Louis Schefano

Louis Schefano
Born (1970-01-26) January 26, 1970
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Genres Singer-songwriter, indie rock
Occupation(s) Musician, singer, songwriter, producer
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 1985–present
Associated acts Regia
Cheshires
Maria Taylor
Remy Zero
Verbena
Suspicious Light
Little Red Rocket
Website www.louisschefano.com

Louis Schefano (born January 26, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist from Birmingham, Alabama, United States. He has recorded under various monikers including Regia, Louis,[1] and Suspicious Light. Schefano was also a founding member of Remy Zero and Little Red Rocket (featuring Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink of Azure Ray), and has performed, produced or recorded with Maria Taylor, Verbena, Cheshires (featuring members of Remy Zero), Bright Eyes, The Ladybug Transistor, and Jaymay.

Biography

Schefano was the original drummer for Remy Zero when they first formed in Birmingham, Alabama in 1990.[2] He later joined Verbena replacing their original drummer,[3] and is featured on the 1996 EP Pilot Park on Merge Records.[4]

Schefano then joined Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink of Azure Ray in Little Red Rocket as their drummer, and also contributed guitar, piano, and vocals to the group's 1997 debut album, Who Did You Pay[5] on Tim/Kerr records. Little Red Rocket was subsequently signed to Geffen Records in 1998[5]

Regia's The Art of Navigation, Schefano's solo debut, was released in 1999 on spinART Records.[6] The Art of Navigation was co-produced by Shelby Tate of Remy Zero and mixed by Robert Schneider,[7] best known as a producer for his work on Neutral Milk Hotel's critically lauded In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.[8] MTV praised The Art of Navigation as "great sixties-inspired pop"[9] and CMJ New Music Monthly called Schefano an "ace songwriter and lyricist."[6]

Maria Taylor, who was previously romantically linked to Schefano,[10] credits him for teaching her "how to write songs, play drums and find my voice.".[11] Taylor covered several of his songs on her releases including "Nature Song" on her 2005 debut 11:11[12] and "A Small Part of Me" co-written by Schefano on 2007's Lynn Teeter Flower.[13]

In 2007, Schefano, recording under the name "Louis," released Freak Show Revenge on Superphonic Records.[14] Exclaim! praised the EP as "reminiscent of Elliott Smith, with whimpering vocals that hug gentle guitar slides and strums.[15] That same year he also co-produced, engineered and contributed to Jaymay's debut album Autumn Fallin'. Schefano is also credited with additional recordings on Bright Eyes' 2007 critically aclaimed Cassadaga on Saddle Creek Records.[16]

Maria Taylor again covered Schefano on her third album LadyLuck in 2009 with the song "A Chance".[10] "Louis" released their second effort, a 7" single, "Laura," on Goodnight Records in 2013.[17]

Schefano announced his newest incarnation, Suspicious Light, in 2014,[18] releasing the single "Burned" in March 2015.[19] Gigwise subsequently called them one of the "10 hottest new bands coming out of NYC."[19] The Deli Magazine referred to their recordings as "melancholic, reverb-soaked, indie-rock" and declared them as March 2015's artist of the month.[20] In July 2016, Maria Taylor wrote on Facebook that Schefano would be featured on her yet-to-be announced full length.[11]

Discography

Bands

Solo

Compilations

Other Contributions

References

  1. ↑ Stephen M. Deusner (2007-05-03). "Through the Sparks: Lazarus Beach Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  2. ↑ Kevin Bronson (2016-08-11). "Video premiere: Cheshires (ex-Remy Zero), 'Love This Feelin –". Buzzbands.la. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  3. ↑ "A.A. Bondy - Biography". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  4. ↑ CMJ New Music Monthly. Books.google.com. p. 27. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  5. 1 2 "Featured Louis Schefano and Regia". Alabamamusicoffice.com. 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  6. 1 2 CMJ New Music Report. Books.google.com. 1999-04-05. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ "Neutral Milk Hotel Album Transformed For Stage". NPR.org. 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  9. ↑ "Not Groundbreaking, Not Frenzied, But Not Bad". MTV. 1999-07-22. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  10. 1 2 "Maria Taylor: About the Album". Wondering Sound. 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  11. 1 2 "Maria Taylor - Timeline". Facebook. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  12. ↑ Brown, August. "Maria Taylor | Under the Radar - Music Magazine". Undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  13. ↑ Tammy La Gorce (2007-03-06). "Lynn Teeter Flower - Maria Taylor | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  14. ↑ SPIN (2007-03-22). "She Wants Louis' 'Revenge'". SPIN. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  15. ↑ Burke, Jasmyn (2007-04-17). "Louis Freak Show Revenge". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  16. ↑ "Bright Eyes - Cassadaga (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  17. ↑ "Louis - Laura 7 - $5.99 : Goodnight Records, Online Shop!". Goodnightrecords.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  18. ↑ "Louis Schefano - Timeline". Facebook. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  19. 1 2 "The 10 hottest new bands coming out of NYC". Gigwise.com. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  20. ↑ "The Deli NYC #42 - Best of NYC 2015, Porches, Gentrified Williamsburg, Cassette Culture by The Deli Mag". Issuu.com. 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  21. ↑ "HHBTM Records - Various - "Happy Happy Birthday To Me Vol. 1" CD". Hhbtm.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
  22. ↑ "HHBTM Records - Various - "Hey, It's My Birthday" CS". Hhbtm.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.

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