Sarah Lewitinn
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sarah Lewitinn
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|02|03|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| other_names = Ultragrrrl
| birth_name = Sarah Lewitinn
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| occupation = Music Director
Music journalist
blogger
| years_active = 1995–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Daniel Patterson|2022}}
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| website = [http://www.ultragrrrl.com Ultragrrrl.com]
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Sarah Lewitinn (born February 3, 1980), also known by her nickname Ultragrrrl, is an American record producer, music critic, DJ, blogger, and briefly worked on a subsidiary record label, Stolen Transmission. In 2006, New York magazine named Lewitinn as one of the most "influential people in music."{{cite web|url=http://www.nymag.com/news/features/influentials/16905/|title=The Most Influential People in Music|date=May 3, 2006 |publisher=New York Magazine}}
Biography
Lewitinn briefly managed bands stellastarr*{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Tricia |date=2007-03-06 |title=In Defense of Ultragrrrl |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2007/03/06/in-defense-of-ultragrrrl/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=The Village Voice}} and My Chemical Romance,{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=2021-10-25 |title=How a Sucker Punch Fueled the Rise of My Chemical Romance |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/my-chemical-romance-rise-book-excerpt-sellout-dan-ozzi-1247331/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} prior to their first major record deals. She also ran a blog, Ultragrrrl.com and wrote a column, "Making out with Ultragrrrl."{{Cite web |last=Lewitinn |first=Sarah |date=2004-08-14 |title=Making Out with Ultragrrrl: Ben Kweller |url=https://www.spin.com/2004/08/making-out-ultragrrrl-ben-kweller/ |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=SPIN |language=en-US}} In 2005, Lewitinn partnered with Island Def Jam and Rob Stevenson to start a subsidiary record label Stolen Transmission.
Lewitinn has published two books: "[https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-DJ-Sarah-Lewitinn/dp/1416907238 The Pocket DJ]", and "[https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Karaoke-Sarah-Lewitinn/dp/1416950907/ Pocket Karaoke]".
References
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External links
- [http://ultragrrrl.com Ultragrrrl.com]
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Category:American music industry executives
Category:American people of Egyptian-Jewish descent
Category:Record producers from New York (state)
Category:American women record producers
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