Sarah Wise

Sarah Wise is very excited to ring in her birthday at Rockwood. A Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and background vocalist, Sarah is equal parts big sound and big hair. Sarah has spent much of the past year developing original material with music veterans Marc Shulman (Suzanne Vega, Jonatha Brooke, Jewel) and Clifford Carter (James Taylor, Art Garfunkel, Patti Scialfa), finding her voice through songwriting that is both daring and poignant. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College's theatre program, she admits that little of her training has been put to use. The best lesson she learned came from her poetry teacher, Marie Howe, who said, "Write what scares you. Write about the things you said you'd never write about." Sarah looks forward to recording over the coming months in preparation for her first release.