While getting her Ph.D. in Anthropology & Education from Columbia University, Sabin played drums in several NYC bands before moving to Olympia, Washington, to research her dissertation.
[5] In 2011, Sabin relocated the company from Lacey, Washington, to the Olympic Mills Commerce Center in Portland, Oregon.
[9] On August 8, 2019, it was announced Sabin would succeed James Donio as president of Music Biz effective September 3, 2019.
[10] Joining shortly before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sabin led the Association to pivot its annual Music Biz Conference programming into more than 70 virtual events across 18 months, to help foster education, networking and community for the global music business at a time where gathering in-person was not possible.
[12] Sabin’s tenure with Music Biz has also seen the organization bolster its efforts to support diversity, equity and inclusion for historically marginalized communities.