Don Capria Explained

Birth Place:White Plains, NY
Occupation:Writer, Director and Artist Manager
Notableworks:Colombo: The Unsolved Murder

Don Capria (born 1971) is an American writer, director and artist manager. He is best known for his true-crime biography on Mafia boss Joseph Colombo.[1]

Early life

Capria was born in Westchester County, NY.[2] After high school he was a drummer in the hardcore punk scene in the bands; Blindside and Skarhead.

Career

Later on Capria began working as an artist manager with Hip hop and hardcore/ punk acts. In 2000, he founded the music management company 1:10 Artist Management representing artists, G Fella, Kitty Katt, Jamie Drastik and Danny Diablo A short time after he began directing music videos.[3] Capria wrote and directed the TV Pilot Westchester; an autobiographical story about his experiences as a manager and a music promoter.[2] In 2014, Capria directed the short film, Eulogy,[4] starring Federico Castelluccio. The film won "Best Ensemble"[5] in the 2015 Queens World Film Festival.

1:10 Artist Management

Capria and partner, Alex Shenitsky, re-launched their music management company 1:10 Artist Management in 2012. They currently represent EDM Pop Dance artist Dawin and Trap / Punk artist Black Punk.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: Anthony Colombo Dies at 71; Helped Get 'Mafia' Out of 'The Godfather'. Sam. Roberts. The New York Times. 27 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Don Capria, The Literary Voice Behind Colombo: The Unsolved Murder - Give Me Astoria. 22 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Astoria author explores life and mysterious shooting of Joe Colombo, mob boss and Italian-American civic leader - QNS.com. qns.com.
  4. Web site: The Spotlight: Director Don Capria. 19 March 2015.
  5. Web site: Festival Winners @ Queens World Film Festival. www.queensworldfilmfestival.com.