Today we’d like to introduce you to Sadie Bass. They and their team shared their story with us below:
Country music singer/songwriter Sadie Bass grew up in small town Bath, Michigan. Often thought of as the son her dad never had, she spent much of her childhood hunting and fishing in the outdoors. Living a simple, active lifestyle is at the core of who she is. And yes, Sadie Bass is her given name.
For most of her life, Sadie sang behind closed doors. At age 19 she felt God call her to start seriously pursuing music. In the same month, she left college and her softball scholarship behind her and went all in on her country music dream. After gaining traction in Michigan, she made the move to Nashville in early 2020. Sadie has now opened for dozens of national acts, released four studio singles, competed on season 4 & 5 of “Hunting For Love or Likes” on the outdoor channel, was featured on the sportsman channel, and was a contestant on this season of ‘The Voice’.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Music as a career is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. The first struggle for me was just getting over my stage freight and finally being confident in my voice and my ability as a songwriter. It took me till I was 25 years old to conquer that because I was 19 when I decided to do music.
I learned a lot by trial and error. I had to make a lot of wrong decisions to find out what was right as far as songwriting, production, social media, and just how to run my own business.
I figured out very quickly that music was 80% business and 20% talent, heart, soul, and passion. I only had the 20% somewhat figured out when I started. Music as a signed Artist vs an unsigned artist like myself are different ball games. Every song I put out I paid for myself as well as funding the photos and videos for each song and promotional material. All while just working different jobs. I’ve been a groundsman for a tree removal company, I’ve been a nanny, a waitress, a caregiver… etc, etc. and music was a full-time job so figuring out how to make money progress in my music career and be a good daughter, sister, aunt, friend, girlfriend …etc. was super difficult for me to balance.
I’m an independent artist, and I’ve come to learn that I wouldn’t know who I am today if it wasn’t for everything I’ve gone through. I’ve always been tight on money and have gone through 7 or 8 vehicles from breaking down on the side of the road. I had some bad relationships in the process that helped me write some sad songs, and I built a business from the ground up. There has been nothing smooth about my experience with music, but I will say that the growth I’ve seen and my end goal for my career makes it worth it
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I would say I’m known for being 100% myself. I can’t be anyone else other than myself. I write and sing about things I’ve experienced, which in my 26 years of life might not seem like much, but I’ve always had inspiration for songs. So, I just keep writing. I try to live life to the fullest and I think the way I grew up and the hobbies I was interested in are more rare than most, so having the different sides with my background in the outdoors, for example with hunting and fishing, has been a side of my life that my fans like to see and like to hear about in my songs. The songs that I put out into the world I want to mean something. I want my music to be able to take the person to the place I was when I wrote it or when I thought of the idea. It’s like when you finish a good movie, and it’s changed you in some way. I think my music has the ability to do that for people. I think I’ve kept a positive attitude with everything I’ve done, and I think people like seeing that my life isn’t perfect and I’m not afraid to show that.
We’d love to hear about any fond memories you have from when you were growing up.
My best memories as a child come from our little cottage on Bass Lake in Vestaburg, Michigan. It’s been in my family for a long time. My parents would bring my sister and I up there every weekend in the summer and even in the winter sometimes too! I had friends all over the lake around the same age as me, but my best friend was right next door. She was a pastor’s daughter and homeschooled and the good parts of who I am today I feel like I learned from being up there hanging around her family as well as mine. We would swim, wakeboard, tube, ski, right jet skis tannnnn tan tannnn. We’d play volleyball, go for bike rides and runs and go get ice cream at the farmer and the dell with our parents change or the money we got from mowing people’s lawns. Saturdays were for swimsuits, and there was always a bonfire at night. Music ringing off a guitar or blaring crom radio and if there wasn’t music there was laughter and beer cans cracking or getting thrown in a bin. We played cards we went ding ding ditching. We ate the best foods, and we got a perfect view of the lake with the sunset right across from us. We’d take the pontune around every day with my dad and fish who claimed he was the king of the lake. My favorite memories live at Bass Lake
Contact Info:
- Website: SadieBassMusic.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sadiebass__/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SadieBassCountryMusic/
