Information on Sasha Lazard
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Sasha Lazard     Trance-soprano

New York based vocalist, Sasha Lazard is rapidly becoming recognized as one of the most innovative and extraordinary new talents on the international music scene. Together with producer Mark Raskin, she has pioneered an exciting new musical form. "Trance Opera" is a fusion of classical art songs, Russian folk tunes and opera arias with contemporary Drum/Bass and Electronica. The result is an unique and haunting new sound that has captivated both classical devotees and rave-club audiences alike.

From Classical...
Sasha graduated from Bennington College and continued her studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She then embarked on an Opera Career singing in numerous prestigious chamber groups and festivals in San Francisco, Italy and Austria. She returned to New York and began performing in cabaret venues such as Don't Tell Mama's and Tatou. She appeared in the Avant-Guard Opera Dennis Cleveland, staged at The Kitchen, and originated the role of Diana in the world-premier production of the Goddess of the Hunt at Carnegie Hall.

To Cutting Edge...
In 1997 Sasha began a collaboration with pop producer Anthony Vanger and "Trance-Opera" was born. Under the title "Trance-Soprano," Sasha unveiled her new sound at top venues in New York (Don Hill's, Life, Joe's Pub, and Liquids) and Los Angeles (Luna Park, and Les Deux Cafes) to awed audience response.

Building on her early success, she expanded her repertoire to include new tracks with dance-mix masters Mark Kamins and Joey Moskowitz. In July of 1999, she gave a critically acclaimed concert for over 8,000 people at Club Privilege (Ibiza, Spain), the largest nightclub in Europe. The show was choreographed by Slam (of Madonna/"Blonde Ambition tour" fame) and was part of a Summer concert lineup that included artist RuPaul, Lenny Kravitz, Simply Red, and Gloria Gaynor.

Her evocative sound has also sparked the imagination of Hollywood. Last spring she recorded the lead song in the Miramax English language version of the Japanese box office smash, Princess Mononoke. The film features the voices of Billy Bob Thornton, Minnie Driver, Claire Danes, Billy Crudup, Jada Pinkett and Gillian Anderson and will be released in the fall of 1999.

Most recently, Sasha's Trance-Opera version of Ave Maria was chosen for the trailers and ads for Miramax's upcoming motion picture Holy Smoke. The film was directed by Jane Campion, and stars Harvey Keitel and Kate Winslet. She has also performed in the feature film Dark Harbor (Hart/Sharp Entertainment) starring Alan Rickman and Polly Walker. Additionally, the tracks O Del Mio Dolce Ardor and Ave Maria were featured in Cinneville's Cement starring Chris Penn and Sherilyn Fenn. Sasha also starred in a music video of the track Ave Maria made in conjunction with the film.

Feature articles and photos have appeared in recent issues of Manhattan File and Voge magazines. Sasha will be appearing in the November issue of Allure.

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