About

Sara Landeau is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice integrates music, contemporary art, and feminist activism.

Landeau is best known as the guitarist and songwriter for The Julie Ruin (Hardly Art Records) and as a touring guitarist with Bikini Kill, performing internationally with both groups. Her television appearances include Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and The Late Show with Steven Colbert. In addition to producing original music, she has collaborated with award-winning artists.

Landeau actively participates as an instructor with the Girls Rock Camp Alliance and operated a music studio in Brooklyn, New York, from 2005 to 2020. Since relocating to Los Angeles, she has continued community-focused music outreach, including teaching virtual workshops and lessons.

Previously a CBGB’s bartender and longtime New Yorker, Landeau relocated to Southern California in 2021. In 2022, she and her partner established Ampere Studio, a downtown Los Angeles recording and music space. Ampere Studio fosters an experimental and collaborative environment for artists across genres, hosting recording sessions, multimedia art projects, and rehearsal space to support both established and emerging musicians and creators.

For nearly a decade, Landeau has taught music history and theory at the college level and has directed the online guitar certificate program at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. In addition to her ongoing teaching, she offers a variety of workshops and private lessons.

Landeau is currently pursuing a remote Doctorate in Sonic Arts at the University of Hertfordshire, England.

Contact: info@saralandeau.com 

Performance Highlights & Links

• TOURING GUITARIST BIKINI KILL (current) – Instagram

• GUITARIST/CO-SONGWRITER THE JULIE RUIN https://www.hardlyart.com/collections/the-julie-ruin
• https://open.spotify.com/artist/3jCDV35GjiUGWYWKgMd9CF
  
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PRIVATE GUITAR LESSONS in 2026

Email: info@saralandeau.com for affordable rates, availability, and more information. Choice of 45 mins or 1 hour meetings. 

Or, bulk lessons for a discount and to update your own calendar:

See my page on Lessonface: https://www.lessonface.com/instructor/sara-landeau

*  Learn: music theory, sight reading, rhythms, harmony, fretboard technique, ergonomics, chord theory, fingerpicking, practice planning, songwriting, strength exercises, triad theory, crafting melodies and more. 

*  Recipient of Teacher Spotlight of the Month award in September 2023 (among 2500+ teachers)

GROUP GUITAR LESSONS in 2026

https://www.interlochen.org/online/programs/guitar-for-beginners-1

All 4-week Class Dates:

  January 12 - February 8th

  February 17 - March 15th

  March 23 - April 19th

  April 27 - May 24th

  June 8 - July 5th

  July 13 - August 9th

  Sept 14 - October 11th

  October 26 - November 22nd

*  All group courses are asynchronous with four optional one-hour Zoom meetings with the professor.