Sarah Blackwood | |
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Sarah Blackwood from Dubstar, 2010 |
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Background information | |
Also known as | Client B |
Born | 6 May 1971 Halifax, England[1] |
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Genres | Alternative pop/rock Dream pop Electronica Dub |
Years active | 1990–present |
Labels | Food Records, Toast Hawaii, Mute, EMI |
Associated acts | Dubstar, Client |
Website | eBlackwood.com |
Sarah Blackwood (born 6 May 1971, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England) is an English recording artist. She came to prominence as the lead singer of Dubstar, and then as a singer-songwriter in Client (a project in which she used the stage name Client B). She was signed to Food Records with Dubstar, and Andy Fletcher's Toast Hawaii with Client. The has been a member of the band Technique, and has also recorded with Polaroid Kiss.
Blackwood has worked with William Orbit, Mark Nevin, Soman, Die Krupps, Moonbotica, Steve Hillier, Pete Doherty, Gary Numan, Ian Broudie, Martin Gore, Sacha Distel, Tim Burgess, and Carl Barat, amongst others.
Blackwood attended a local school, and went to Newcastle University to study interior design. She lived in Manchester when operating exclusively within Dubstar, but now lives and works in London.
Blackwood has released a live, acoustic solo EP as Client B.[2]