{"id":9263,"date":"2013-11-04T16:28:25","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T21:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/2013\/11\/03\/"},"modified":"2013-11-04T16:28:40","modified_gmt":"2013-11-04T21:28:40","slug":"10-questions-with-irina-shapiro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=9263","title":{"rendered":"10 Questions with Irina Shapiro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1. You\u2019re originally from Russia, but you\u2019ve been in the United States for a while now.  Was it difficult adjusting to Miami after Moscow?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I\u2019m in Miami or Los Angeles, as a Russian I can feel like a stranger there. It is different, but I love Miami! It\u2019s like a never ending party. My true inspirations are sunrises and sunsets there. I also love the clubs in Miami, it\u2019s like energy lives there forever and people really enjoy it to the fullest. I did some performances in Miami and I loved it so much!<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n2. I hear there is quite a Russian dance music scene, have you had the chance to go back and be a part of it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m currently located in Los Angeles working on my music, but I travel a lot to Moscow and am actually here right now :). Hopefully I will be performing here soon too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. How did you end up partnering with such a respected name as Dave Aud\u00e9 on \u201cOne Last Kiss\u201d?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I love having positive, creative people around! Dave is an amazing person, great husband and father &#8211; I love and respect those qualities in a person!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne Last Kiss\u201d \u2013 Official Video<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"374\" height=\"210\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mEJabSHfepk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Were you excited to learn that both R3hab and Sick Individuals wanted to remix \u201cOne Last Kiss\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These guys are so talented and I love their sound! They are energetic and very unique characters with unique personalities \u2013 I love that the most! I was freaking screaming!! haha!!!!!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne Last Kiss\u201d \u2013 R3hab Remix<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"374\" height=\"210\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R-C27Utf6vI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne Last Kiss\u201d \u2013 Sick Individuals Remix<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"374\" height=\"210\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gyagEPnYIsg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Is it weird hearing your song remixed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think it\u2019s weird because I love to work with other song writers too. It makes me feel like we are making history \u2013 so cool! <\/p>\n<p><strong>6. There is a lot choreography in the video for \u201cOne Last Kiss\u201d, how hard was the video shoot?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was a lot of work! But I have been dancing my entire life and love expressing myself through body language. <\/p>\n<p><strong>7. What kind of music do you enjoy dancing to?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I love rock music, Bon Jovi is my favorite rock musician. I came to the USA to do a rock project. Something like a Blonde Jovi in a sexy skirt :).<\/p>\n<p>I also adore Kylie Minogue. She is real unbelievable \u2013 feminine woman, sexy diva. Icon!<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. The other day I was in a really rotten mood getting ready for work.  While in the shower I started humming a tune and it cheered me up.  That tune was \u201cOne Last Kiss\u201d.  No question, I just really wanted to tell you that.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9. What are you working on next that my readers can look forward to?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My next single to be released will be \u201cBelieve.\u201d It\u2019s a very spiritual song about our destiny, our stories\u2014our past and future, our all or nothing! It\u2019s about love and power of love, which can heal everything in this world! Empathy and perception! <\/p>\n<p>You can also look out for a full length album soon!<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Parting shot!  Ask us here at The Magical Buffet any one question.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What is your favorite type of music? Do you have a favorite DJ?<\/p>\n<p><em>I like all kinds of music depending on my mood.  For dance\/electronic, lately I\u2019ve been listening to Swedish House Mafia\u2019s \u201cUntil Now\u201d album, Diplo, the album \u201c18 Months\u201d from Calvin Harris, everything from Robyn, and Madonna\u2019s \u201cHard Candy\u201d album\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Irina-17766.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Irina-17766-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Irina-17766-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Irina-17766-660x1024.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><strong>About Irina Shapiro:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Irina was born in the Russian capital of Moscow, with performing arts always at the center of her life. She began singing at the age of three, and was constantly involved in theater while in school. At the age of six, Irina sang in the school choir as a mezzo-soprano and started to learn English. <\/p>\n<p>At 18, Irina attended a university in Russia, acquiring her first degree in economics and second in psychology. Though she was busy with her studies, she managed to find time for what she describes as a \u201chobby.\u201d For many years, she had written poems, but now Irina began to write songs.  She continued writing, something she devoted more time to when she was in her mid-20s, but soon learned that her family had decided to move to the US to start a new business. Not wanting to be separated from her relatives, Irina moved with. <\/p>\n<p>On a trip to Los Angeles, Irina\u2019s fate changed for good. Irina met Mikey Minden, creative director for the Pussycat Dolls, which launched the start of her pop project. Together, Irina and Mikey worked on a hot club dance style and Irina\u2019s first single, the original song \u201cSomething About You,\u201d was released in the US. The song quickly debuted on Billboard\u2019s Hot Dance Club Play chart and remained on the list for a number of weeks, peaking at No. 40. <\/p>\n<p>Now, Irina\u2019s second single \u201cOne Last Kiss\u201d has made its debut, and she is gearing up for the launch of her third original track, \u201cBelieve.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Put on your dancing shoes people because we&#8217;re talking to Irina Shapiro, the singer behind the super fun dance song &#8220;One Last Kiss&#8221;!  You&#8217;ll want to check this one out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,18,27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9263"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9263\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}