Sadie Dupuis

Sadie Dupuis (born Sarah Dupuis; July 8, 1988) is an American musician who is the guitarist, lead vocalist and lyricist for the band Speedy Ortiz and formerly for the band Quilty. She has also released two solo albums, Slugger and Haunted Painting, under the name Sad13.

Early life and education
Dupuis began playing music as a child, singing in choirs and playing piano. She joined a professional choir in middle school and toured internationally with it through high school. She learned to play guitar at the age of 13. When she was 14, she spent a year studying at Kent School, a private co-educational college preparatory school in Kent, Connecticut. She is a graduate of Shepaug Valley High School in Washington, Connecticut. She is also an alumna of Buck's Rock, an educational arts camp where she was both a student and an instructor of music, which later inspired Speedy Ortiz to fundraise for Girls Rock Camp.

Dupuis attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for two years. She initially pursued dual degrees in mathematics and music before becoming interested in the school newspaper and deciding to eschew mathematics in favor of writing. After leaving MIT, she completed her schooling at Barnard College with a concentration on poetry. Before becoming a full-time musician, she worked as a freelance writer, taught writing courses, and got her MFA in poetry at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Career
During 2011, Dupuis played in "the all-female Pavement cover band" Babement, formed with Cindy Lou Gooden of Very Fresh; however, they only performed a "couple shows." Dupuis released two albums with her band, Quilty, on Cooling Pie Records. The band split up in 2012 and Dupuis pursued Speedy Ortiz. Also in 2012, Dupuis' side project Dark Warble released an EP, Moon Is Trouble. Dupuis wrote her first Speedy Ortiz song, "Ka-Prow", while teaching songwriting at Buck's Rock in 2011. Speedy Ortiz released its first EP, Cop Kicker, in 2011. Dupuis quit her job and became a full-time musician while preparing for the release of Speedy Ortiz's second album, Foil Deer. She has also featured in numerous tracks by Ovlov, providing backing vocals. In January 2016, Dupuis, under the name Sad13, worked with alternative hip-hop artist Lizzo and recorded the song "Basement Queens". In November 2016, she released the album Slugger under the same name. In November 2018, she released her first book of poetry, Mouthguard. In September 2020, Dupuis released her second album as Sad13, Haunted Painting.

Personal life
Dupuis is a vegan, and as of 2018, she has eaten a vegan diet for more than thirteen years. She also is bisexual and demisexual.

Dupuis' late father, William D. Kornreich, worked as an A&R at ZE Records, Buddah Records, and United Artists, and helped found the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Studio Albums

 * Major Arcana (2013, Carpark)
 * Foil Deer (2015, Carpark)
 * Twerp Verse (2018, Carpark)

Studio Albums

 * Slugger (2016, Carpark)
 * Haunted Painting (2020, Wax Nine)