Louis Schefano
| Louis Schefano | |
|---|---|
| Born |
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 |
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.
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."
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