George Shimeall, known professionally by his stage name George Sarah,[1] is an American composer, based in Los Angeles, California.
History
George Sarah rose to notoriety in the electronic music scene with Stereotaxic Device,[2] a band he was in from 1988 until 1992, when he began his solo career under the moniker THC, which he used until 1999.
In 2000, Sarah's demo, "Sonata for Petra," reached No. 1 on the influential L.A. radio station KCRW.[3] The following year, he was invited by Nic Harcourt, along with his string trio, for a live performance of his electronic chamber music on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.[4]
In 2003, he released a CD of his compositions for the Discovery Health Channel, called "Ossia," consisting mostly of songs from the series Plastic Surgery: Before and After for Original Productions. The CD was the No. 1 add on CMJ's RPM chart on May 5, 2003.[7] and was nominated for best electronic song in a TV series by the American Dance Music Awards.[citation needed] Also in 2003, Sarah was named 'Best Electronic Artist in L.A.' by the readers of L.A. Alternative Press.[8]
Sarah was commissioned by the Mother New York advertising agency to compose the music for 'Terracotta Warriors,' a daily performance of an outdoor advertisement for Johnson & Johnson Products at the Beijing Olympics in August 2008. The 14-minute score accompanied a performance featuring the Beijing Modern Dance Company and 23-foot tall marionettes designed and choreographed by Poetic Kinetics at the China Millennium Monument.[11]
