Instruments Vocals, guitar Website www.louisschefano.com | Years active 1985–present Genre Indie rock | |
Born January 26, 1970 (age 47)
Birmingham, Alabama, United States ( 1970-01-26 ) Genres Singer-songwriter, indie rock Occupation(s) Musician, singer, songwriter, producer Associated acts Regia
Cheshires
Maria Taylor
Remy Zero
Verbena
Suspicious Light
Little Red Rocket Albums Opposite Side of the World, The Out Cast, Freak Show Revenge Record labels Superphonic Records, Red Ribbon Army, Flower Moon Records Similar Orenda Fink, Maria Taylor, Remy Zero, Azure Ray | ||
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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, 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.
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Biography
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.". 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 aclaimed 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.
Schefano announced his newest incarnation, Suspicious Light, in 2014, releasing the single "Burned" in March 2015. 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.
Shefano is featured on Maria Taylor's newest record In the Next Life, credited with vocals and additional recordings on several tracks.
Bands
Solo
Compilations
Other Contributions
Songs
Come to ThinkOpposite Side of the World · 2017
Freak Show RevengeFreak Show Revenge · 2007
Opposite Side of the WorldOpposite Side of the World · 2017