Rising Stars: Meet Sarah Ault

Today we’d like to introduce you to Sarah Ault.

Hi Sarah, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I’m an LA native. Been playing the piano and involved in some form of music since I could walk and talk basically. When I graduated high school, instead of going to college for music (which for some reason never occurred to me) I tapped into a creativity I was also already exploring via my own hair and that of my friends and went to cosmetology school. So now I’ve been a union hairdresser for film/television for coming up on 18 years while performing nights and weekends when I can. I’ve independently released multiple full-length records and had a brief stint with another project Sarah Ault and the Super Natural before everything shutting down in 2020. Around that time I was serendipitously asked to do hair on a film project with the Foo Fighters. Dave Grohl and I became fast friends and before I knew it, he was drumming on a demo of a song I’d been working on. We ended up recording a six song demo at his Studio 606, produced by myself and Jason Hiller, all featuring Grohl on drums! That EP is out now, it’s called No Man’s Land.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
What artist has a smooth road? It’s never easy. Especially when you’re writing and performing such autobiographical content. I struggle with having the time to create while having to do my day job, which is often 12+ hours a day. Plus, now I’m a mom, which just makes everything that much more challenging.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
Well, I play the piano and sing. It’s really been my outlet as long as I can remember. I started playing at a really young age but didn’t practice, so even though I’ve taken lessons over the years, I don’t read music. I’ve always just had an ear for it. I have picked up things along the way, like being able to decipher what chords I’m playing after the fact. I think because of this it has allowed me to write in somewhat unexpected ways with chords and time signatures someone who was coming from a more educated background might not naturally go to.

In terms of your work and the industry, what are some of the changes you are expecting to see over the next five to ten years?
God, I have no idea. I just want to write and play my music and hopefully, I can get it to people.

Contact Info:

• Website: Sarahaultmusic.com
• Instagram: Sarahaultmusic

Image Credits
Stella Smut Angela Izzo