George Sarah

George Sarah rose to notoriety in the electronic music scene with Stereotaxic Device,{{cite web|title=last.fm|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Stereotaxic+Device/+wiki|accessdate=February 5, 2013}} a band he was in from 1988 until 1992, when he began his solo career under the moniker T.H.C., which he used until 1999.

In 2000, Sarah's demo, "Sonata for Petra," reached No. 1 on the influential L.A. radio station KCRW.{{cite web|title=Artist Spotlight: George Sarah|url=http://www.smmirror.com/articles/news/Artist-Spotlight-George-Sarah/24402|work=Santa Monica Mirror|date=August 23, 2007 |accessdate=February 5, 2013}} The following year, he was invited by Nic Harcourt, along with his string trio, for a live performance of his electronic chamber music on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.{{cite web|title=Morning Becomes Eclectic|url=http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb010801george_sarah|publisher=KCRW.com|accessdate=February 5, 2013}}

In 2002, he recorded his CD "Music for Elevators," a collaboration with actor Anthony Stewart Head, whom he met when performing on season 4 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.{{cite web |last=Bernstein |first=Abbie |title=Anthony Stewart Head and George Sarah – MUSIC FOR ELEVATORS Giles sings! |url=http://www.mania.com/anthony-stewart-head-george-sarah-music-for-elevators_article_34199.html |publisher=mania.com |accessdate=February 5, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502220750/http://www.mania.com/anthony-stewart-head-george-sarah-music-for-elevators_article_34199.html |archivedate=May 2, 2011 }}{{cite web|last=Bernstein|first=Abbie|title=George Sarah: Music for Electronica Part Two|url=http://www.mania.com/george-sarah-music-for-electronica-part-two_article_37058.html|publisher=mania.com|accessdate=February 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001095643/http://www.mania.com/george-sarah-music-for-electronica-part-two_article_37058.html#|archive-date=October 1, 2012|url-status=dead}}

In 2003, he released a CD of his compositions for the Discovery Health Channel, called "Ossia," consisting mostly of songs from the series Plastic Surgery: Before and After for Original Productions. The CD was the No. 1 add on CMJ's RPM chart on May 5, 2003.{{cite book|title=CMJ New Music Report|date = May 5, 2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FTbQBOdXnREC&q=%22george+sarah%22+ossia&pg=PA1|accessdate=February 6, 2013}} and was nominated for best electronic song in a TV series by the American Dance Music Awards.{{cn|date=October 2022}} Also in 2003, Sarah was named 'Best Electronic Artist in L.A.' by the readers of L.A. Alternative Press.{{cite web|title=L.A. Alternative Press citation|url=http://whedonesque.com/comments/1698|publisher=whedoneque.com|accessdate=January 7, 2014}}

In 2007, Sarah's music was featured in several prominent projects including the documentary, Bra Boys: Blood Is Thicker than Water. Narrated by Russell Crowe,{{cite web|title=Bra Boys (2007) Soundtracks|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0951318/soundtrack|website=IMDb}} The Emmy nominated special Addiction on HBO weaving several of George's songs throughout the episode.{{cite web | url=http://www.dondibastone.com/television/Addiction | title=Addiction | Dondi Bastone }} Chris Rock's TV series Everybody Hates Chris and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Sarah was commissioned by the Mother New York advertising agency to compose the music for 'Terracotta Warriors,' a daily performance of an outdoor advertisement for Johnson & Johnson Products at the Beijing Olympics in August 2008. The 14-minute score accompanied a performance featuring the Beijing Modern Dance Company and 23-foot tall marionettes designed and choreographed by Poetic Kinetics at the China Millennium Monument.{{cite web|title=Advertolog Advertising and Commercials|url=http://www.advertolog.com/johnson-johnson-6299355/billboard/terracotta-warriors-12236055/|publisher=Advertolog.com|accessdate=January 7, 2014|archive-date=January 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107134555/http://www.advertolog.com/johnson-johnson-6299355/billboard/terracotta-warriors-12236055/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |last=Dempsey |first=Gemma |date=5 August 2008 |title=GGG in China and the US |url=https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/global-gig-guide/ggg-in-china-and-the-us |access-date=24 June 2025 |website=KCRW}}

