All About Sacha

Sacha Mullin is a Chicago-based singer-songwriter noted for his "commanding yet vulnerable" singing style, wide vocal range, and jazzy, intense, and ethereal compositions. Critics have often summoned names like David Sylvian and Jeff Buckley, but Sacha comes more directly from the “schools” of Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, Yoko Kanno, and Sugababes.

His solo albums (2013's Whelm and 2017's Duplex) have received high praise from the likes of BBC Radio 6, WBEZ's Vocalo, The Deli, The Big Takeover, and The Wire — who compared Sacha's progressive turn at pop music to an "Alpine hike [in an otherwise flat landscape]."

Moreover, the Chicago Reader has been a long-standing champion of his work, over the years dubbing him an "angel", an "alien", "George Michael fronting Gong", and a "vocalist extraordinaire". In 2014, the Reader included Sacha on the cover as a doodle for their annual Pitchfork search-and-find, and in 2021, they kindly profiled him as a “Chicagoan of Note”, and in 2022, profiled his appearance at the inaugural Music Fest: Logan Square.

Sacha's third album Casino Wilderness Period was produced by avant-rock genius Todd Rittmann, features performances from vocal luminaries Emily Bindiger, Judi Vinar, Annmarie Cullen, and Mem Nahadr, and was released Novmber 3rd, 2023 on Dog & Pony Records in collaboration with Dipterid Records.

A frequent collaborative performer, Sacha has sung with a kaleidoscope of people including Bobby McFerrin, Dead Rider, Jeanne Arland & Patty Peterson, Travis Orbin, and Dessa; shared stages with Lightning Bolt, Kayo Dot, and a prog-era Mitski (with Voice Coils); and has been heard on NPR, MTV, CBS, and Japan’s NHK. He was championed by late friend Julee Cruise, and is also known for his work with eccentrically named bands like Cheer-Accident, Lovely Little Girls, American Draft, The Gabriel Construct, Guzzlemug, and vocal trio Vitamin Drama. He has also done several session vocals over the years, and sung for various high profile clients and events.

He would like a nap, please.