 As a member of Bonnie Raitt's road band, Schell backed the Australian Geyer while recording "So Lucky" (renamed "Renee Geyer" for international market) at Shangri La studios in Malibu, California.Other members included Ian McLagan (formerly of The Faces) and drummer/producer extraordinaire Ricky Fataar.Some of Schell's 21st century interests have included working with Memphis-based Barbara Blue on her album, "Memphis 3rd and Beale" (2004), and recording Eric Burdon's albums "My Secret Life" (2004), "Soul of a Man" (2006), and co-producing "The Voice"'s Season One semi-finalist, Nakia's EP with Barry Goldberg in his own Ultratone Studios in Studio City, California.