Infectious grooves, nifty guitar techniques with dashes of human beatboxing, Sarah Koppen is a one of a kind one-woman-band. Hailing from the small town of Innisfail in Far North Queensland, 27 year old Sarah Koppen is a guitarist known for blending traditional fingerstyle, funk, flamenco, two-handed tapping, beatboxing and percussive techniques into solo guitar material. She has recently built quite a buzz around herself from the ground up via busking to ever-growing crowds in Brisbane, earning herself a healthy following as well as recognition from publications such as GuitarWorld and UltimateGuitar. Following the release of her debut EP Santa Monica Street in 2018, Sarah toured around Queensland performing with renowned fingerstyle guitarists Michael Fix and Andrea Valeri.
Sarah Koppen is the best acoustic guitarist you’ve never heard of but that status is sure to be short-lived. Her combination of skills and style will soon bring her to wider acclaim and a larger audience. She is already a complete and compelling musician and will continue to expand and develop her talent in the years ahead. Fans of top-tier guitar playing will want to catch up to her now, while she is still at street level.