Sarah Nagourney

Sarah Nagourney is a platinum-selling songwriter, artist development strategist, and founder of Glassbeat Music, Inc.

Background

Born in Connecticut, Sarah learned how to play the piano at the age of five. She got her start in the music industry as a teen folk singer in Connecticut. Later, she became a jazz singer while studying at Oxford University and performed at various college events. While a student at Oxford, Sarah performed regularly at the famous London restaurant, Langan's Brasserie, which was immortalized in the film: The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. She also performed often at the historic Blitz Club in London, which spawned many important artists, including Adam Ant and Duran Duran. Sarah Nagourney's song repertoire encompasses many different styles and includes a variety of artists, from Wayne Brady to Oh Honey, and even Southside Johnny.

Career

Early on, Sarah was receiving stellar press reviews from such noted publications as Melody Maker, Time Out, and The Sunday Telegraph (UK), while she performed in clubs and festivals in Europe and Asia. One such review by Michael James in Melody Maker stated: “The arrival of a vocalist so sensitive and intelligent an artist as Sarah Nagourney is an event well worth signalling.”

After graduation and a few years in the UK, Sarah decided to move to New York City where she had a number of bands. This culminated in a record deal on Invasion Records back in the UK with her pop band, The Glass Beat Game. It was then that Sarah found her art pop voice. They released three different singles: “Pleasure,” “Do You Remember?” and “Tell Me.” The music video for “Pleasure” gained critical attention.

After a few years in the UK, she returned to New York City, signed a record deal and released a solo album with Polystar Records[] (Japan) entitled Realm of My Senses. This record featured members of Peter Gabriel’s band, including Tony Levin and Jerry Marotta. Her album acquired substantial acclaim. Sarah toured extensively for The Realm of My Senses, and after a few years, she decided she wanted to focus on writing for and with other artists, switching gears from pursuing her solo career.

Songwriting

Since focusing on songwriting, Sarah has written with such diverse artists and producers as Chris Difford (Squeeze), Phil Thornalley (The Cure, Bryan Adams), Steve Booker (Duffy, Natalie Imbruglia, John Newman), Polina Goudieva (Steve Aoki, Eminem), Steve Daly (Pink, JLS) and Isaac Hasson (Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez).

Some notable releases include “Who Am I Supposed To Love” by Wynonna, released on Curb Records and "Ordinary" by Wayne Brady, released on Peak Records, among many others.

Current Projects

In 2015, Sarah’s collaboration with the band Oh Honey was released. The song is entitled "A Thousand Times" on their critically acclaimed EP, Wish You Were Here. She has recently been involved with the careers of Polina Goudieva and Peta Jeffress, while developing Alec Chambers- a young up-and-coming singer/songwriter.

Her work with Alec Chambers has been fundamental in his ascension as a young pop artist. Sarah co-wrote all of the songs on Alec’s EP, titled Whole Again, which was released in March 2015.

Discography

ARTIST	SONG	ALBUM	LABEL
Basto!	Hopeless Dreamer (feat. Polina)	Live Tonight	Spinnin' Records
Blake	Dancing On Top Of The World	Start Over	EMI UK
Oh Honey	A Thousand Times	Wish You Were Here	Atlantic Records
Jon Williams	Who Am I Supposed To Love?	JW-EP	AYR
Wayne Brady	Ordinary	A Long Time Coming	Peak Records
Alec Chambers	Whole Again	Whole Again	Glassbeat Music
Zarif	Silence Room	Box of Secrets	Bright Pink Records
House of Lords	World Upside Down	World Upside Down	Frontiers/RCA Records
Sam Bisbee	Parachute	Son of a Math Teacher	Le Grand Magistery
Polina	Shotguns	Shotguns	Ministry of Sound
Myriam Abel	Silence Room	Silence Room-Single	Gravitas
Wynonna	Who Am I Supposed To Love?	What The World Needs Now Is Love	Curb Records
Carnie Wilson	Wings of Dreams	A Mother's Gift	Big3 Records
Julie	Permanent	Home*	EMI Denmark
Sita	Twisted	Happy*	Jive Records
Triple Image	Never Gonna Stop	Celebrate	Koch
Scandal'us	Startin' Somethin'	Startin' Somethin'*	Festival Mushroom Records
Randy Crawford	Permanent	Permanent	WEA
Southside Johnny	No Secret	Slow Dance	Cyprus
Karen Tong	What Color Is It In Heaven?	What Color Is It In Heaven?	Polydor Records
Brandon October	Starting Something	Temptation	BMG
Sarah Nagourney	Space Between Us Melts	Realm of My Senses	Polystar Records
Sarah Nagourney	Get Over The Cure	Realm of My Senses	Polystar Records
Sarah Nagourney	Get Back To That Emotion	Realm of My Senses	Polystar Records
Sarah Nagourney	Realm of My Senses	Realm of My Senses	Polystar Records
Sarah Nagourney	Let Myself Go	Realm of My Senses	Polystar Records
Sarah Nagourney	Tomorrow	Realm of My Senses	Polystar Records
Sarah Nagourney	Last Time You Were Me	Realm of My Senses	Polystar Records
Sarah Nagourney	What Colour Is It In Heaven	Realm of My Senses	Polystar Records
Sarah Nagourney	Life's Parade	Realm of My Senses	Polystar Records
Sarah Nagourney	Out of the Wilderness	Realm of My Senses	Polystar Records
Sarah Nagourney	Pleasure		Invasion Records
Sarah Nagourney	Do You Remember		Invasion Records
Sarah Nagourney	Tell Me (All Your Secrets)		Invasion Records

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 * Platinum Album