Sarah Lewitinn
- January 10, 2024
- Disc Jockey
Quick Facts
Full Name | Sarah Lewitinn |
Occupation | Disc Jockey |
Date Of Birth | Feb 3, 1980(1980-02-03) |
Age | 44 |
Birthplace | New York City |
Country | United States |
Horoscope | Aquarius |
Sarah Lewitinn Biography
Name | Sarah Lewitinn |
Birthday | Feb 3 |
Birth Year | 1980 |
Place Of Birth | New York City |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Sarah Lewitinn is one of the most popular and richest Disc Jockey who was born on February 3, 1980 in New York City, United States. Sarah Lewitinn (born February 3 in 1980) Also known by her nickname Ultragrrrl is an American record producer and music critic DJ, blogger and music director for Canadian fashion brand Aritzia. She started her career in the role of assistant editor of Spin Magazine, and soon she was instrumental in the promotion of rock bands such as My Chemical Romance and The Killers and led to her founding her own label, Stolen Transmission. The year 2006 was the time that New York magazine named Lewitinn as one of the most “influential people in music” and stated her as having “Like you or not she holds more influence than any print music reviewer. “.
“Motorrrju” Levine, the character of Natalie “Motorrrju” Levine from Marc Spitz’s novel of 2006, Too Much, Too Late was based on Sarah “Ultragrrrl” Lewitinn.
Lewitinn is DJ as well and together her New York publicist Karen Ruttner, threw a weekly party that was dubbed “Stolen Transmission” at various venues in the Manhattan’s Lower East Side, including Pete Wentz’s Bar, Angels & Kings. It was the Stolen Transmission party won two Paper Magazine Nightlife Awards for People’s Choice Best Party in 2005 and 2006, and Lewitinn herself was awarded People’s Choice for Best Deejay the two years prior. The month of October, 2009 Lewitinn was on the road as DJ backing Grammy award-winning R&B artist and musician Melanie Fiona. Lewitinn was also a part of this year’s 9th Independent Music Awards judging panel to support independent artists in their careers.
Sarah Lewitinn Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Disc Jockey |
House | Living in own house. |
Sarah Lewitinn is one of the richest Disc Jockey from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sarah Lewitinn 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Lewitinn was born to New York City to Egyptian-Jewish parents, Lewitinn was raised and educated in Tenafly, New Jersey. She started her career as a teen, writing for the AOL-owned ABC Kidz site before interning at Spin Magazine. In that same year, that she earned the nickname of “Ultragrrrl”, by which she remains recognized. After a brief stint in the defunct Kurt andersen-run Inside.com In 1999 Lewitinn became an associate of Michael Hirschorn at VH1. Lewitinn earned a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Advertising from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 2001.
In 2002 she was the initial manager for both rock groups stellastarr* as well as My Chemical Romance, both prior to their first major record contracts. The blog she wrote on, Ultragrrrl.com (launched at the end of July in 2003) further made her a prominent tastemaker within the New York indie rock scene and her early support for The Killers. The Killers before they were signed to Island Def Jam. Lewitinn returned to Spin after a couple of months and was this time an assistant editor for the publication of her own. The year 2005 saw Lewitinn left Spin to create her own label Stolen Transmission which was founded in collaboration along with Island Def Jam and Rob Stevenson who was Rob Stevenson, the Island Def Jam A&R executive responsible for signing The Killers as well as Fall Out Boy, Thrice as well as The Bravery. The bands signed or released through Stolen Transmission included The Oohlas, The Horrors, PlayRadioPlay!, Monty Are I, Permanent ME, Schoolyard Heroes, The Photo Atlas, Innerpartysystem, and Bright Light Fever. Even though Stolen Transmission severed its official partnership to Island Def Jam in December 2007, Lewitinn was the editor of IDJ’s parent company , Universal Music Group’s site, Dance Hall.
In January 2008, Lewitinn, along with Stevenson, launched For The Win! Media, an Internet marketing company focused on promoting bands and Web sites. Clients have included Pet Shop Boys, Lady Sovereign, The Verve and The Futureheads as well as the film “Anvil! The Story of Anvil”. However, in August 2008, Stevenson was named president of EMI’s Virgin US label. In November 2008, Lewitinn became a featured presenter and on-air talent for FUSE’s show “Fuse On Tour” where she presents “The Ultragrrrl Report”. Lewitinn left for The Win! Media in 2009 and is now a member of the Digital Strategy Team at the public relations firm Edelman. Sarah provided a lot of smart counsel at Edelman but she was often criticized for throwing around the F bomb and not being “office trained”
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Sarah Ranked on the list of most popular Disc Jockey. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sarah Lewitinn celebrates birthday on February 3 of every year.