Alec Puro
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Alec Puro, otherwise known as Alec Püre, was born April 25, 1975 in Santa Monica
, California
. Puro is an American
drummer for the band Deadsy
, based out of California. He was the second member of the band. His "entity
" in Deadsy is Leisure
and his primordial
color is green
.
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Alec Puro has played varying keynotes in the music world for over fifteen years.
Born and raised in Santa Monica, California, Alec began studying piano at age eight endowing him with the skills to which he would later return to when pursuing a career as a composer for film and television.
As a seventh grader at Crossroads School for the Arts he began exploring percussion when a friend told Alec he was starting a band and was looking for a drummer.
Alec was intrigued and honed his skills playing drums in numerous local bands. Within a few years he started doing sessions, playing a wide variety of genres for a wide array of media ranging from television commercials to records and playing alongside an even broader range of artists from Robby Krieger of The Doors to Jackson Browne.
In 1996, as a student of music composition and jazz drums at California Institute of the Arts, Alec launched the band Deadsy with longtime friend Elijah Blue, providing the impetus to write more songs and not just play the drums.
Deadsy landed a record deal with DreamWorks Records and released their freshman album “Commencement” which debuted on The Billboard Top 200 at #99, selling fifteen thousand copies in its first week. Deadsy went on several world tours, opening for bands such as Linkin Park, Korn and Stone Temple Pilots, performing to sold out crowds in large arenas such as the legendary Madison Square Garden. They released a second album, “Phantasmagore” and after more touring Alec had the realization that being in a band had a shorter shelf life than he had thought.
Combining his hard-earned experience and a lifelong passion for music, Alec began composing for film and television. Starting out by licensing music to popular television shows like “Chicago Hope” and “NYPD Blue”, industry icons such as Michael Mann began taking an interest in his work.
A big break came when he composed the score for the 2007 Sundance hit film “The Good Night” starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Penélope Cruz. At the premiere of the film, Alec received personal accolades from Steven Spielberg, as well as a rave review from Variety Magazine which stated, “Alec Puro’s unobtrusively melodic score – which incorporating a tender composition Gary (the film’s protagonist) writes late in the picture – plays an especially significant role...”
2011 has proven to be a banner year for Alec. Astoundingly, two of the feature films that he scored, The Art of Getting By, starring Freddie Highmore and Emma Roberts, and “Higher Ground,” the critically acclaimed directorial debut from Academy Award Nominated Actress Vera Farmiga premiered at the Sundance Film Festival as contenders in the dramatic competition category. Both films were quickly sold to major studios with Fox Searchlight Pictures snatching up “The Art of Getting By” within hours of its premiere and Sony Pictures Classics nabbing “Higher Ground” shortly thereafter. "The Art of Getting By" and "Higher Ground" are summer 2011 releases.
More recently, Alec composed the original score for “Like Water,” the widely anticipated documentary about legendary MMA fighter Anderson Silva which premiered at the Tribeca film festival in April 2011 and won Best New Director.
Alec continues to score numerous independent films, documentaries and television shows working with such esteemed producers as Steven Bochco and Simon Fuller.
Additional notes: In 2006, Alec founded Gramoscope Inc. Since its inception, Gramoscope has created an extensive catalog of music covering all genres for film and television. In 2009, Alec and Gramoscope formed a partnership with The Music Collective, combining their talent and experience and putting both companies in a position to better serve the needs of their clients and projects.
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, California
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. Puro is an American
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drummer for the band Deadsy
Deadsy
Deadsy is an American synth rock band from California. The band is known for its visual iconography and signature characteristics assigned to each band member. Each musician is identified by a specific color, stage name, and graphic tied into the band's theatrical nature. The band has released...
, based out of California. He was the second member of the band. His "entity
Entity
An entity is something that has a distinct, separate existence, although it need not be a material existence. In particular, abstractions and legal fictions are usually regarded as entities. In general, there is also no presumption that an entity is animate.An entity could be viewed as a set...
" in Deadsy is Leisure
Leisure
Leisure, or free time, is time spent away from business, work, and domestic chores. It is also the periods of time before or after necessary activities such as eating, sleeping and, where it is compulsory, education....
and his primordial
Primordial
Primordial may refer to:* Primordial sea . See abiogenesis* Primordial nuclide, nuclides, a few radioactive, that formed before the Earth existed and are stable enough to still occur on Earth...
color is green
Green
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
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Life and career
Puro is married to actress Marla SokoloffMarla Sokoloff
Marla Lynne Sokoloff is an American actress and musician, known for playing the part of Lucy Hatcher on the TV show The Practice, and Gia Mahan on the ABC sitcom, Full House.- Personal life :...
