The music publisher that just can’t handle you right now
Sadsap Music is the music publisher that knows you just can’t handle life right now because everything is happening so much, all the time. Do you even know music? Such sound, so beauty? If you look like you have it under control, but you do not, then Sadsap Music is for you.
New Releases
The Crew Bar
Do you love cruising? Do you hate cruising? Are you indifferent to cruising, but weirdly fond of ventriloquists?
Dr. Joel Pierson tells the (true) story of the weirdest gig he’s ever done: sailing around the globe as a pianist on (arguably) the world’s most luxurious cruise ship. This adventure memoir is packed full of backstage drama, thrilling travel destinations, lovelorn Swedish stewardesses, disco oboists, racist ventriloquists, drunken bunkmates, and a steady stream of so-bad-they’re-really-bad guest entertainers. And below it all, crew bar — where workers from over fifty countries went to commiserate about their lives onboard… and Joel wrote it all down for you.
“The funniest collection of nautical stories since the book of Jonah!”
—Herman Melville
Buy More books
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Digital downloads are also available, made with 100% less paper!
You Suck at Piano
Printed book
Digital download
You Suck at Piano 2: You Still Suck
Printed book
Digital download
You Suck at Guitar
Printed book
Digital download
20 Piano Pieces for People with Emotional Problems
Printed book
Digital download
The Nutsmacker: Piano Edition
Printed book
Digital download
The Nutsmacker: Guitar Edition
Printed book
Digital download
About Sadsap Music
Sadsap Music was started in 2017 by Dr. Joel Pierson, after realizing that his girlfriend was really, really bad at the piano. But at least she knew it, right? Her crapulent pianism was oddly inspiring, so Joel began the journey of being the first person in history (we’re willing to bet!) to write a piano method book full of comic strips, cocktail recipes, and relentless insults aimed at the reader. Joel launched You Suck at Piano on Kickstarter in the fall of 2017, and raised over $80,000. Thus was Sadsap unleashed upon the world.
About Dr. Joel Pierson
Dr. Joel Pierson has made a career out of music and mockery, or perhaps a mockery of his career in music. He has worked with artists of great repute (the New York Philharmonic, the Kronos Quartet), and artists of even greater ill-repute (Linkin Park, Ke$ha). Wayne Newton told Joel he loved him, and Paul McCartney gave him a shoulder massage. He has performed on all seven continents (yes, even Antarctica), and as a songwriter was signed to Warner Brothers Records. His music has been performed by major symphony orchestras including Atlanta, Houston, Toronto, Cleveland, & The Philly Pops. Joel wrote additional music for the 2013 film The Internship, and performs with his jazz band that plays music from cartoons, The Queen’s Cartoonists.
Want to get in touch? Do so at your own risk: yousuckatpiano@gmail.com