Sarah premiered an original soundtrack to Carl Dreyer's 1928 silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc on August 10, 2010 at Grand Performances in Downtown Los Angeles. His composition featured a string quartet and a choir of four singers from the Los Angeles Master Chorale, who performed under the conduction of Sarah and accompanied by his electronic instrumentation.{{cite web|last=Pardue|first=Rita|title=Rita Pardue's Sound Mind|date=July 29, 2010 |url=http://www.scpr.org/blogs/ritas-sound-mind/2010/07/29/1631/la-passion-de-jeanne-darc/|publisher=89.3 KPCC|accessdate=February 6, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Flavorpill |url=http://archive.flavorpill.com/losangeles/events/2010/8/7/the-passion-of-joan-of-arc-w-live-score-by-george-sarah |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410194222/http://archive.flavorpill.com/losangeles/events/2010/8/7/the-passion-of-joan-of-arc-w-live-score-by-george-sarah |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 10, 2013 |accessdate=February 6, 2013 }} As of 2025, Sarah performed over 25 live film screenings of The Passion of Joan of Arc with a live ensemble of strings, choir, and electronics.{{cite web |last1=Latzko |first1=Laura |title=Choral Electronic Fusion: George Sarah presents the score for ‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’ |url=https://www.pasadenaweekly.com/arroyo_monthly/arts_and_culture/choral-electronic-fusion-george-sarah-presents-the-score-for-the-passion-of-joan-of-arc/article_075ea106-4d41-4936-9348-45344a1f89fb.html |website=Pasadena Weekly |publisher=Arroyo |access-date=24 June 2025}}

In 2012, his album, "Who Sleep the Sleep of Peace", was released, featuring guests and collaborations with several artists: David J of Bauhaus and Love and Rockets; Angela McCluskey of Télépopmusik and Wild Colonials; Alain Whyte of Morrissey fame; James Fearnley of The Pogues; and Monique Powell of Save Ferris.{{cite web|title=Allmusic.com credits page for "Who Sleep the Sleep of Peace"|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/who-sleep-the-sleep-of-peace-mw0002376112/credits|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=February 6, 2013}} The single "Anna" from the album, featuring vocals by McCluskey, was selected as KCRW's "Today's Top Tune" on April 6, 2011.{{cite web|title=Today's Top Tune, Wed Apr 6, 2011|url=http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/tu/tu110406george_sarah_and_ang|publisher=KCRW.com|accessdate=February 6, 2013}}

On February 18, 2014, Flat Field Records of Seattle will release Sarah's new CD entitled "Timelapse".{{cite web|title=Artist's page at FlatFieldRecords.com|url=http://flatfieldrecords.com/george-sarah|publisher=Flat Field Records|accessdate=January 7, 2014}}

• 1990 – Stereotaxic Device (as Stereotaxic Device) (KK Records)
• 1992 – 100 Per Day Extinct (as Stereotaxic Device) (KK Records)
• 1996 – Death by Design (as THC) (Fifth Colvmn Records)
• 1997 – Exempli Gratia (as Cathexis, with Dean DeBenedictus) (Hypnotic/Cleopatra Records)
• 1999 – Adagio (as THC) (Brain Surgery Music)
• 2001 – Opus Eleven (Beautiful Is As Beautiful Does)
• 2002 – Music for Elevators collaboration with Anthony Stewart Head (Beautiful Is As Beautiful Does)
• 2003 – Ossia (Transistor Recordings)
• 2012 – Who Sleep the Sleep of Peace (Pusan Music Group)
• 2014 – Timelapse (Flat Field Records)
• 2021 – Vicissitudes (Gothic Karen Recordings)

• 1991 – Lost Land (as Stereotaxic Device) (KK Records)
• 1996 – Consenting Guinea Pig (as THC) (Fifth Colvmn Records)
• 1997 – Reinvention Operation (as Pro Grex IV) (Fifth Colvmn Records)
• 1997 – Darjeeling (as THC) (Intelligent Recordings)
• 1998 – Blue Wave (as THC) (Intelligent Recordings)
• 1999 – Drag Ass (F-111 Records/Warner Bros. Records)
• 2003 – 1920 (Transistor Recordings)
• 2015 – Save Me Now Live at KCRW (Pusan Music Group)
• 2016 – Min And Elsa (Flat Field Records)
• 2020 – Campbient Volume One (as Campbient) (RealMoreReal Records)
• 2020 – The Four Player Model (as The Four Player Model) (RealMoreReal Records)

• 1999 – On the Outside by Information Society – from the CD Insoc Recombinant (Cleopatra Records)
• 1997 – Pandora's Box by Collide – from the LP Distort (Re-Constriction/Cargo Records)

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• [https://georgesarahmusic.com George Sarah] – official Website
• [https://www.facebook.com/GeorgeSarahMusic George Sarah] – official Facebook music page
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PksyA1_gnWM Anna] music video on YouTube from the album "Who Sleep the Sleep of Peace"
• [http://www.myspace.com/georgesarahmusic George Sarah] official site on MySpace
• [http://www.soundcloud.com/buzzbands/george-sarah-and-angela Anna] from KCSN's Buzzbands SoundCloud page
• [http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb000623george_sarah Live Performance] on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic
• [http://flatfieldrecords.com/george-sarah Flat Field Records] – artist page at Flat Field Records

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