Antonia Scarpa is an American filmmaker and musician born and raised in New York City.
Biography
Scarpa's family immigrated to Brooklyn from the small Sicilian town of
Polizzi Generosa
Polizzi Generosa ( Sicilian: ''Pulizzi'') is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Palermo on the island of Sicily, southern Italy. The town sits in the hills at above sea level.
History
The site of Polizzi shows signs of human o ...
, the same town from which
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominatio ...
’s family came. Scarpa founded the alternative rock / performance art / circus act “Naked Sun” directly out of high school. Moving to Los Angeles, Scarpa played with several of the bands that created the original “
Silver Lake
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” scene.
Scarpa and Moni Ritchie founded the multimedia rock group “The Drummed” (which also featured
Rob Campanella
Rob Campanella is a musician, best known as a Los Angeles producer, engineer, and member of The Quarter After.
Music career
Producer and engineer
Campanella has produced and engineered albums for his own band The Quarter After, and for cli ...
of
The Quarter After and
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American musical project and band led and started by Anton Newcombe. It was formed in San Francisco in 1990.
The group was the subject of the 2004 documentary film called '' Dig!'', and have gained media not ...
and
Christian Hejnal
Christian Hejnal Addams (born June 3, 1969) is an American visual effects producer and the guitarist and occasional vocalist of the Los Angeles-based rock band Scarling.
Musical career
In the early 1990s, he played in bands such as Candyhatefu ...
of
Scarling.
Scarling. was an American noise pop band formed in Los Angeles in 2001. The band consisted of lead vocalist Jessicka Addams and guitarist Christian Hejnal.
Name
The band's name comes from a fictional word created by singer/fine artist Jessicka ...
) Scarpa played drums, and synthesizers as well as creating a visual projection show for the band's performances.
Scarpa’s dramatic feature “Grace”, the story of a young woman’s battle with terminal illness, premiered at the
Cinequest
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film festival.
Filmography
Discography
Albums and CDs
LPs
*Naked Sun, "WONDERDRUG" (1994) — Drums
*Naked Sun, "Naked Sun" (1992) — Drums
Singles and EPs
*The Drummed, "Eraserhead", EP (1997) —
Drums Synth Producer
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...
*The Drummed, "Mosquito", EP (1998) —
Drums Synth Producer
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...
*The Drummed, "The Drummed", EP (1999) —
Drums Synth Producer
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...
External links
*
Official site of Grace
Sources
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American film directors
Musicians from New York (state)
American people of Italian descent
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people