MUMBAI: VerveLife Entertainment announces that Sarah VonderHaar will be included in the closed beta trial for MTV Games' Rock Band Network, as reported by Billboard Magazine late last week. Building on Sarah's momentum that includes being featured in several brand campaigns, including a just released Chevrolet commercial, and her outstanding performance at Milwaukee's Summerfest two weeks ago, Sarah will be one of only a handful of female artists participating in the highly anticipated beta.

Rock Band Network, created by HARMONIX Music Systems and MTV Games, is a groundbreaking initiative that gives musicians and record labels the ability to author their own original recordings into gameplay files and sell their music as playable Rock Band tracks through the newly created Rock Band Network Music Store. The Rock Band Network will launch as an open beta in late August 2009, but is currently running a closed beta version, which includes music from Sarah VonderHaar.

I am so excited that my music was selected to be included in the new Rock Band Network! Not only will it be awesome to see my family and fans play my songs, but it is also a great way for me to reach a completely new fan base... proclaims Sarah. Inclusion in the Rock Band Network will no doubt play an integral role in the development of Sarah's career.

Jeff Marshall, Executive Producer of Rock Band Network/HARMONIX Music feels similarly, stating, "I am excited to be working closely with VerveLife Entertainment and Sarah VonderHaar on the Rock Band Network Closed Beta. I have huge respect for VerveLife's commitment to emerging technologies and how they relate to music and marketing. I was excited to learn they had signed Sarah to the new division of the company and thought it was a perfect opportunity to work with her during the RBN closed beta. We will be exploring this new self publishing platform together and I have high hopes for the results....

Recognizing the enormous success of Rock Band and the massive opportunity created by the new Rock Band Network, Barry O'Connell, VerveLife's Director of Licensing & Entertainment Relations and the Head of its new artist development division, VerveLife Entertainment, states, We are thrilled to be part of this ground-breaking initiative and to be working with HARMONIX Music on a number of levels during this Closed Beta - and beyond. The opportunity to expand VerveLife's digital services to offer the authoring of tracks – for artists at all levels - is very exciting....

Known for her modeling and as a former contestant on America's Next Top Model, Sarah VonderHaar has focused her career on her true passion, music, recently introducing her debut album, titled Are You Listening Now..., featuring the infectious track All Mine.... Sarah is currently signed with VerveLife Entertainment, a newly formed artist development division of acclaimed Chicago-based digital music promotion specialist, VerveLife.