
By: Steffon Olsen
Ten years ago, on an icy January morning, underneath a brilliant, clear, dark blue winter’s sky in Park City, Utah; Robyn Cage rocked the first cover of Scorpius Magazine’s inaugural print issue, as the crisp, glossy copies landed at local businesses throughout the famous ski town. The gorgeous, evocative songstress had just set Park City on fire as the hottest new singer/songwriter in town, as well as her own piano in her “Burning Now” music video, from her first album, “Born in the Desert”.
Since then, Robyn Cage has gone on to produce multiple albums, ep’s, and singles which have become celebrated by her fans, internationally. Cage has ascended to become one of the most hailed and beloved independent artists in the world.
Robyn Cage has even recently been touring with Brit Floyd and writing a new musical, “Black Friday,” which she’s hoping to produce in New York City soon.
However, despite her success, Robyn has always stayed true to Park City, the ski-town that gave her her first breaks. She even still performs regularly at Prime Steak House on main street, in Park City., Utah.
Scorpius Magazine had the great privilege and thrill of a ten-year reunion with Robyn Cage in an epic interview with the fiery, unchained, red-haired songstress.


Scorpius: If you could travel back ten years to your first interview with Scorpius Magazine for a moment and recall where you were at as an artist and in your personal life, what could you tell us?
Cage: That was a time of intense artistic discovery for me. I was figuring out who I wanted to be as an artist, what I wanted to say and how to say it. It was an exciting time, mostly thanks to the incredible artists I met around then who I began collaborating with, and still work with to this day.
Scorpius: Now, 10- years later, after conquering Park City and the rest of the world as one of the most original and celebrated artists on the international music scene, what could you tell us about the moment you’re in today?
Cage: Well, I can’t say that I feel like I’ve conquered the world! I’m currently moving into a new phase of my career. I’ve been writing a musical for the past several years, and I’ve loved that process so much and I’m hoping to write many more musicals.
Scorpius: What could you tell us about the origins and inspiration behind each of your albums, ep’s and singles you’ve released over the last 10 years, beginning with your first album, “Born in the Desert”?
Cage: Born In The Desert really centered around self-exploration and self-expression. I was experimenting with different sounds, themes, genres, vocal techniques… finding what made me unique and how it all fit together. Slow The Devil was a reaction to the huge changes in my community, my country, and the world at large. Each song was a personal story, but also a microcosm for something much bigger. A Million Years of Stone was my divorce album, exploring themes of life, death, endings, beginnings and personal freedom. Lovers and Monsters was an acoustic collection of waltzes, and each song was a different kind of love story.
Scorpius: You’ve shot some epic music videos as an independent artist, are there any memorable experiences, that you can recall, during the filming of the videos that stand out to you as memorable or humorous?
Cage: For Burning Now, I wanted to set fire to a piano for the final scene, but right as we were getting ready to shoot, it started to rain. We had trouble getting the wet piano to light, so we drenched it with lighter fluid. It suddenly became an enormous bonfire, and fortunately the wind was blowing away from me. If the wind had changed direction, I don’t know if I’d be here today.
Scorpius: Is there a particular song/s that you’ve written that have a haunting or unforgettable back-story?
Cage: Slow The Devil came to me in a dream. I woke up with the full song in my head.
Scorpius: Is there a singular driving force behind your life as an artist or a fire that burns within your soul that you could attribute to your inspiration and success?
Cage: The need for self-expression has always been the thing that drives me.
Scorpius: Of all the live shows you’ve performed, is there any particular experience that made a powerful, meaningful impact on you in your career as a live artist?
Cage: I headlined a concert at the Deer Valley Amphitheater, and for the final song, “Theatre Noir” a bunch of kids ran up to the stage and danced. It was such a beautiful moment of shared joy and celebrating our differences, and I’ll never forget it.
Scorpius: If you had to use just one word to describe the last ten years of your career as an independent artist, what would it be and why?
Cage: Searching. I still feel like I’m searching- for myself, for answers, and for the meaning of life. It’s like putting together pieces of an impossibly intricate puzzle.


WARNING: This show contains adult language, sexual content, nudity, violence, and drug use… All the fun stuff.
Synopsis:
It’s Black Friday at your local Costco, or “ShopMo,” when a global apocalypse forces all shoppers to quarantine. A psychopathic pageant queen, a conspiracy theorist, an environmentalist influencer, a doctor, a marine, and a drunken stay-at-home dad take refuge from Online Shopping Zombies or “Cyber Zoms.”
Amidst power struggles and budding romances, these monstrously talented shoppers sing and dance their way through the Shopocalypse. However, tensions rise as supplies dwindle, until their only hope for survival is to escape to the American Dream Mall.
When our very existence is threatened, can we join together and learn from past mistakes? Can we forego instant gratification to preserve the future?
Or will we just go shopping?
Scorpius: What can you tell us about the recent world tour with Brit Floyd as their soprano backing vocalist?
Cage: Touring with Brit Floyd has been a dream come true. Our sold-out show at Red Rocks was one of the more magical nights of my life.
Scorpius: What projects, albums, singles, tours are you currently involved in that you can share with Scorpius?
Cage: I’ll be touring the US and Canada with Brit Floyd again this year from April-June, and I’m developing a musical called BLACK FRIDAY, which I’m hoping to bring to NYC.
Scorpius: If you had one day left to live and a concert grand piano in front of you, what kind of song would you write?
Cage: When I’m not writing for a musical or a specific assignment, I can’t really control what comes to me. I would just have to open myself up fully to the moment and see what came.