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Alec Puro has played varying keynotes in the music world for over fifteen years.
Born and raised in Santa Monica, California, Alec began studying piano at age eight endowing him with the skills to which he would later return to when pursuing a career as a composer for film and television.
As a seventh grader at Crossroads School for the Arts he began exploring percussion when a friend told Alec he was starting a band and was looking for a drummer.
Alec was intrigued and honed his skills playing drums in numerous local bands. Within a few years he started doing sessions, playing a wide variety of genres for a wide array of media ranging from television commercials to records and playing alongside an even broader range of artists from Robby Krieger of The Doors to Jackson Browne.
In 1996, as a student of music composition and jazz drums at California Institute of the Arts, Alec launched the band Deadsy with longtime friend Elijah Blue, providing the impetus to write more songs and not just play the drums.
Deadsy landed a record deal with DreamWorks Records and released their freshman album “Commencement” which debuted on The Billboard Top 200 at #99, selling fifteen thousand copies in its first week. Deadsy went on several world tours, opening for bands such as Linkin Park, Korn and Stone Temple Pilots, performing to sold out crowds in large arenas such as the legendary Madison Square Garden. They released a second album, “Phantasmagore” and after more touring Alec had the realization that being in a band had a shorter shelf life than he had thought.
Combining his hard-earned experience and a lifelong passion for music, Alec began composing for film and television. Starting out by licensing music to popular television shows like “Chicago Hope” and “NYPD Blue”, industry icons such as Michael Mann began taking an interest in his work.
A big break came when he composed the score for the 2007 Sundance hit film “The Good Night” starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Penélope Cruz. At the premiere of the film, Alec received personal accolades from Steven Spielberg, as well as a rave review from Variety Magazine which stated, “Alec Puro’s unobtrusively melodic score – which incorporating a tender composition Gary (the film’s protagonist) writes late in the picture – plays an especially significant role...”
2011 has proven to be a banner year for Alec. Astoundingly, two of the feature films that he scored, The Art of Getting By, starring Freddie Highmore and Emma Roberts, and “Higher Ground,” the critically acclaimed directorial debut from Academy Award Nominated Actress Vera Farmiga premiered at the Sundance Film Festival as contenders in the dramatic competition category. Both films were quickly sold to major studios with Fox Searchlight Pictures snatching up “The Art of Getting By” within hours of its premiere and Sony Pictures Classics nabbing “Higher Ground” shortly thereafter. "The Art of Getting By" and "Higher Ground" are summer 2011 releases.
More recently, Alec composed the original score for “Like Water,” the widely anticipated documentary about legendary MMA fighter Anderson Silva which premiered at the Tribeca film festival in April 2011 and won Best New Director.
Alec continues to score numerous independent films, documentaries and television shows working with such esteemed producers as Steven Bochco and Simon Fuller.
Additional notes: In 2006, Alec founded Gramoscope Inc. Since its inception, Gramoscope has created an extensive catalog of music covering all genres for film and television. In 2009, Alec and Gramoscope formed a partnership with The Music Collective, combining their talent and experience and putting both companies in a position to better serve the needs of their clients and projects.
Filmography
Film Credits Include:- The Art of Getting By – Fox Searchlight Pictures
- Director: Gavin Wiesen
- Producers: Jonathan Gray, Anthony Gudas
- Starring: Emma Roberts, Freddie Highmore, Alicia Silverstone, Blair Underwood
- Selected: Dramatic Competition, 2011 Sundance Film FestivalSundance Film FestivalThe Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
- Higher GroundHigher Ground (film)Higher Ground is a 2011 American drama film starring Vera Farmiga. The film is also Farmiga's directorial debut.-Plot:Pregnant, married, and awkward at eighteen years old, Corinne Briggs grows more and more interested in Jesus, eventually giving herself over to a radical New Testament church...
(upcoming release) - Sony Pictures ClassicsSony Pictures ClassicsSony Pictures Classics is an art-house film division of Sony Pictures Entertainment founded in December 1991 that distributes, produces and acquires specialty films from the United States and around the world. Its co-presidents are Michael Barker and Tom Bernard...
- Director: Vera Farmiga
- Producers: Carley Hugo, Matthew Parker, Renn HawkeyRenn HawkeyRenn Macdonnel Hawkey , also known by the stage name Dr. Nner, was the synthesizer player for the band Deadsy. He was the third member to join after frontman Elijah Blue Allman sent him a Juno-106 synth and a demo tape made by Allman and drummer Alec Puro...
