My name is Sarah, The Illstrumentalist,
and I'm a music producer, instrumentalist.
I am a radio producer, composer.
I'm a rug maker.
I'm a dog mom.
My style is pretty laid back, it’s pretty colorful and soulful.
It depends on my mood, you know, how I feel.
Every day is different.
I was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina,
basically surrounded by music.
I learned a lot from my uncle.
They were doing a lot of church choir gigs,
so I kind of just sit on the side and I learned a lot about playing the keys.
And then I picked up the bass guitar.
When I was growing up, I really loved listening to Motown Records and
I really wanted to open a record label.
When you're listening to music and you're dancing,
you're not thinking about the past or the future.
You're right there.
Main character energy is being like the main character in your own story.
The essence of the music video was
just going back to original hip hop in the park where people used to just show up,
have a boombox and just dance and crowd around,
hype people up and just have a good time.
It's like a lo-fi, dusty rendition of a jazz song.
So I actually went through the library
and sampling some of the songs, which means
I take little bits and pieces of it and turn it into a whole different song.
I add some drums on to it, a bass line.
I may change the sample up a little bit.
I may add some effects.
I think it’s really dope
that Epidemic Sound and Adobe Stock have come together and have infused
Epidemic's library into the collection of Stock.
And so it's really nice to see my work in there and to be there
to help other content creators just be a part of other people's projects.
And then my music shows up and I'm just like “Wow, I'm
a part of this story.”
I use a lot of things that are royalty-free
or that can help me create content without any problems.
I just look forward to creating more and more t-shirts
or graphics, and then it kind of expanded to
making sound packs or making courses for producers,
or making rugs.
I love being in L.A.
I see so many other artists and other creative people.
Every day,
I take moments to meditate, say affirmations to myself, and do whatever
it takes to make sure I feel really good so I can be on point as an artist.
It's easy for us to be
stuck in the past or have anxiety about the future.
Be present and know that everything is okay.
And there's so many beautiful things happening right now
and it's important to just be grateful for.
And that's why it’s called a present, because it's a gift.