Sarah Tudzin

Sarah Tudzin
Tudzin at SXSW in 2019.
Born	(1993-05-11) May 11, 1993 (age 32) [1]
Alma mater	Berklee College of Music [2]
Occupations	musician sound engineer record producer audio mixer

Sarah Tudzin is an American record producer, audio engineer, and musician. She is also the founder and leader singer of the band Illuminati Hotties. Tudzin releases music on her own imprint label, Snack Shack Tracks, in partnership with Hopeless Records.

Tudzin has produced and engineered records for Boygenius, Weyes Blood, Slowdive, and Logic.

Early Life

Sarah Tudzin grew up in Woodland Hills, California. As a teen she played drums in school orchestra and jazz ensembles, as well as participated in various bands. ^[3]

In 2011, she left Southern California for Boston to study at Berklee College of Music, initially focusing on drums. But she quickly grew bored of solo practice and instead switched to the school’s music production and engineering program. She graduated from Berklee in 2014 with a B.M. in production/engineering. ^[4]

Career

Tudzin returned to Los Angeles after graduating, where she started working as a studio runner at a major recording studio. She soon began reaching out to producer contacts, eventually landing a job with indie-rock producer Chris Coady. She spent over three years as his engineer on records for artists such as Amen Dunes, Porches, and Slowdive.

These experiences, her developed a strong technical foundation in the areas of recording, mixing, drum programming, and production. ^[5]

In 2017, Tudzin formed her own musical project, Illuminati Hotties , hoping to showcase her broader production and songwriting capacities. ^{[6] [7]} The following year, Illuminati Hotties released their debut full-length album, Kiss Yr Frenemies , on Tiny Engines. The album was largely self-produced by Tudzin, recorded in the studio where she had worked as an assistant. ^{[2] [8]}

In 2020, after tensions with Tiny Engines, Tudzin worked to regain control over her music. ^[9] She released a mixtape called Free I.H.: This Is Not the One You’ve Been Waiting For to fulfill her contract obligations, while paving the way for independent work. ^{[10] [7]}

In 2021, she launched her own imprint label, Snack Shack Tracks, through a partnership with Hopeless Records. Under this imprint, she released the third album from Illuminati Hotties, Let Me Do One More on October 1, 2021. ^[6] Let Me Do One More received wide acclaim with Tudzin saying that working as a producer and engineer gave her the confidence to fully realize her own creative vision. ^{[11] [12]}

While continuing her work with Illuminati Hotties, Tudzin built a growing resume as a producer and engineer for other artists. She worked on projects by Weyes Blood, Pom Pom Squad, Speedy Ortiz, The Armed, and more. The high point came in 2023, when she contributed engineering and production work to boygenius ’ breakout album The Record . That album became a major hit, elevating her profile significantly with multiple Grammy nominations and a win for Best Alternative Music Album. ^{[5] [13]}

In 2023, she contributed vocals to “Igyah Kah,” a song for the Star Wars: Ahsoka TV series soundtrack. ^{[14] [15]}

On June 5, 2024, she announced a new Illuminati Hotties album called Power , released on August 23 via Hopeless Records. ^{[16] [17]}

