Susana
"Infinitee"found music, as well as visual artistic expression at a very
early age.
Her mother said that she drew the moment she could hold a pencil, and
then she began to duplicate tunes that were playing on the radio on the
family piano by the age of four.
Piano lessons were arranged at the age of seven with a local teacher
down the street, and 9 years went by of those lessons in mostly
classical music. Susana majored in art in high school and minored in
music.
Then came punk. Susana (at the time known as Su) recorded an EP of
songs that she had written at the BCMK studio in Buffalo New York. (An
EP is an extended play 45 rpm record with three songs instead of 2.)
Susana holds a BFA from Parsons School of Design in Manhattan, as she
is also a visual artist.
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A duo was formed called The Strangers in 1992 with Ricardo Pena.
Acoustic Ballads, Blues, Folk, and Latin Gypsy music were sung around
the Buffalo area with Susana singing and playing guitar. As writer Jeff
Johns mentioned: "I remember when Susan McGuire released her first
single on the local BCMK label. She was a gritty rocker calling herself
Su McGuire. Well now Susan has teamed with Ricardo Pena to form the
acoustic duo The Strangers. The Strangers originals are an interesting
mix of Blues, Latin, and traditional folk music. You can see this
unique duo Friday night at the Calumet Arts Cafe."
A duo of original "Acoustic, Alternative Gypsy Music" with Kevin Smith
called Vibe Groove Cult was created. They played the Rock n' Art
Festival in 1997 with Susana on vocals and piano and Smith on groovy,
soulful guitar.
So, music has always been a part of Susana's life. Through it all, her
family encouraged her, especially her Aunt Vivienne Salonicas
Scozzafava, who had a great career as a professional singer.
Now, Susana lives in Carmel Valley, California, and has taken up
serious study with the greatest chanteuses that were ever known to
grace any stage. Rosemary Clooney, Dinah Washington, Julie London,
Sarah Vaughan, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Astrud Gilberto, Eartha
Kitt, Keely Smith, Peggy Lee, Mae West, et al