Hayley Taylor (born October 16, 1977, Birmingham, Michigan) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and painter from Los Angeles, California Though Taylor was classically trained on piano and began singing early on, it wasn’t until she learned to play guitar in college and began turning her poetry into songs that she realized music was her true passion. After graduating from Vassar College (with her BA in English) and studying painting at the Sorbonne University in Paris and the New York Academy of Art, Taylor put out a solo EP, Waking, in 2006.[2] A. J. Mogis, known for his work with Saddle Creek Records and Bright Eyes, co-produced. The EP featured performances by Taylor's friends John Lefler (Dashboard Confessional), Joshua Grange (Dwight Yoakam), Brett Simons (Alexi Murdoch, Fiona Apple) on electric and upright bass, and Kristin McCord (The Walkmen, Elliott Smith) on cello. Taylor was nominated by the Los Angeles Music Awards for 2006 “Best Independent Album of the Year.” In 2007, she was interviewed on Entertainment Tonight and on San Francisco's KRON news, and she performed with her band live on the music television show City Sessions: Los Angeles on the DISH Network. Taylor is currently working on her new album, entitled One Foot In Front of the Other, produced by Dan Romer and Eric Robinson with additional production by Ofer Moses. It features an all-star cast of players, including Michael Chaves (John Mayer) on guitar, Ben Peeler (Alexi Murdoch) on guitar and pedal steel, Adrienne Woods (Josh Radin and the Jonas Brothers) on cello, Elliot Jacobson (Ingrid Michaelson) on drums, and producer Marshall Altman (Kate Voegele) on backing vocals. Her song "No More Wishing" from her upcoming album was featured on the Canadian drama Heartland in December 2008, and on the CBS show How I Met Your Mother in January 2009.