Starr Parodi and Jeff Fair | Courtesy Focusrite
Los Angeles, CA – February 1st, 2026 –Seven Seasons was conceived as a musical exploration of how people process tragedy. Developed through interviews with 41 individuals who had experienced profound loss, including survivors of 9/11, the Oklahoma City bombing, natural disasters, terminal illness, divorce, and the death of loved ones, the album traces seven emotional stages that recur across those experiences. What began as an abstract framework ultimately became deeply personal for producer Starr Parodi and her family.
The project was structured around what Parodi described as “seven seasons of tragedy,” drawing parallels to the widely recognized stages of grief. Each movement represents a distinct emotional phase: innocence, tragedy, disbelief, confusion, questioning, reflection, and hope. The goal, she explained, was not to impose a narrative, but to reflect patterns that emerged consistently across real-life stories of loss.
Those patterns took on new meaning during the album’s final recording sessions. As Parodi and her family were finishing the last vocals for Seven Seasons, a fire swept through parts of Los Angeles, destroying their home and studio. “We were recording the very last vocals of the album,” one family member recalled. “When we opened the door, smoke was already coming in. We grabbed the hard drive and ran.”
Nearly everything was lost — except the completed recordings. “We lost everything,” the family said. “But that hard drive survived, and we were able to finish the album.”
In the aftermath, Parodi found herself moving through the same emotional progression that had shaped the work. “We lived every single movement of this piece,” she said. “I felt like we were in the day of tragedy, then disbelief, then confusion. Right now, I’m living somewhere between the day of reflection and the day of hope.”
Appearing with her family, daughter Isolde, and husband Jeff Fair, during a live interview on the red carpet at the 2026 GRAMMY Awards, Parodi emphasized the significance of that moment after such loss. “After what we’ve gone through,” she said, “being here together is really meaningful.”For Parodi, Seven Seasons now exists as both an artistic statement and a document of lived experience, one that reflects not only the stories of others but her own journey through grief, survival, and cautious hope.
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