Sarah Theresa Hudson (born March 24, 1984) is an American pop singer-songwriter, and creator of the club-pop music project Ultraviolet Sound.
Music career
2004–2006: Debut album Hudson's previous record label, S-Curve Records, folded before her debut album, Naked Truth (2004), was officially released. Collaborators include Desmond Child, Eric Bazilian, Billy Mann, Ozzy Osbourne and Aerosmith vocalist Steven Tyler. In conjunction with the album, Hudson was featured in Interview, Women's Wear Daily, YM, Seventeen, Teen Vogue and Elle.
2007–2011: Ultraviolet Sound Work began in early 2007 on Hudson's new "club pop" music project under the name Ultraviolet Sound. The group, also known as UVS, released their first full-length record, O.C.D. (Obsessive Compulsive Dancing), in April 2009 independently. The band secured sponsorship of O.C.D from Adidas Originals and garnered a total of 135,000 downloads. UVS released another album worldwide in 2011 entitled "Ultraviolet Sound". Their first single "Suck My Kiss" was released digitally on iTunes along with three remixes. Followed by the release of their second single "Girl Talk" which was the #1 release at Top 40 radio from an independent label in 2011, playing on over 50 Top 40 stations. In 2012, they released a collaboration with DJ Kill The Noise called "Dying". UVS played a 35-city US tour with Family Force 5, shows with DJs Kill The Noise, Treasure Fingers, Ludachrist, SebastiAn, Kavinsky and more. They also played several one-off shows with Lady Gaga, a SXSW performance on a bill with Robyn, N.E.R.D, Katy Perry and shows with many other top artists. They received multiple posts from celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, and heard their cover of "Two of Hearts" in rotation on top dance stations around the country. Ultraviolet Sound took their music international in March 2010 with a 20-date U.K. tour. Sarah had a featuring and co-write on EDM artist Brillz's record called "Fuzzy Peach" and EDM artists Kill The Noise and Brillz's record "Saturn" which was released on Skrillex's label OWSLA, featured in Rolling Stone and continues to be played by high-profile DJs around the world.
Present: Songwriting and a solo project Sarah Hudson is currently signed to Prescription Songs/AAM as a songwriter. A song she co-wrote with Katy Perry, Dr. Luke, Max Martin and Cirkut entitled "Dark Horse" became Perry's third single off her album, Prism. "Dark Horse" has been a commercial success, charting at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song topped the charts for four weeks straight and has sold 7.9 million copies so far, making it one of the top-selling digital singles of all time. Sarah also co-wrote "Black Widow" by Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora which has recently been certified 2× platinum by the RIAA and peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. Hudson has currently penned "Get On Your Knees" by Nicki Minaj featuring Ariana Grande, "Swish Swish" by Katy Perry & Nicki Minaj, "The Feeling" by Justin Bieber featuring Halsey, "Banshee" by Santigold, "San Francisco" by 5 Seconds of Summer and many more cuts on the hit records of today. On April 7, 2017, Hudson released a solo EP titled Songs from the Sea.
Television career Hudson was featured on Frontline in its report "The Way The Music Died." She has also appeared on a Season 1 episode of Project Runway, during a challenge where the contestants had to design a rocker fashion with which she would portray her image. She was touted as an "up and coming rock star".
