasp on Rachael’s new material and the full circle of her music being embraced by the lyrical dance community. We hadn’t worked together in over a decade, but we’ve known each other since she was fourteen…there’s a huge amount of trust there."

Rachael Sage's Inspirators:

* Glen Hansard for his fusion of irish and folk influences and his arrangements that give a theatrical and classical feel.

* Elvis Costello  for his prolific live performances and artistic lyrics.

* Prince for his emotional accessibility.

* David Bowie for his artistic ability to push the boundaries in performance dynamics, and songwriting topics.

Rachael Sage's Favorite Lyric by Elvis Costello:

"Put your big toe in the milk of human kindness.

Have you ever seen the like of this human mankind?

If a boy or girl is cute we simply shoot to starry heights.

Any maybe any might." - Elvis Costello

Rachael Sage's Struggles:

* Carving out the time to write.

* She gives her laptop to her tour manager to eliminate distractions.

* Writing topically.

Links To Rachael Sage:

Facebook

Official Website

Twitter 

Spotify

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