Sarah Hickman

SARA’S ADULT MUSIC
Sara has been recording and touring since 1989 on major and indie labels. MOTHERLODE, her latest adult cd, was released summer 2006. It is a two disc-set which offers the listener the opportunity to “choose their mood, choose their disc”. A collection of upbeat songs (disc one) and songs of woe (disc two), all relating to Sara’s thoughts on music, motherhood, and the state of the world. Sara releases all her cds on SLEEVELESS, her independent label. She oversees marketing, distribution, licensing and creation of the projects. With her husband (Lance Schriner) and two other designers/photographers (Todd Wolfson and Neil Ferguson), she also owns STINGRAY, a design company that creates cd and book jacket designs.

SARA’S CHILDREN’S MUSIC
Through her first self-released children’s album, NEWBORN, Sara donated over $50,000 to the Hill Country Youth Ranch (which aids abused and neglected children) and to the Mautner Project in Washington, DC (which helps lesbians with cancer.) In 2001, Sara released TODDLER, the follow up to Newborn, and in 2004 she gave birth to BIG KID, which heralded an 8 month #1 single, “Radiation Man”, on XM Kids radio. (See “Awards” below)

In 2007, Sara and her business partner, Alan Luecke, founded SUPER PAL UNIVERSE, a teen rock band that creates “pop driven activism”. To learn more, check out http://www.superpaluniverse.com.
Lastly, Sara has served as the National Ambassador for Half Price Books, helping to promote literacy throughout the United States by visiting hospitals and schools where she performs and reads to children.

HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS
Sara is extremely involved in many humanitarian issues from the homeless, to Romanian orphans, to children’s rights. To see some of the groups Sara supports and works with, check out her non-profit site, http://www.necessaryangels.org

Sara is currently serving, or has served, on the Board of Directors for: the Mothers’ Milk Bank (Austin), the Texas Branch of the Recording Academy (the Grammys), Arts for People (Dallas) and AAIM (Austin Area Interreligious Ministries) and Austin Music Commission (starting fall 2008). She has been honorary chair for the Humana Women in Health initiative, the Umlauf Sculpture Garden Party, Walk for Life and the Komen Austin Race For the Cure. She currently works tirelessly on behalf of House the Homeless. She has been on a yearlong tour with the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP), touring the state of Texas to start the dialogue about the death penalty in Texas on a tour called “Music For Life” (2007-2008).

AWARDS
One of the Top 100: Performing Songwriter Magazine Award (2008), National Association of Music Therapists, Austin Under Forty (2002-Humanitarian), the Kerrville Folk Festival (community service), the Speaking of Women’s Health Initiative (community service), the Dallas Observer Awards (Best Musician, Best Producer, Best Indie Release, Best Major Label Release, Best Female Vocalist), NAPPA Gold (Big Kid/2004), NAPPA Gold (Toddler/2004), Parents Choice Recommended (Big Kid/2004), Dr. Toy Best Vacation Product (Big Kid/2004), Children’s Music Web Awards Winner Classic Recording (Newborn/2003), Children’s Web Awards Winner Classic Recording (Toddler/2003), Parents’ Choice (Gold-Toddler/2001), NAPPA Gold (Newborn-2001), Dr. Toy’s 10 Ten Audio Tapes (Toddler/2001) and Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Toys (Toddler/2001), ICTN Best Live Concert (2006)