About this episode
The episode features an interview with Regina Spektor discussing her journey as a self-made artist and her experiences in the music industry.
The story of Regina Spektor is one of a truly self-made artist. In 1989, at nine years old, Spektor and her family emigrated from Moscow to the Bronx in New York. Her love and affinity for playing the piano found her studying in high school at the Manhattan School of Music, and as she continued her classical studies she was also being exposed to and fell in love with pop music, hip-hop, and punk rock. Her self-released albums 11:11 and Songs led to a growing audience and opening slots for The Strokes and Kings of Leon. She was soon signed to Sire Records, who released her third album, Soviet Kitsch. Fast forward many years, and the list of accolades and accomplishments for Regina is long. She has released eight studio albums, featured at the Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, and Glastonbury festivals, performed at the White House for the Obamas, wrote the theme song for the Netflix series Orange is the New Black, and has had songs appear in multiple films. She recently reissued her albums Begin to Hope, Far, What We Saw From The Cheap Seats, Remember Us To Life, and Live in London all exclusively on vinyl. Geoff Stanfield caught up with Regina from her home in New York…
People in this episode
Host: Geoff Stanfield
Guest: Regina Spektor
Topics covered
- Regina Spektor's life story
- music career
- influences in music
- collaboration with producers
- self-made artist
- vinyl reissues
- live performances
Keywords
- Regina Spektor
- music career
- self-released albums
- Sire Records
- live performances
- collaboration
- vinyl reissues
- influences
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sire Records, Netflix, The Strokes, Kings of Leon
Books & works: Orange is the New Black, Begin to Hope, Far, What We Saw From The Cheap Seats, Remember Us To Life, Live in London
Places: Moscow, Bronx, New York
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