Season four’s Sarah Mather has certainly made the most of her post-Idol life thus far. After spending merely one day back in her hometown of Wilmington, NC, she picked up her stuff and moved to New York City. Since then, she’s been busy singing in some local clubs, recording, and even doing some TV and modeling work. She admits that the move to NYC was a bit daunting at first, but she did not want the people of her hometown to feel sorry for her upon her return from American Idol. Thankfully, the reaction from the people of Wilmington was completely the opposite, and they were nothing but proud of Sarah. However, she doesn’t regret the move to the Big Apple. She wanted to keep things moving forward instead of looking back and dwelling on what she might have done wrong, and that’s exactly what she’s done.
Sarah spends a lot of time these days writing and recording music with her producer, Ernie Lake. Her most recent project was shooting a video for a film called “Muhammed.” Sarah also finds herself constantly auditioning for various roles in TV commercials and pilots. While she’s continuously challenging herself with new pursuits, music is still her greatest passion. As she said, “It’s great to be able to write everything and express myself.” Her confidence has only grown since being on American Idol, which helps her in all her endeavors.
Being on American Idol is one adventure Sarah won’t soon forget. She called it a “great experience”; going on to say that everyone involved was so caring. The whole thing was almost surreal for Sarah. Being in her early twenties and just getting started in entertainment, she was shocked by the sudden and huge exposure she received while on American Idol. She’s grateful for that chance and said she “felt safe”, on top of developing really close relationships with fellow contestants and producers. Some might be surprised to learn that she didn’t have anything negative to say about the judges, but in fact she greatly appreciated their feedback. She called their critiques very constructive and said that you turn around and “take it and do what you want with it.” She’s learned to retain the positive and use it to make herself better.
Life as a New Yorker has really agreed with Sarah. She calls it the “real deal” and “so amazing!” For her, living there is one giant opportunity. “You can be somewhere and meet someone that can be so instrumental.” Not to mention, she has played in some stellar venues, such as The Bitter End and The Cutting Room. As she said, “On any given night you can find a legend like Sting playing” in either one of those places, so it’s quite a “humbling” experience for her.
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