Songwriting and production credits

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album	Credits	Written by	Produced with
All songs	2015	!!!	As If	Assistant Engineer [18]	Mario Andreoni, Raphael Cohen, Nic Offer, Paul Quattrone, Daniel Gorman, Allan Wilson, Phil Boyd [19]	Jim Eno, Patrick Ford
All songs	2016	Hamilton: An American Musical	Original Cast Recording	Audio engineer [18]	Arthur Sullivan, Christopher Martin, Clifton "Jiggs" Chase, Diddy, DJ Premier, DMX, Duke Bootee, Easy Mo Bee, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Havoc, James Mtume, Jason Robert Brown, Khary Kimani Turner, Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Notorious B.I.G., Oscar Hammerstein II, Poke, Prodigy, Richard Rodgers, Roger Troutman, Swizz Beatz, Sylvia Robinson, W.S. Gilbert	Alex Lacamoire, Bill Sherman, Black Thought, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Questlove
All songs		Porches	Pool	Engineer [20]	Aaron Maine, Peter Maine	Aaron Maine
All songs		Springtime Carnivore	Midnight Room	Engineer [21]	Tommy English, Greta Morgan	Chris Coady
All songs		Macklemore & Ryan Lewis	This Unruly Mess I’ve Made	Assistant engineer [18]	Anderson .Paak, Andrew Joslyn, Bob Stone, Budo, Buster Harding, Cab Calloway, Cardiak, Carla Morrison, Chance the Rapper, CritaCal, Darian Asplund, DJ Premier, Ed Sheeran, Elan Wright, Eric Nally, Evan Flory-Barnes, Hollis, IDRIS, Jack Palmer, Jake One, Jamila Woods, Josh Dobson, Josh Rawlings, Joshua Rawlings, KRS-One, Leon Bridges, Macklemore, Mike Slap, Owuor Arunga, Ryan Bedard, Ryan Lewis, Stu Phillips, Tim Haggerty, Tommy Swish, Xperience & YG [22]	Budo, Cardiak, CritaCal, Hollis, Jake One, Jamila Woods, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Tommy Swish & Xperience
All songs	2017	Together Pangea	Bulls and Roosters	Mix assistant	Danny Bengston & William Keegan [23]	Andrew Schubert
All songs		Black Lips	Satan’s Graffiti or God’s Art?	Mix assistant	Cole Alexander, Jared Swilley, Oakley Munson, Zumi Rosow, Jeff Clarke	Sean Lennon, Oakley Munson, Saul Adamczewski [24]
All songs		Logic	Everybody	Assistant Engineer [25]	Khalil Abdul-Rahman, Sam Barsh, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Bobby Campbell, Alessia Caracciolo, Jermaine Cole, Charles Dumazer, Damian Lemar Hudson, Arjun Ivatury, Nima Jahanbin, Paimon Jahanbin, Quincy Jones, Kevin McKenzie, Shawn McKenzie, Paul Mitchell, Dominik Patrzek, Michael Render, Leon Ressalam, Carlton Ridenhour, Khalid Robinson, Daniel Seeff, William Smith, Michi Tanaka, Shuntaro Tanikawa, Thomas Lea, Chris Thornton, Diondria Thornton, Tariq Trotter, Ernest Wilson	6ix, Bobby Campbell, C-Sick, Deats, DJ Khalil, Logic, No I.D., PSTMN, Vontae Thomas, Wallis Lane
All songs		Slowdive	Slowdive	Mixing Assistant [26]	Neil Halstead, Christian Savill, Nick Chaplin, Rachel Goswell, Simon Scott	Neil Halstead
All songs	2018	Mass Gothic	I've Tortured You Long Enough	Mixing Assistant [27]	Noel Heroux, Jessica Zambri	Josh Ascalon
All songs		illuminati hotties	Kiss Yr Frenemies	Producer, Engineer, Composer	Sarah Tudzin, Tim Kmet, Sapphire Jewell, Zach Bilson [28]	Collin Pastore
All songs		Porches	The House	Engineer [29]	Aaron Maine, Peter Maine	Aaron Maine
