Someone once wrote; "sings like a goddess" about this swedish singer/songwriter. Sara Jo would rather describe herself as an;
"ambitious musician who will forever seek musical improvement and development, as a person and artist, in exciting and challenging projects".
Ever since she got her first taperecorder as a 6-year old, Sara Jo has been writing songs, usually with the guitar as a tool. Today she has widely spread musical experience from singing in gospel choir and with several bands performing rock, blues, soul and jazz influenced music, in Sweden, Norway, New Zealand and Nepal. Sara Jo has also worked a lot as a session musician/singer for other songwriters and musicproducers and now and then takes the stage as a dancer.
Sara Jo describe her music as: "melodious and insightful- a touch of melancholy and hopefulness cleverly combined. Music and singing is healing and a true pleasure and joy for me! When I sing I find it important to hold on to a warmth and sensitive feeling in my voice, that occurs when I am calm and present. It is being present and feeling happy in the moment that really counts in music, as well as in life, that is the key to health, inner happiness, but also to reach real success in what you do I think".
Sara Jo also points out the importance of having something meaningful to say and of believing in the message of the lyric, so it will come out in a sence of honesty that will touch the listener; "Add these ingredients together with a nice live groove and rhythm and you will have an example of what I seek and hope to present as a musical artist", she says.
Currently Sara Jo is recording and producing her debutalbum as a soloartist, together with her talented guitarist and close friend, Aleks Austad. The first single from the album, Suffocated, was released in May 2008 and will soon be able to download from Itunes. Suffocated is also included on the album Acoustika Vol.11, released in California in June 2008. The recordings are made in Sloth Studios Oslo, but also in the beautiful harbor village Farsund in Norway and in her hometown Karlstad, in Sweden.
