Following the January 2008 release of her debut indie CD The Ladder pop singer-songwriter Sara Haze was invited to perform in Toronto at Canadian Music Week (CMW). At CMW she was joined on stage by Grammy® Award-winning producer/songwriter Glen Ballard (Alanis Morissette, Dave Matthews, No Doubt). Additional dates followed in Nashville, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, New York with an acoustic showcase at the CMJ offices, Houston TX for the Microsoft World Partners Convention at The Toyota Center Arena, the Popkomm fest in Berlin - Europe’s largest artist and industry event. In July 2008, Troy Blakely, Senior Vice President and Managing Partner of APA in Los Angeles, signed Sara for national bookings and by the end of the year she had played over 100 dates, either with a full band (including an electric violinist) or performing acoustic sets. Sara’s critically acclaimed CD had steady sales on iTunes and throughout the year her music was also heard on national, international and web radio as well as placed in TV and movie soundtracks. By year’s end Sara had also made Music Connection Magazine’s 2008 Hot 100 Unsigned Bands & Artists list and Muse’s Muse 2008 Best Overall CD Project In Any Category (a tie with Jesse McCartney), previously awarded in 2007 to Sara Bareilles. In between gigs Sara worked in the studio with producer/guitarist Eric Fraley recording her second CD that included co-writes with James Slater and Glen Ballard, to be released in early 2009. In 2009 Sara will continue on an extensive tour of the U.S. starting off as a featured artist at the 2009 CMW, 2009 Sunset Sessions: Presented by M:M Music with Radio & Records and KPRI, shows at SXSW (South by Southwest) and as a headlining act representing APA at the 2009 NACA Convention, the largest college market buyers’ showcase, at the Grand Ole Opry.