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Louis Schefano
Louis Schefano (born January 26, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist originally from Birmingham, Alabama, United States. He has recorded under various monikers including Regia, Louis, 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 Azure Ray, Maria Taylor, Verbena, Cheshires (featuring members of Remy Zero), Bright Eyes, The Ladybug Transistor, and Jaymay.
Schefano was the original drummer for Remy Zero when they first formed in Birmingham, Alabama in 1990. He later joined Verbena replacing their original drummer, and is featured on the 1996 EP Pilot Park on Merge Records.
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 on Tim/Kerr records. Little Red Rocket was subsequently signed to Geffen Records in 1998.
Regia's The Art of Navigation, Schefano's solo debut, was released in 1999 on spinART Records. The Art of Navigation was co-produced by Shelby Tate of Remy Zero and mixed by Robert Schneider, best known as a producer for his work on Neutral Milk Hotel's critically lauded In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. MTV praised The Art of Navigation as "great sixties-inspired pop" and CMJ New Music Monthly called Schefano an "ace songwriter and lyricist."
Maria Taylor, who was previously romantically linked to Schefano, credits him for teaching her "how to write songs, play drums and find my voice.".[non-primary source needed] Taylor covered several of his songs on her releases including "Nature Song" on her 2005 debut 11:11 and "A Small Part of Me" co-written by Schefano on 2007's Lynn Teeter Flower.
In 2007, Schefano, recording under the name "Louis," released Freak Show Revenge on Superphonic Records. Exclaim! praised the EP as "reminiscent of Elliott Smith, with whimpering vocals that hug gentle guitar slides and strums." 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 acclaimed Cassadaga on Saddle Creek Records.
Maria Taylor again covered Schefano on her third album LadyLuck in 2009 with the song "A Chance". "Louis" released their second effort, a 7" single, "Laura," on Goodnight Records in 2013.
In 2015,[non-primary source needed] Schefano released the single "Burned" as Suspicious Light. Gigwise subsequently called them one of the "10 hottest new bands coming out of NYC." The Deli Magazine referred to their recordings as "melancholic, reverb-soaked, indie-rock" and declared them as March 2015's artist of the month.
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Louis Schefano
Louis Schefano (born January 26, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist originally from Birmingham, Alabama, United States. He has recorded under various monikers including Regia, Louis, 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 Azure Ray, Maria Taylor, Verbena, Cheshires (featuring members of Remy Zero), Bright Eyes, The Ladybug Transistor, and Jaymay.
Schefano was the original drummer for Remy Zero when they first formed in Birmingham, Alabama in 1990. He later joined Verbena replacing their original drummer, and is featured on the 1996 EP Pilot Park on Merge Records.
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 on Tim/Kerr records. Little Red Rocket was subsequently signed to Geffen Records in 1998.
Regia's The Art of Navigation, Schefano's solo debut, was released in 1999 on spinART Records. The Art of Navigation was co-produced by Shelby Tate of Remy Zero and mixed by Robert Schneider, best known as a producer for his work on Neutral Milk Hotel's critically lauded In the Aeroplane Over the Sea. MTV praised The Art of Navigation as "great sixties-inspired pop" and CMJ New Music Monthly called Schefano an "ace songwriter and lyricist."
Maria Taylor, who was previously romantically linked to Schefano, credits him for teaching her "how to write songs, play drums and find my voice.".[non-primary source needed] Taylor covered several of his songs on her releases including "Nature Song" on her 2005 debut 11:11 and "A Small Part of Me" co-written by Schefano on 2007's Lynn Teeter Flower.
In 2007, Schefano, recording under the name "Louis," released Freak Show Revenge on Superphonic Records. Exclaim! praised the EP as "reminiscent of Elliott Smith, with whimpering vocals that hug gentle guitar slides and strums." 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 acclaimed Cassadaga on Saddle Creek Records.
Maria Taylor again covered Schefano on her third album LadyLuck in 2009 with the song "A Chance". "Louis" released their second effort, a 7" single, "Laura," on Goodnight Records in 2013.
In 2015,[non-primary source needed] Schefano released the single "Burned" as Suspicious Light. Gigwise subsequently called them one of the "10 hottest new bands coming out of NYC." The Deli Magazine referred to their recordings as "melancholic, reverb-soaked, indie-rock" and declared them as March 2015's artist of the month.