RS: Was there a specific story that inspired that song "Out Of My Head?"
Sarah Atereth: Oh, I think we just wanted to go on a crazy Alice in
Wonderland tour of our minds, and just go out of there.
RS: Then next came what was a really big UK hit for you, called
"Fade Away." What's the story behind that song?
Sarah Atereth: Oh wow, that one went number one in the UK, like you
said, and it actually knocked the Stevie Nicks remix off the top five,
which was very funny for me because I love her. She's a huge
inspiration for me, so that was a very exciting moment. I love Fade
Away. I love that song and that song came to me very quickly. It's an
important song, about trying to let go of something painful, and
letting it fade away out of your life. I wrote all the lyrics and
music to that one, too.
RS: Very cool. And your current single, "It Doesn't Take Much,"
the one that just hit number four in the clubs chart …
Sarah Atereth: Yeah! I wrote the music and lyrics to that on an
acoustic guitar.
RS: What's the premise of the video?
Sarah Atereth: I'm so excited. This is very me, this video. I came up
with the concept, and it's all about the tale of my life. It has my
dancers and me, and how we practice ourselves, we make up our
choreography ourselves. It has us rehearsing, and then it has us
performing on stage live, which we absolutely love to do, we love to
be in front of an audience. Then it has, in New York and in the
streets and being right in the thick of everything. It also has the
part of me that's very important, as I'm a trained dancer and actually
getting to show that side of me, where I've practiced and trained as a
lyrical dancer my whole life. So you get to see that side of me. If
you just listen to the radio, you don't know I have that whole other
side of me, so watching the video, you get to see that side of me,
too. So it's got all of me in there.
RS: Talking about all of you, looking on your website, it's kind
of insane. Where did the design concept for that come from?
Sarah Atereth: Oh, I worked with these great designers. I had seen
some of the work they had done, and I just loved their designs. We
worked together on putting together what I love and what they love. I
love my website. I think it really came across as very me. I never let
anything out into the world unless it has me in it. I'm involved in
every step of the way.
RS: Very cool. Your music's been very popular in clubland, with
the different remixes and everything. So far, what's been your
favorite remix of one of your songs?
Sarah Atereth: Oh my gosh, that's so hard, that's hard, hard, hard. I
like different ones for different reasons. I couldn't possibly choose.
RS: How about this – which remix did you get back that totally
shocked you, where it sounded like nothing you'd ever imagined?
Sarah Atereth: Recently, I would say the Solasso of It Doesn't Take
Much. When I heard that, I was blown away.
RS: How do you choose the different remixers to work on your projects?
Sarah Atereth: That's a very, very good question. People refer
producers to us, saying, 'this person would be really good with this
project.' Then I'll listen to their stuff, and think, 'Oh, I like
this, this is a good direction for me.' I think that's probably how
it happens the most.