All songs		Amen Dunes	Freedom	Additional recording [30]	Damon McMahon [31]	Chris Coady
List of Demands (Reparations)		The Kills	Non-album single	Engineer	Saul Williams	Chris Coady
All songs	2019	The Bright Light Social Hour	Jude Vol. I	Assistant engineer [32]	Curtis Roush, Jackie O'Brien, Zac Catanzaro,Mia Carruthers,Juan Alfredo Ríos, Joseph Mirasole, Shreddward	Chris Coady
All songs		Weyes Blood	Titanic Rising	Additional engineer [33]	Natalie Mering	Jonathan Rado, Natalie Mering
Titanic		Dolly Valentine	Non-album single	Producer and Engineer [34]	Dolly Valentine	—
All songs		Goon	Heaven Is Humming	Engineer [35]	Caleb Wicker, Christian Koons, Drew Eccleston, Kenny Becker, Jen Simone	—
All songs		Show Me the Body	Dog Whistle	Engineer [36]	Gabriel Millman, Harlan Steed, Julian Cashwan Pratt, Noah Cohen-Corbett	Chris Coady, Gabriel Millman, Harlan Steed, Julian Cashwan Pratt, Noah Cohen-Corbett
All songs	2020	Cheerleader	Almost Forever	Assistant Engineer [37]	Chris Duran, Joe Haller, Josh Pannepacker	Chris Coady
How to be Good		Dolly Valentine	Non-album single	Producer, Enginner, Mixer [18]	Ryan Hadlock, Andrew Valenti, Leslie Schott	Ryan Hadlock
All songs		Tim Heidecker	Fear of Death	Engineer [38]	Tim Heidecker, Natalie Mering	Drew Erickson, Tim Heidecker, Natalie Mering, Jonathan Rado
All songs		Sad13	Haunted Painting	Producer, Enginner, Mixer [18]	Sadie Dupuis	—
All songs		illuminati hotties	Free I.H: This Is Not The One You’ve Been Waiting For	Producer, Engineer	Sarah Tudzin	—
We’re So In Tune	2021	Kississippi	Mood Ring	Additional production, Additional engineering	Zoe Allaire Reynolds	Andy D. Park, Marshall Vore, Derek Ted
All songs		illuminati hotties	Let Me Do One More	Producer, Engineer, Composer	Sarah Tudzin	—
All songs		Said the Whale	Dandelion (Deluxe)	Remixing	Ben Worcester, Cayne McKenzie, Jaycelyn Brown, Steve Bays, Tyler Bancroft, Sarah Tudzin	Steve Bays [39]
All songs		Coldplay	Music of the Spheres	Assistant engineer	Amber Strother, Apple Martin, Bill Rahko, Chris Martin, Daniel Green, Davide Rossi, Denise Carite, Derek Dixie, Federico Vindver, Guy Berryman, Jacob Collier, Jesse Rogg, j-hope, John Metcalfe, Jon Hopkins, Jonny Buckland, Livvi Franc, Max Martin, Metro Boomin, Oscar Holter, Paris Strother, Rik Simpson, RM, Sam Sparro, Stephen Fry, SUGA, Will Champion	Bill Rahko, Max Martin, Oscar Holter
All songs		Pom Pom Squad	Death of a Cheerleader	Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Additional keyboard [40]	Dorcas Cochran, Garret Chabot, henhouse!, Lionel Newman, Mia Berrin, Peter Lucia Jr., Shelby Keller, Tommy James [41]	Mia Berrin, Petey Mix
All songs	2022	Lou Roy	Pure Chaos	Producer and Engineer [42]	Lou Roy	Lou Roy
All songs		Erin Anne	Do Your Worst	Mixer	Erin A. Fitzpatrick	Erin A. Fitzpatrick
Aliens		Guppy	Non-album single	Producer, Mixer, Engineer [43]	Guppy	—
All songs		Noah Dillon	Kill the Dove	Additional Vocals, Writer	Noah Dillon, Sarah Tudzin	Andy Lawson
All songs		Eliza McLamb	Salt Circle	Producer, Audio Engineer, Mixer [44]	Eliza McLamb	Sarah Tudzin
All songs		Weyes Blood	And in the Darkness Hearts Aglow	Audio Engineer	Weyes Blood	Jonathan Rado, Rodaidh McDonald, Weyes Blood [45]
