Kyle DiFulvio (born May 18, 1975) is an American singer–songwriter and musician. He is noted for his work in American rock bands

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 ...

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, and Skeleteen.

Musical career

Currently, Kyle is guitarist and singer of Los Angeles-based rock band HALT, a band formed with Skeleteen co-founder Cheryl Lyndsey. Kyle is best known as a member of the Los Angeles-based

noise rock Noise rock (sometimes called noise punk) is a noise-oriented style of experimental rock that spun off from punk rock in the 1980s. Drawing on movements such as minimalism, industrial music, and New York hardcore, artists indulge in extre ...

band

and the Orlando, Florida-based punk rock band

. He is noted for fronting the rock band Skeleteen. He began his music career in the mid-1990s in

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as a singer–songwriter and live drummer in

glam punk Glam punk is a term used retrospectively to describe a short-lived trend for bands which produced a form of proto-punk that incorporated elements of glam rock, initially in the early to mid-1970s. History Glam punk has been seen as a backlash to ...

band Dirty Barby. He played drums for punk band The UV's, leading to his appearance in the film Devil Girl with that group.

Skeleteen 2002–2010

Kyle served as singer-songwriter of Skeleteen, an American rock band from Los Angeles. Kyle initially formed Skeleteen in Orlando, Florida with Cheryl Lyndsey in 2002. Skeleteen's style of rock music was categorized as

and

experimental rock Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments with the basic elements of the genre. Artists aim to liberate and innovate, with ...

. They released one EP and one mini-album via independent record label Future Static.

Dirty Barby 1996–2003

Kyle served as songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and live drummer for

band Dirty Barby in the mid-1990s. He cited several Seattle sound and early-90s punk rock bands for inspiring the formation of Dirty Barby. Dirty Barby were noted for their onstage behavior.Padgett, Mark
Dirty barstards
Orlando Weekly, September 14, 2000. In 2001, Orlando Weekly reported, "the group's performances often turn into raging band vs. audience battles that border on out-and-out brawls."Krause, Derek
Old Dirty bastards
January 11, 2001. The film ''Vampire Clan'' featured the Dirty Barby song ''Nothing's Real'', credited to Kyle Justin.Vampire Clan (film) soundtrack notes
@ IMDb.com The film was based on the 1996 "vampire cult killings" that occurred in

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Scarling. 2003–2004

Kyle was bassist for the Los Angeles-based rock band

He went by the alias Kyle Lime during his stint in the band.Lotkhamnga, Seraphina
Interview: Know Your LA Bands with Skeleteen. BeatCrave
February 2009. In August 2004, Scarling was an opening act on

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's Curiosa Festival tour.MTV News, July 7, 2004
After the tour, he vacated his position in Scarling to pursue songwriting in Skeleteen.

The Studdogs 2002–2003

Kyle was live drummer for the Orlando, Florida-based punk rock band

for a short time. He left the band due to his move to Los Angeles.

The UV's 2004–2005

In 2004, Kyle played drums for Los Angeles-based punk rock band The UV's. They filmed a live scene for the independent film Devil Girl. For this film, he is credited under the alias Kyle DeFluzio.

Ladyfest Orlando

In a 2002 interview, Kyle described himself as "a longtime feminist." Kyle led the organization of

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after reading a Bust Magazine article about the original

that occurred in

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in 2000. He curated the event on September 29, 2002, which featured over 30 female musicians,

spoken word Spoken word refers to an oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities. It is a late 20th century continuation of an ancient oral artistic tradition that focuses on the aesthetics of ...

, visual and performance artists. The proceeds were donated to a number of local women's charitable organizations. An article in Orlando Weekly praised him as the only known male to have curated such an event.Frick, Jessic

Orlando Weekly September 26, 2002.

Discography

;With Skeleteen: * ''Sorry for Everything'' (2003, DB Records) * ''Bury the Seasons'' (2006, independent release) * ''No Fun Intended'' (2009, Future Static) * ''Bury the Seasons'' remastered + bonus tracks (2009, Future Static) ;With

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 ...

* ''

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'' (2004,

Sympathy for the Record Industry Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 the R.I.) is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by Long Gone John. The first Sympathy release was the Lazy Cowgirls' ''Radio Cowgirl'' ...

) ;With Dirty Barby: * ''Sleep When I'm Dead'' (2000, DB Records)

Soundtracks

Filmography

*'' Devil Girl'' (2007), as The UV's drummer, credited as Kyle DeFluzio *''Janeane from Des Moines'' (2012), as gay bar patron, credited as Kyle DiFulvio

References

Kyle DeFluzio
@ the

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Vampire Clan soundtrack
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External links

HALT website

Skeleteen website
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