Anthony Scarpa
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Antonia Scarpa is a filmmaker and musician born and raised in New York City. Her family emigrated to Brooklyn from the small Sicilian town of Polizzi Generosa
, the same town from which Martin Scorsese
’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
” scene including “Don Knotts Overdrive", and Interscope recording artists “Lifter” with Mike Coulter and Jeffrey Sebelia
. Scarpa and Moni Ritchie founded the multimedia rock group “The Drummed” (which also featured Rob Campanella
of The Quarter After and The Brian Jonestown Massacre
and Christian Hejnal
of Scarling.
) Scarpa played drums, and synthesizers as well as creating a visual projection show for the bands performances.
Scarpa’s five years in the making, documentary on Los Angeles band “Betty Blowtorch
” titled “Betty Blowtorch And Her Amazing True Life Adventures” set attendance records at the American Film Institute
's music documentary festival and won the coveted “Audience Award” at the “Silver Lake Film Festival”. Los Angeles’ leading alternative film fest. The film caught the attention of Philippe Diaz at Cinema Libre Studio who eventually released the film
Scarpa was also a founding member of the Los Angeles based, post punk band “The Art of Safecracking” with Lance Webber of “Man Will Surrender” Melanie Makaiwi of “The Penny Dreadfuls” and Carlos Gutierrez of “Turndown”. Scarpa played drums and synthesizers and also created the bands live visual projections.
Scarpa’s dramatic feature “Grace”, the story of a young woman’s battle with terminal illness, premiered at the Cinequest film festival.
For the past several years Scarpa has been the production manager and technical director for the very successful theater production Lucha VaVOOM
Polizzi Generosa
Polizzi Generosa is a town and comune in the Province of Palermo on the island of Sicily, southern Italy...
, the same town from which Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...
’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
Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California
Silver Lake is a hilly neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California east of Hollywood and northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. Silver Lake is inhabited by a wide variety of ethnic and socioeconomic groups, but it is best known as an eclectic gathering of hipsters and the creative class.The...
” scene including “Don Knotts Overdrive", and Interscope recording artists “Lifter” with Mike Coulter and Jeffrey Sebelia
Jeffrey Sebelia
Jeffrey Sebelia is an American fashion designer and founder of the clothing label Cosa Nostra, which he headed from a loft on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles...
. Scarpa and Moni Ritchie founded the multimedia rock group “The Drummed” (which also featured Rob Campanella
Rob Campanella
Rob Campanella is a musician, best known as a Los Angeles producer, engineer, and member of The Quarter After.-Producer, Engineer:Rob has produced and engineered albums for his own band The Quarter After, and for clients including Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Tyde, Beachwood Sparks, Goldrush, ...
of The Quarter After and The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American eclectic musical group led by Anton Newcombe, whose music spans multiple genres including psychedelia, electronica, folk music, blues, experimental music, and many others....
and Christian Hejnal
Christian Hejnal
Christian Hejnal - Addams is an American visual effects producer and the guitarist and occasional vocalist of the Los Angeles-based rock band Scarling.-Musical career:...
of Scarling.
Scarling.
Scarling. is an American alternative rock band from Los Angeles, whose core members are Jessicka and Christian Hejnal-Addams. The band formed in 2002. They have released two albums, Sweet Heart Dealer and So Long, Scarecrow.-Name:...
) Scarpa played drums, and synthesizers as well as creating a visual projection show for the bands performances.
Scarpa’s five years in the making, documentary on Los Angeles band “Betty Blowtorch
Betty Blowtorch
Betty Blowtorch was an all-female American hard rock band from Southern California.-Biography:The band was formed in 1998 by three members of Butt Trumpet. After releasing the 2001 album, Are You Man Enough?, the group toured with Nashville Pussy. During the tour, drummer Judy Molish and guitarist...
” titled “Betty Blowtorch And Her Amazing True Life Adventures” set attendance records at the American Film Institute
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
's music documentary festival and won the coveted “Audience Award” at the “Silver Lake Film Festival”. Los Angeles’ leading alternative film fest. The film caught the attention of Philippe Diaz at Cinema Libre Studio who eventually released the film
Scarpa was also a founding member of the Los Angeles based, post punk band “The Art of Safecracking” with Lance Webber of “Man Will Surrender” Melanie Makaiwi of “The Penny Dreadfuls” and Carlos Gutierrez of “Turndown”. Scarpa played drums and synthesizers and also created the bands live visual projections.
Scarpa’s dramatic feature “Grace”, the story of a young woman’s battle with terminal illness, premiered at the Cinequest film festival.
For the past several years Scarpa has been the production manager and technical director for the very successful theater production Lucha VaVOOM
Filmography
- “Betty Blowtorch And Her Amazing True Life Adventures” (2006)
- Grace (2005)
LPs
- The Art of Safecracking, "TAOS" (2004) — Drums Synth
- Lifter, "Album #2" (1998) — Drums
- Naked Sun, "WONDERDRUG" (1994) — Drums
- Naked Sun, "Naked Sun" (1992) — Drums
Singles and EPs
- The Art of Safecracking, "SPITR" (2004) — Drums Synth
- The Drummed, "Eraserhead", EP (1997) — Drums Synth Producer
- The Drummed, "Mosquito", EP (1998) — Drums Synth Producer
- The Drummed, "The Drummed", EP (1999) — Drums Synth Producer
- Don Knotts Overdrive, "Relax" (1996) — Drums
External links
- Official site of Betty Blowtorch And Her Amazing True Life Adventures
- Betty Blowtorch And Her Amazing True Life Adventures on MySpace
- Official site of Grace
- Official site of Lifter