All songs		PUP	The Unraveling of PUPTheBand	Additional vocals	Nestor Chumak, Stefan Babcock, Steve Sladkowski, Zack Mykula	Peter Katis, PUP [46]
All Songs	2023	Snow Ellet	Whiskey & Soda Pop	Producer, Engineer, Mixer	Eric Reyes	—
Igyah Kah		Ahsoka Vol. 1	Original Soundtrack	Vocals	Kevin Kiner, Deana Kiner, Ludwig Göransson, Noah Gorelick	Kevin Kiner
All songs		Sir Chloe	I Am the Dog	Writer	Dana Foote, Sarah Tudzin, John Congleton, Teddy Geiger, Teddy O'Mara	John Congleton
All songs		The Armed	Perfect Saviors	Additional vocals, Additional engineering	Dan Greene, Kenneth Szymanski, Randall Kupfer, Tony Wolski	Ben Chisholm, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Tony Wolski, Troy Van Leeuwen
All songs		Speedy Ortiz	Rabbit Rabbit	Producer, Engineer, Mixer	Sadie Dupuis, Sarah Elizabeth Dupuis	Sarah Tudzin, Sadie Dupuis, Speedy Ortiz
All songs		Boygenius	The Record	Producer, Engineer [47]	Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus	boygenius, Catherine Marks, Ethan Gruska, Melina Duterte, Tony Berg
All songs	2024	Kississippi	Damned If I Do It For You	Writer, Additional Production	Zoe Allaire Reynolds, Sarah Tudzin, Maddie Ross, Dan Campbell	Andy D. Park
All songs		Nitefire	Ameripop	Writer, Mixer	Nico Geyer	Jonathan Rado
All songs		Chokecherry	Messy Star	Producer, Engineer	Abri Crocitto, Izzie Clark, Scarlett Elizabeth, Zach Tuch [3]	Zach Tuch, Sarah Tudzin
All songs		Odetta Hartman	Swansongs	Mixer	Odetta Hartman	Alex Friedman, Odetta Hartman, Wyatt Bertz [48]
All songs		Baby Bugs	In My Bones	Producer, Engineer	Baby Bugs, Esha Tewari, Solya	Baby Bugs, Sarah Tudzin [49]
All songs		Pom Pom Squad	Mirror Starts Moving Without Me	Producer, Engineer	Cody Fitzgerald, Jessica Boudreaux, Mia Berrin, Sabrina Song [50]	Cody Fitzgerald, Jessica Boudreaux, Mia Berrin, Sarah Tudzin
All songs		The Armed	Everlasting Gaze	Additional vocals	Dan Greene, Kenneth Szymanski, Randall Kupfer & Tony Wolski	Ben Chisholm, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Tony Wolski, Troy Van Leeuwen [51]
All songs		Illuminati Hotties	POWER	Writer, Producer, Performer, Engineer	Cavetown, Sarah Tudzin, Jon Joseph, Maddie Ross, Nice Neighbors, Ryan Hemsworth, Suzy Shinn	Andy Rosen, John Congleton, Jon Joseph, Ryan Hemsworth [52]
All songs		Eliza McLamb	Going Through It	Producer, Engineer, Mixer	Eliza McLamb	—
All songs		Cloud Nothings	Final Summer	Mixer	Dylan Baldi, Jayson Gerycz [53]	Jeff Zeigler
	2025	McKinley Dixon	Magic, Alive	Guitar	Alfred, Anjimile, Blu, Ghais Guevara, ICECOLDBISHOP, McKinley Dixon, Quelle Chris, Sam Yamaha, Teller Bank$	Sam Koff, Sam Yamaha
All songs		Julien Baker & Torres	Send a Prayer My Way	Engineer, Additional production [54]	Julien Baker, Mackenzie Scott	Julien Baker, Mackenzie Scott

Accolades

Year	Association	Nominated Work	Category	Result
2024	Grammy Awards	The Record	Album of the Year	Nominated	[13]
			Best Alternative Music Album	Won
			Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Nominated
		Not Strong Enough	Record of the Year	Nominated
	iHeartRadio Music Awards	The Record	Alternative Album of the Year	Won	[55]

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