Melanie Martinez's creative drive and talents have always distinguished her from other musicians. After releasing her platinum-certified 2015 debut album, Cry Baby—which reached No. 1 on Billboard's alternative albums chart and has amassed over two billion streams worldwide —she conceived and directed a video for each song on the album. These mini-movies traced the traumas and insecurities experienced by the album's character, Cry Baby.
 
Melanie’s sophomore album and film, K-12, is another ambitious triumph. K-12's music is a vibrant and singular melting pot of low-key hip-hop, soulful pop and indie-leaning electro. K-12's universe is an expansion of the one introduced in Cry Baby. Using lyrics rich with metaphor, songs address the struggle to find a place to belong—including within friendships, the physical world and romantically—even when fitting into society feels like an uphill battle.
 
To accompany the album, Martinez wrote and directed a 90-minute movie (also called K-12) that incorporates the album's music and mirrors the themes and characters introduced. Filmed on location in Budapest, Hungary, the movie focuses on Cry Baby (portrayed by Martinez) and a class of students who find themselves trapped in a horror house-like residential school. As they experience the usual grade school rites of passage—a lunch room food fight, the embarrassment of gym class, a romance with nefarious intentions, courses taught by checked-out teachers— they have to figure out a way to escape.

Here are a few songs and soundtracks I've composed and/or produced at Unity Gain Studios, Erskineville, Sydney.

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Music has always been a part of my life that waxes and wanes like the frequency of a musical note. For me, it is a way of dealing with the circumstances that arise while floating through space and time. Sometimes I feel melancholic and play piano or mix a somber track, other times I want to get in a good workout or get up and dance. So I produce a variety of music and listen to just about every genre. I support fellow musicians, and always try to follow back on social media. Thank you for listening!

Sarah McLeod is the creative force behind ARIA Award winning, platinum
selling rockers The Superjesus. With over 20 years in the industry she has
experimented with many different styles and genres.
Having released 3 studio albums with The Superjesus (Sumo, Jet Age
and Rock Music) and two studio albums as a solo artist (Beauty Was A
Tiger and Rocky’s Diner) and a handful of EDM tracks internationally
collaborating with DJ’s Dzeko And Torres, Hook And Sling , Whelan & Di
Scala , McLeod has proven herself to be one of Australia’s most diverse
artists.
McLeod’s eclectic solo performances have consistently been met with
rave reviews .
“ I find that when I’m playing in The Superjesus , for me it’s more about
playing the guitar . My solo shows are a different though, it’s stripped back
and focussed more on the vocal . I really love the peace in
playing solo, to just enjoy the quiet and control the dynamics as I feel
them flowing through me. Its always very impromptu, I just move with the
vibe of the room .”
Armed with the work ethic of a runaway train, McLeod also has a passion
for acting and starred in Green Day’s American Idiot in 2018 playing the
role of St Jimmy along side Grinspoon’s Phil Jameison and Magic Dirt’s
Adalita to rave reviews.
The Superjesus have recently completed a national tour celebrating the
20 year anniversary of Sumo and were inducted into the South Australian
Music Hall of Fame in 2018.
Most recently, Sarah put her acting shoes on again, performing in Shake
And Stirs adaptation of Jane Eyre. She played five characters and also
composed the score and played it live on stage during the play. It ran for 6
weeks at Q Pac in Brisbane.

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