- Sarah Hudson (singer)
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Sarah Hudson Genres Pop
Rock
Club
ElectronicaOccupations Singer-songwriter Years active 2003–present Labels EMI/S-Curve Associated acts Ultraviolet Sound Website www.sarahhudson.com Sarah Hudson (born 1984) is an American pop singer-songwriter, and creator of the club-pop music project Ultraviolet Sound. She is the daughter of record producer and 1970s television personality-pop singer Mark Hudson.
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Early life
Sarah Hudson was born to parents, record producer and 1970s television personality-pop singer Mark Hudson (of the Hudson Brothers), and established European dancer, Wendy Gotelee. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Hudson grew up doing dance and musical theater. As a teenager Hudson did extensive guest and background vocal work for many established pop artists and began writing her own songs at the age of 18. Hudson has trained professionally from the age of 3 under voice instructors Mary Drummond, Elisabeth Howard and Dena Murray.
Music career
2005-2006: Debut album
Hudson's previous record label, S-Curve Records, folded before her debut album, Naked Truth (2005), was officially released. Collaborators include Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian, Billy Mann, Ozzy Osbourne and Aerosmith vocalist Steven Tyler. Hudson has been featured in Interview, Women's Wear Daily, YM, Seventeen, Teen Vogue and Elle.
Recent work
Work began in late 2007 on Hudson's new "club pop" music project under the name Ultraviolet Sound. The group, also known as UVS, released their first full length record, O.C.D. (Obsessive Compulsive Dancing), in April 2008 independently. The band secured sponsorship of O.C.D from Adidas Originals and garnered a total of 135,000 downloads.
Among UVS's highlights for 2008 were being on tour for most of the year, a show in Toronto at Circa with the DJ superstars SebastiAn and Kavinksy, a 35-city tour with Atlanta-based crunk-rockers Family Force 5, a show in Vegas with Lady GaGa, a SXSW performance on a bill with Robyn, N.E.R.D, Dragonette, Katy Perry and other top artists, multiple posts from celebrity blogger and tastemaker Perez Hilton, hearing their cover of "Two of Hearts" in rotation on the top dance station in Seattle, WA and more. Ultraviolet Sound took their music international in March 2009 with a 20-date U.K. tour which included stops in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Brighton and Nottingham.
UVS released their new album worldwide on April 12, 2011. They recently added 3 preview songs from their latest album "Fuck'd Up" featuring Izza Kizza "Electric Misfit Love Machine" and "La La Love" on their MySpace page.
On July 28 they streamed their first single "Suck My Kiss" on their MySpace page. On September 14, 2010 their first single "Suck My Kiss" was released digitally on iTunes along with three remixes.
Television career
Hudson was featured on Frontline in its report "The Way The Music Died." She has also appeared on a Season 1 episode of Project Runway, during a challenge where the contestants had to design a rocker fashion with which she would portray her image. She was touted as an "up and coming rock star".
Personal life
Her godfather is Steven Tyler. Her godmother is Goldie Hawn to whom her uncle Bill Hudson was previously married. She is a first cousin of Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson.
Hudson currently divides her time between New York City and Los Angeles.
Discography
Albums
- 2005: Naked Truth
- 2008: O.C.D. (Obsessive Compulsive Dancing) under Ultraviolet Sound
- 2011: Ultraviolet Sound under Ultraviolet Sound
Extended Plays
- 2006: Fast, Cheap And Out Of Control - EP under Ultraviolet Sound
Singles
- 2010: Suck My Kiss under Ultraviolet Sound
Music videos
Year Song Album 2007 "Girl On The Verge" Naked Truth "Gimme My Electro" Fast, Cheap and Out of Control 2008 "O.C.D. (Obsessive Compulsive Dancing)" O.C.D. (Obsessive Compulsive Dancing) 2010 "Suck My Kiss"[1] Ultraviolet Sound 2011 "Video Megamix"[2] "Girl Talk"[3] Filmography
- Frontline (2004)
- Project Runway (2005)
External links
- Ultraviolet Sound
- Ultraviolet Sound on Myspace
- PBS Frontline page for "The Way the Music Died"
- Ultraviolet Sound at Odds On Records
References
- ^ "Ultraviolet Sound - "Suck My Kiss" Music Video "". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpr1X15BuGk&feature=related. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ "Ultraviolet Sound UVS 2011 Video Megamix". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfQkWhFROho. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ "Ultraviolet Sound - "Girl Talk" Music Video "". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp8w58zA7Ps. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- American dance musicians
- American female singers
- Musicians from California
- People from Los Angeles, California
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