Sasha Siem is a British Norwegian composer / singer-songwriter passionate about the alchemical power of sound to connect us with our soul and remind us of the sacredness of life.

Since writing her first song aged 11, music has been her medicine. “I’m dyslexic and growing up, it wasn’t easy to translate my feelings and experiences into language. Then I found song. I set a poem by Maya Angelou - The Caged Bird - to music and something was set free within me. It expressed something I couldn’t convey any other way”.

Sasha studied at Cambridge University and received a PhD in music and poetry from Harvard University where she was mentored by the likes of Jorie Graham, Anne Carson, Julian Anderson, Helmut Lachenmann, Chaya Czernowin. She was also an exchange fellow at Columbia University during which she worked with mentors such as Tristan Murail, Oliver Knussen, Jonathan Harvey and Robin Holloway.

By her early 20s she had written music for the likes of The Aldeburgh Festival, The Rambert Dance Company, The London Philharmonic Orchestra and The London Symphony Orchestra. She was also awarded a British Composer Award and The Royal Philharmonic Prize.

During a residency in Berlin (a few streets away from where David Bowie spent formative years), Sasha began revising the songwriting of her youth (inspired by the French Chanson of Jacques Brel, Francois Hardy, and other early influences such as Leonard Cohen, James Taylor, Carol King and Kate Bush). After years of obedience to her rigorous Classical Training she delighted in collaborations within the Berlin Techno Scene and weekends spent at flea markets collecting rare instruments.

This led to the creation of her first alt-pop album - ‘Most of the Boys’ - which she recorded with Valgeir Sigurddson at the Greenhouse Studios in Reykjavik, Iceland. The album was premiered at the Royal Opera House to acclaim by the likes of Noisey, Q magazine, Mojo, NME, Billboard, Fader, Wonderland, Marie Claire - with support at Radio 6, Xfm and Absolute Radio.

She’s since created 5 further albums: Bird Burning (described as 'a spectacular record on several levels' by Line of Best Fit); wHOLeY (recorded at 432HZ - the so called 'love frequency'- and premiered as a choreographed healing experience at Sadlers Wells); L.OVER (following the end of a marriage); EAR.th (a love-song to our planet with soundscapes built from recordings of the earth as ‘heard’ from space thanks to NASA technology); and most recently TRUE (a naked exploration of the ways we create our life stories).

Over the years Sasha has performed at festivals and sold-out venues across the UK, Europe and the States including Latitude, Shamballa, Party in the Park, The Forum, Le Poisson Rouge, Oslo Spektrum, Rockefeller Music Hall, by:Larm, Oslo, the Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival. Her music has been remixed by many including Legroni, Matthew Herbert, Susanne Sundford, Highasakite, East India Youth. In 2019 she was awarded the New Wave Music Award at the Fashion Media Awards in NYC alongside 6 other awardees including Kate Moss and Edwin Enninful.

Thanks to her extensive research into the science and metaphysics of sound,  Sasha advocates the power of song to “heal and harmonise individuals, communities and even our planet - transforming harm to harmony. Music opens gateways for us to transcend our limitations and experience life “in tune” with ourselves. Music changes us. I believe in its power to “change the world” also: into a world where all beings live in harmony - while still following the unique beat of their own hearts.”