Rachael Sage (born Karen Rachael Weitzman in 1971[) is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist. She is the founder of indie label MPress Records. Sage has released fifteen solo albums. Sage was named one of the Top 100 Independent Artists of the Past 15 Years by Performing Songwriter magazine.]
Early life
Sage was born Karen Rachael Weitzman in 1971 in Port Chester, New York, to shoe designer Stuart Weitzman and author Jane Weitzman.
Music
Sage's career includes the writing of and theme music for film and television; her first notable jingle customer was Crystal Light.
On April 23, 1996, Sage released her debut album, Morbid Romantic, on MPress.
For her 2004 song "Sacrifice" from the album Ballads & Burlesque, Sage won Best Folk/Singer-Songwriter Song at the 4th Annual Independent Music Awards in 2005.
Sage wrote an editorial about homeless youth in New York City for The Morton Report. In her editorial, she mentioned a collaboration of artists, unveiling an album, New Arrivals Vol. 4: Artists Against Youth Homelessness, with proceeds going to the National Network for Youth.
Sage appears on Both Sides Now: the Very Best of Judy Collins, performing a duet with Judy Collins on the Neil Young song, "Helpless".
On May 20, 2016, Sage released her twelfth album, Choreographic, on MPress Records, featuring some of the songs that she wrote to accompany dance competition routines for Maddie Ziegler.[ "Rachael Sage Releases New Album CHOREOGRAPHIC", BroadwayWorld.com, May 20, 2016]
On March 6, 2020, Sage released her fourteenth album, Character. Described as an "inspirational tribute to survivorship", the album was written as Sage was recovering from endometrial cancer. She expressed the hope that "these songs honor just how resilient the human spirit can be, and remind us that sometimes it's ok to not be ok."
Sage regularly tours in North America and Europe and has shared stages with A Great Big World,
Sage's sound has been described as theatrical.
Visual arts
Sage's paintings and collages have been shown in small galleries in Lower Manhattan,
Personal life
Sage's sister Elizabeth is a film critic and children's book author in New York.
Sage told Curve magazine in 2020 that she Coming out to her parents as bisexual in the mid-1990s. She said her songs portray her "full-range of life-experience, including having loved both men and women".[ Sage has been celebrated by the LGBT community, winning OutMusic Awards multiple times, hosted by the LGBT Academy of Recording Arts. In 2016, she teamed with cellist Dave Eggar to produce a benefit concert to help victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting, a hate crime against gay people.]
In 2018, Sage was treated for uterine cancer; she was in remission two years later when she organized an online benefit concert to fight cancer, with appearances by Lisa Loeb, Paula Cole and more. Sage stayed in New Haven, Connecticut, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discography
Studio albums
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Morbid Romantic (1996)
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Smashing the Serene (1998)
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Painting of a Painting (2001)
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Illusion's Carnival (2002)
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Public Record (2003)
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Ballads & Burlesque (2004)
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The Blistering Sun (2006)
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Chandelier (2008)
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Delancey Street (2010)
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Haunted by You (2012)
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Blue Roses (2014)
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Choreographic (2016)
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Myopia (2018)
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Character (2020)
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The Other Side (2023)
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Canopy (2025)
Acoustic albums
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Choreographic (Acoustic) (2016)
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PseudoMyopia (2019)
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Another Side (reimagined) (2024)
EPs
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Haunted by You – Acoustic EP (2012)
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New Destination (2014)
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The Tide (2017)
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Character (Acoustic) (2020)
Collaborations
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New Arrivals Vol. 1: Artists For Gulf Coast Hurricane Relief (2006)
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New Arrivals Vol. 2: Artists Against Hunger & Poverty (2007)
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New Arrivals Vol. 3: Artists For Eating Disorders Awareness (2008)
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New Arrivals Vol. 4: Artists Against Youth Homelessness (2011)
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New Arrivals Vol. 5: Artists For Hurricane Sandy Relief (2013)
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Both Sides Now – The Very Best Of Judy Collins (2014)
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Poetica (2021)
Awards and nominations
Sage has received numerous awards and nominations, which includes winning the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in 2001,
| + Selection of awards and nominations received by Rachael Sage
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominee/work
! Result
! |
| 2001 | The Great American Song Contest | Acoustic | Rachael Sage | | |
| John Lennon Songwriting Contest | Rock | Rachael Sage | | |
| 2002 | Billboard Songwriting Contest | R&B | Rachael Sage | | |
| 2005 | OutMusic Awards | OutStanding Songwriter | Rachael Sage, Ballads & Burlesque | | |
| Independent Music Awards | Song – Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Rachael Sage, "Sacrifice" | | |
| 2006 | The Great American Song Contest | Contemporary Acoustic/Folk | Rachael Sage, "93 Maidens" | | |
| 2008 | Grand Prize | Rachael Sage, "Hunger In John" | | |
| 2009 | OutMusic Awards | OutStanding Producer | Rachael Sage, "Vertigo" | | |
| OutStanding Songwriter | Rachael Sage, Chandelier | |
| 2011 | OutStanding Producer | Rachael Sage, "Hope's Outpost" | | |
| Independent Music Awards | Song – Story | Rachael Sage, "Brave Mistake" | | |
| 2019 | Music Producer – Pop | Rachael Sage & John Shyloski, Myopia | | |
| 2021 | Pop Awards | Icon of the Year | Rachael Sage | | |
MPress Records
Rachael Sage started MPress Records in 1996 to release her own music.
Notable artists include:
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