- Starring: Vera Farmiga, John Hawkes, Joshua Leonard
- Selected: Dramatic Competition, 2011 Sundance Film Festival
- Like Water (documentary, upcoming release) - Tough Media
- Director: Pablo Croce
- Producers: Jared Freedman, Jerome Dahan, Ed Soares
- Starring: Anderson Silva
- Winner: Best New Director, 2011 Tribeca Film FestivalTribeca Film FestivalThe Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
- A Warrior's Heart (upcoming release) - California Pictures
- Director: Mike Sears
- Producers: Steve Istock, Mark Spizzirri
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- Joint Body (upcoming release) - 40 West Productions
- Director: Brian Jun
- Producers: Greg Steiner, Michael Weiss
- Starring: Mark Pellegrino, Alicia WittAlicia WittAlicia Roanne Witt is an American film, stage, television actress and singer.-Early life:Witt was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her mother, Diane , is a junior high school reading teacher, and her father, Robert Witt, is a science teacher and photographer. She has a brother, Ian...
, Tom Guiry
- Chateau Meroux (upcoming release) – Contradiction Films
- Director: Bob Fugger
- Producers: John Orlando, Tim Carter, Thomas Harlan
- Starring: Christopher LloydChristopher LloydChristopher Allen Lloyd is an American actor. He is best known for playing Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Uncle Fester in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values, and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He played Reverend Jim Ignatowski in the television series Taxi and more...
, Barry Watson, Marla Sokoloff, Amanda Righetti
- The Street Stops Here (documentary) - Teamworks Media
- Director: Kevin Shaw
- Producers: Krista Saponara, Michael Sear, Jay Sharmon
- Starring: Bob Hurley
- The Carter (documentary) - QD3 Entertainment
- Director: Adam Bhala Lough
- Producers: Quincy Jones III, Jared Freedman
- Starring: Lil’ Wayne
- Selected: 2009 Sundance Film Festival
- The Coverup - Phase 4 Films
- Director: Brian Jun
- Producers: Lorena David, Stuart M. Pepper, Mark A. Roberts
- Starring: Gabriel Mann, Eliza Dushku, John Savage
- The Good Night - Sony Pictures
- Director: Jake Paltrow
- Producers: Donna Gigliotti, Jim Seibel
- Starring: Martin Freeman, Gwyneth PaltrowGwyneth PaltrowGwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American actress and singer. She made her acting debut on stage in 1990 and started appearing in films in 1991. After appearing in several films throughout the decade, Paltrow gained early notice for her work in films such as Se7en and Emma...
, Penélope CruzPenélope CruzPenélope Cruz Sánchez is a Spanish actress. Signed by an agent at age 15, she made her acting debut at 16 on television and her feature film debut the following year in Jamón, jamón , to critical acclaim...
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- Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi - Image Entertainment
- Director: Cesario Montano
- Producers: Jared Freeman, Quincy Jones III
- Starring: Christian Hosoi, Tony Hawk
- Breakthroughs (documentary) - New York Times Magazine
- Director: Jake Paltrow
- Starring: Ellen Page, James McAvoy, Paul Dano, Marion Cotillard
- Q: The Man (documentary) - Warner Bros.
- Director: Adam Bardach
- Producers: Quincy Jones III
- Starring: Quincy JonesQuincy JonesQuincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend...
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- Kill the Day - Bay Bridge Productions Inc.
- Director: Gavin Wiesen
- Producers: Alex Orlovsky, Laura Wagner, Chris Barish
- Starring: Jay O. Sanders, Alex Poe
- Bamboo - Independent
- Director: Todd Levin
- Starring: Ted DansonTed DansonEdward Bridge “Ted” Danson III is an American actor best known for his role as central character Sam Malone in the sitcom Cheers, and his role as Dr. John Becker on the series Becker. He also plays a recurring role on Larry David's HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm and starred alongside Glenn Close...
, Zooey DeschanelZooey DeschanelZooey Claire Deschanel is an American actress, musician, and singer-songwriter. In 1999, Deschanel made her film debut in Mumford, followed by her breakout role as young protagonist William Miller's troubled older sister Anita in Cameron Crowe's 2000 semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous...
, Robert Wagner
- An Eviction Notice - Independent
- Director: Jake Paltrow
- Starring: Parker PoseyParker PoseyParker Christian Posey is an American actress. She became known during the 1990s after a series of roles in several well-received independent films. As a result, she has often been referred to as the "Queen of the Indies"....
, Kevin CorriganKevin CorriganKevin Fitzgerald Corrigan is an American actor who has appeared mostly in independent films and television since the 1990s.-Life and career:Corrigan was born in The Bronx, New York to an Irish-American father and a Puerto Rican mother...
, Matt Molloy
- Analog Days - Sound Virus Media
- Director: Mike Ott
- Producers: Jenifer Shahin, Shani Haller
- Starring: Brett L. Tinnes, Granger Green