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 - Intro01:01 - 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 Shows31:43 - Dream Festivals & Tour32:34 - Marketing Music into Media 33:22 - Belief in Aliens & Something Bigger 34:32 - Being Brave & Fearless35:24 - Margarita's Art Work 39:04 - You Rock Foundation 41:10 - Wrap Up Edge of Paradise website:http://www.edgeofparadiseband.comYou Rock Foundation:https://www.yourockfoundation.orgChuck Shute website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the show (https://venmo.com/Chuck-Shute)