Discography
Albums 2004: Naked Truth 2009: O.C.D. (Obsessive Compulsive Dancing) (as Ultraviolet Sound) 2011: Ultraviolet Sound (as Ultraviolet Sound)
Extended plays 2007: Fast, Cheap and Out of Control (as Ultraviolet Sound) 2017: Songs from the Sea (as Sarah Hudson)
Singles 2005: "Girl on the Verge" (as Sarah Hudson) 2011: "Suck My Kiss" (as Ultraviolet Sound) 2011: "Girl Talk" (as Ultraviolet Sound) 2012: "Neon Child" (as Ultraviolet Sound)
Music videos 2005: "Girl on the Verge" (as Sarah Hudson) 2009: "Gimme My Electro" (as Ultraviolet Sound) 2011: "Suck My Kiss" (as Ultraviolet Sound) 2011: "Girl Talk" (as Ultraviolet Sound) 2011: "Video Megamix" (as Ultraviolet Sound)
Songwriting credits {|class="wikitable" ! Year !! Artist !! Song !! Album !! Ref. |- | 2003 || Nika || "Pieza Perfecta" || Quién Dijo Que Era El Fin || |- | 2007 || Ashley Tisdale || "Unlove You" || Headstrong || |- | 2008 || rowspan="3"| Jeffree Star || "Miss Boombox" || Cupcakes Taste Like Violence - EP || |- | 2009 || "Beauty Killer" || Beauty Killer || |- | rowspan="2"| 2012 || "Blow Me" || Virginity - EP || |- | Kill The Noise || "Saturn" || Blvck Mvgic - EP || |- | 2013 || Katy Perry || "Dark Horse" || Prism || |- | rowspan="7"| 2014 || Sidibe || "Cry of the Wild" || Metaphysical - EP || |- | Iggy Azalea || "Black Widow" || The New Classic || |- | rowspan="4"| Ferras || "Speak in Tongues" || rowspan="4"| Ferras - EP || |- | "Champagne" || |- | "King of Sabotage" || |- | "Legends Never Die" || |- | Nicki Minaj || "Get on Your Knees" || The Pinkprint || |- | rowspan="4"| 2015 || Jussie Smollett || "Born To Love U" || Empire: Season 2 Soundtrack || |- | 5 Seconds of Summer || "San Francisco" || Sounds Good Feels Good || |- | Justin Bieber || "The Feeling" || Purpose || |- | Katy Perry || "Every Day Is a Holiday" || || |- | rowspan="7"| 2016 || Santigold || "Banshee" || 99¢ || |- | rowspan="2"| Andy Black || "Drown Me Out" || rowspan="2"| The Shadow Side || |- | "The Void" || |- | Tommie Sunshine || "Can't Get Enough" || || |- | Idina Menzel || "Queen of Swords" || Idina || |- | Bro Safari || "Reality" || Collisions - EP || |- | Liz || "Cross Your Heart" || Cross Your Heart || |- | rowspan="18"| 2017 || Erika Jayne || "Xxpensive" || || |- | Charli XCX || "Babygirl" || Number 1 Angel || |- | New Kids on the Block || "Thankful" || Thankful - EP || |- | Helene Fischer || "Wir brechen das Schweigen" || Helene Fischer || |- | Katy Perry || "Swish Swish" || Witness || |- | Dua Lipa || "Genesis" || Dua Lipa || |- | rowspan="8"| Katy Perry || "Hey Hey Hey" || rowspan="8"| Witness || |- | "Mind Maze" || |- | "Miss You More" || |- | "Tsunami" || |- | "Bigger Than Me" || |- | "Pendulum" || |- | "Dance With the Devil" || |- | "Act My Age" || |- | Adam Lambert || "Two Fux" || || |- | Dev || "Come At Me" || I Only See You When I'm Dreamin''' || |- | Superfruit || "Fantasy" || Future Friends || |- | Snails || "Into The Light" || The Shell || |- | rowspan="24"| 2018 || rowspan="2"| The Neighbourhood || "Dust" || rowspan="2"| To Imagine - EP || |- | "Heaven" || |- | Camila Cabello || "Something's Gotta Give" || Camila || |- | Ferras || "Coming Back Around" || || |- | The Neighbourhood || "Blue" || The Neighbourhood || |- | Tinashe || "Salt" || Joyride || |- | Liz || "Super Duper Nova" || || |- | LSDREAM || "Godspeed" || Voyager || |- | Ghost || "Pro Memoria" || Prequelle || |- | J Soul Brothers || "Future" || Future || |- | rowspan="2"| Years & Years || "Palo Santo" || rowspan="2"| Palo Santo || |- | "Karma" || |- | Against the Current || "Personal" || Past Lives || |- | Liz || "Pandemonium" || || |- | Against the Current || "Voices" || Past Lives || |- | The Knocks || "Retrograded" || New York Narcotic || |- | rowspan="4"| Kim Petras || "Close Your Eyes" || rowspan="4"| Turn Off The Light, Vol. 1 - EP || |- | "Turn Off the Light" || |- | "Tell Me It's a Nightmare" || |- | "In the Next Life" || |- | Alma || "Cowboy" || rowspan="2" || |- | Brooke Candy || "Nuts" || |- | Little Mix || "The National Manthem" || LM5 || |- | Sasha Alex Sloan || "Version of Me" || Loser - EP || |- | rowspan="5"| 2019 || LSDREAM || "Om Namo" || Renegades