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

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