![]() It’s like a river, and then you have all these little tiny rivers flowing into it, and you could pick any one. Lucy: I think there’s almost no way to plan being a musician these days, because there’s 1,000 different routes. Do you have any advice for DIY musicians who might be looking for those opportunities? What would you recommend that they do to get into that loop? “Boomerang” and Arrested Development aside, you’ve had songs placed in a number of different television shows and films. Song placement and song licensing actually seems to be a staple for independent musicians these days. listening to the record, and he heard “Boomerang,” and suddenly he was like, “The season has to end with ‘Boomerang.’ That’s the way it has to end.” He went back and re-edited it so that the song would fit. Then, I guess it was the night before they were finishing the edit, he said he was driving home at 3:00 a.m. It wasn’t at all like, “Put this in the show.” The show was pretty much finished and done, and it was not with that intention at all we just gave it to him because he’s our friend and we wanted him to hear it. They were about to wrap Arrested Development and we gave him my CD, because I had just printed some copies of it. Lucy: Mitchell Hurwitz, who’s the creator of the show, is a good family friend. MIMO: Is there a story behind how all that happened for you? MIMO: It’s interesting that you brought up your father, because I noticed that he is a composer and he did the scoring for Arrested Development, and your song “Boomerang” is on the new season. I do enjoy being in the studio those are my favorite parts, creating the songs and then bringing it to the studio. when it’s family, you can be very honest and there’s no fear. We really enjoy working together because we can be. I come in with layers and layers of, “This will be here and then this will be there.” This album I actually co-produced me and my dad, who goes by D-Fly on the record. Do you particularly enjoy working in the studio? Would you say that you’re a hands-on person in the studio, or do you tend to leave a lot to the producer to handle? MIMO: There are some pretty creative arrangements on the record. It wasn’t even my favorite movie, I just felt there was something inspiring about this iconic figure, and then seeing who she is as a real person and her loneliness. I was playing around with that melody, and then I watched the movie Marie Antoinette. ![]() My friend had actually lent me a tenor guitar, which is a 4-string guitar. Lucy: It’s hard to pick a favorite because they are all like your musical children…I really love “Marie Antoinette.” There’s something very magical about that one. MIMO: Do you have a favorite tune on the new record? If so, why? What makes it your favorite? I worked with this really great director who takes photographs and makes a collage so that it feels like you’re in a large 3D space, but actually, it’s this collaged space, which is really cool. With Timekeeper, I thought it would be a great idea to introduce the record in this fantastical way, and I came up with this story and I wrote it. I hope to make a video for every single song. The idea is to really create this landscape of fantasy. MIMO: Is that part of the inspiration for the trailer, as well? I would even give the mixer pictures to show like, “This is what the song looks like to me.” This is the first time where I was connecting visuals to music in that way. That’s very much like when I was in the studio, I was always thinking of imagery. I feel like you can listen to it and be inspired, think of ideas, and think of images. To me, this is the most visually evoking record. Lucy: I think it’s very different from the earlier work, partly just because as you grow as a person you want to write about different things and you have a different point of view. What stands out to you most about this record, and what do you think sets it apart from your earlier work? MIMO: Let’s talk about the new album Timekeeper. Lucy Schwartz was kind enough to spend a few minutes with MIMO talking about the new album, and also affording us some insight into the opportunities that have come her way. This week, Schwartz releases her third full-length studio release Timekeeper, an eclectic and highly creative blend of sound and lyric with plenty of great hooks to boot. She’s also co-written with the likes of Landon Pigg and Aqualung, toured with Lilith Fair, and even covered a Carpenters song on the television show House of Lies. At age 23, she’s already had dozens of song placements in film and television (most recently her song “Boomerang” on the Season 4 finale of Arrested Development, now available on Netflix). For being a young indie artist, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Lucy Schwartz has certainly made the rounds.
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