Episode 154- Margarita Monet- singer for Edge of Paradise! Margarita has had a very interesting journey from music school in Russia as a little girl to attending the art school at NYU. She eventually moved to LA and joined Edge of Paradise. The band had released several critically acclaimed records and toured the world. Their latest upcoming release “Unknown” is produced by the legendary Howard Benson (Halestorm, Kelly Clarkson). We discuss all this plus Margarita’s amazing art work!
00:00 - Intro
01:01 - Living in Russia & Interest in the Arts
03:57 - Moving to America & Cultural Differences
05:50 - College at NYU & Arts Program
07:05 - Performing Theater in New York
08:05 - Lady GaGa & James Franco
09:02 - Moving to L.A.
10:00 - Meeting Guitarist Dave Bates
11:23 - Changing "Bleed" to "Edge of Paradise"
12:38 - Working with Producer Michael Wagner
15:02 - Music Video Mishaps
17:00 - Arrangements & Musical Style
19:20 - Producer Howard Benson
21:38 - Frontier Records & Who Cover
23:10 - Style & Visual Aspects
25:15 - Playing with The Bulletboys
26:18 - Dave Lombardo & Fundraiser Show
27:32 - Sonata Artica & European Tour
29:28 - Future Tour Plans & Live Shows
31:43 - Dream Festivals & Tour
32:34 - Marketing Music into Media
33:22 - Belief in Aliens & Something Bigger
34:32 - Being Brave & Fearless
35:24 - Margarita's Art Work
39:04 - You Rock Foundation
41:10 - Wrap Up
Edge of Paradise website:
http://www.edgeofparadiseband.com
You Rock Foundation:
https://www.yourockfoundation.org
Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com
Thanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!