An American singer-songwriter in Minneapolis. Sarah is currently working on releasing her first album due for 2010. Some influences include Fiona Apple, PJ Harvey, Emmylou Harris and Cat Power. BIO: Madison Wisconsin native Sarah Pray has achieved enviable and impressive touring credentials for an artist in the very first years of a music career. Moving to Minneapolis in 2007 in hopes of taking part in the cities thriving music scene, Sarah began performing and honing her skills with several residencies at the historic 400 Bar. Sarah’s commanding vocal power and heartfelt lyrics won over both fans and friends in the business and allowed her to move quickly into regional touring throughout the Midwest. Since 2008, Sarah’s ambitious touring schedule has included shows on the East Coast, in such well known venues as the Bitter End and The Living Room in New York City and the Basement in Nashville, as well as a leg of European touring in 2010. Though Sarah’s parents are both attorneys, she grew up in a household where “there was music everywhere, all the time.” Her future musicianship took form as she learned piano from her father and was influenced by a family soundtrack that included he Beatles, Cat Stevens, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris. Passionately pulled in the direction of making music the focus of her life, Sarah became an intern at Paradyme Productions, a recording studio in Madison WI, during a hiatus from college in 2006. Originally hired as a graphic artist, her interest soon shifted to the recording process, and she was given the opportunity to record five songs in exchange for her work. Sarah recalls, “That was it. From there, I was addicted to making music. I just wanted to do more recording and performing