of Light || |- | Julian David || "17 Für Die Ewigkeit" || Ohne Limit || |- | Illenium || "Good Things Fall Apart" || Ascend || |- | DallasK || "I Know" || || |- | RAYE || "South East London" || Rapman Presents: Blue Story || |- | rowspan="8"| 2020 || rowspan="2"| Dua Lipa || "Physical" || rowspan="2"| Future Nostalgia || |- | "Levitating" || |- | rowspan="2"| Alma || "LA Money" || rowspan="2"| Have U Seen Her? || |- | "Loser" || |- | BUNT. || "Unbreakable" || rowspan="2" || |- | Now United || "Nobody Fools Me Twice" || |- | Katy Perry || "What Makes a Woman" || Smile || |- | rowspan="3"| Dua Lipa || "Love Is Religion" || Club Future Nostalgia || |- | rowspan="7"| 2021 || "If It Ain't Me" || rowspan="2"| Future Nostalgia: Moonlight Edition || |- | "Not My Problem" || |- | Aleyna Tilki || "Retrograde" || || |- | Pop Smoke || "Demeanor" || Faith || |- | LVCRFT || "Every Night" || The Return || |- | Troye Sivan || "Angel Baby" || rowspan="2" || |- | Young Bombs || "U Up?" || |- | rowspan="10"| 2022 || Megan Thee Stallion || "Sweetest Pie" || Traumazine || |- | Cheat Codes || "Afraid of Love" || Hellraisers, Part 3 || |- | Classy || "Super Cool" || Class Is Over - EP || |- | Noah Cyrus || "Mr. Percocet" || The Hardest Part || |- | Key || "Bound" || Gasoline || |- | 5 Seconds of Summer || "Bad Omens" || 5SOS5 || |- | Måneskin || "The Loneliest" || Rush! || |- | Leah Kate || "Hot All the Time" || Alive and Unwell - EP || |- | Illenium || "Worst Day" || Illenium || |- | Leah Kate || "But I Lied" || Alive and Unwell: Deluxe Edition || |- | rowspan="8"| 2023 || Jessie Ware || "Pearls" || That! Feels Good! || |- | Oliver Heldens || "10 Out of 10" || Tension || |- | Kim Petras || "Castle in The Sky" || Feed the Beast || |- | rowspan="3"| Cher || "DJ Play a Christmas Song" || rowspan="3"| Christmas || |- | "Angels in The Snow" || |- | "Drop Top Sleigh Ride" || |- | Bludnymph || "Body Parts" || Drool - EP || |- | The Struts || "Do What You Want" || Pretty Vicious || |- | rowspan="15"| 2024 || Audien || "21" || || |- | RLY || "Safe & Sound" || Generation - EP || |- | Pnau || "All the Time" || Hyperbolic || |- | Channel Tres || "Cactus Water" || Head Rush || |- | Adam Lambert || "Wet Dream" || Afters - EP || |- | Mette || "Muscle" || || |- | rowspan="6"| Katy Perry || "Lifetimes" || rowspan="5"| 143 || |- | "Crush" || |- | "Nirvana" || |- | "Artificial" || |- | "Truth" || |- | "I Woke Up" || 1432 || |- | Damiano David || "Silverlines" || Funny Little Fears || |- | Kylie Minogue || "Someone For Me" || Tension II || |- | Damiano David || "Born with a Broken Heart" || Funny Little Fears || |- | rowspan="19"| 2025 || Alok || "Last Night I Dreamt I Fell in Love" || || |- | rowspan="7"| Damiano David || "Next Summer" || rowspan="7"| Funny Little Fears || |- | "Zombie Lady" || |- | "The Bruise" || |- | "Tango" || |- | "The First Time" || |- | "Solitude (No One Understands Me)" || |- | "Mysterious Girl" || |- | Kyra Machida || "DNA" || Blonde - EP || |- | Demi Lovato || "Here All Night" || It's Not That Deep || |- | 5 Seconds of Summer || "Not OK" || Everyone's a Star! || |- | PinkPantheress || "Stateside + Kylie Minogue" || Fancy Some More? || |- | Demi Lovato || "Frequency" || It's Not That Deep || |- | rowspan="2"| 5 Seconds of Summer || "No. 1 Obsession" || rowspan="2"| Everyone's a Star! || |- | "Evolve" || |- | Kevin Jonas || "Changing" || || |- | Kylie Minogue || "Hot in December" || Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped) || |- | Jade || "Church" || That's Showbiz Baby! The Encore || |- | Cher || "Christmas is Here" || || |- | rowspan="5"| 2026 || rowspan="3"| Demi Lovato || "Low Rise Jeans" || rowspan="3"| It's Not That Deep(Unless You Want It To Be) || |- | "Love Controller" || |- | "After Hours" || |- | Kevin Jonas || "Little Things" || || |- | Bebe Rexha || "Tokyo" || Dirty Blonde ||
FilmographyFrontline (2004)Project Runway (2005)Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe'' (2020) - voice of Ernox, singer of "Girls Day Out"
References
Notes
External links Ultraviolet Sound PBS Frontline page for "The Way the Music Died" Ultraviolet Sound at Odds On Records