Jeff once spent three weeks looking for the right word. (SPOILER: He found it.)
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Jeff Luppino-Esposito is an LA-based writer / lyricist and director who believes in the power of music to tell impactful stories.
Currently, Jeff is in production on the musical podcast In Strange Woods and writing weekly segments for "The IMDb Show." Past noteworthy credits include:
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POP & COMEDY SONGS |
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"JET LAG" - Champaign ILL
The original song "Jet Lag" was performed in the YouTube Original series "Champaign ILL" by Jay Pharoah (and magnificently reprised later in the episode by a full church choir) and was named by Decider as one of the Top 10 Music Moments on TV in 2018. WRITTEN BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Stelios Phili & Leven Kali PRODUCED BY: Stelios Phili |
Dev09 - "YOU MADE ME"
The breakout track for Dev09 has been streamed over 2 million times across platforms, featured in an H&M commercial with Hailey Bieber, and included in Connor Franta's "Common Culture IV" compilation album. WRITTEN BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Dev Murphy and Stelios Phili PRODUCED BY: Stelios Phili |
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NICKELODEON - "RANDALL THE WRAPPING PAPER MONSTER"
Two original comedic tracks for Nickelodeon starring Randall, a wrapping paper monster who raps. MUSIC & LYRICS: Jeff Luppino-Esposito and Matt Sav "MAKE A DEAL"
Cricket Wireless asked for an anthem to their proudly thrifty customers. The result is "Make a Deal," a high-energy, comedic jam that's accrued 2MM views across platforms. MUSIC & LYRICS: Jeff Luppino-Esposito and Matt Sav |
LOS PARADISE - "WALK"
Jeff serves as lyricist and frontman of the comedic EDM duo, "Los Paradise." The band’s sophomore music video, “WALK,” is a hard-hitting exercise track about the health benefits of recreational walking. MUSIC & LYRICS: Jeff Luppino-Esposito and Matt Sav "I STILL SEE THE SUN"
Theme song demo for a YA animated comedy about a teenage girl making a new life for herself in a post-apocalyptic world. WRITTEN BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito & Stelios Phili PRODUCED BY: Stelios Phili |
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ORIGINAL MUSICALS |
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In Strange Woods |
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In Strange Woods is a scripted, musical podcast in the style of a docu-series like S-Town or Dirty John -- it follows the turbulent coming-of-age story of 18-year-old Peregrine Wells through the fallout of a gripping missing-persons case in the north woods of Minnesota.
The series is in production with Atypical Artists, and will feature the voices of Donna Lynne Champlin (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Patrick Page (Hadestown, Tony nominated), Jonah Platt (Wicked), Larry Bates (Big Little Lies) and Lily Mae Harrington (The Glee Project). |
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Book, Music & Lyrics by Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Brett Ryback and Matt Sav
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NANTUCKET! The MusACKal |
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“Nantucket! The MusACKal” is a one-act comedic musical spanning 400 years of history on the island of Nantucket. The show had its world premiere at Centre Stage in Nantucket, MA, for a sold-out 6-week run in the Summer of 2018, and played again for 10 weeks in the summer of 2019.
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Music & Lyrics by Jeff Luppino-Esposito and Matt Sav
Book by Ryan Runstadler with Jeff Luppino-Esposito
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Aces |
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Set in the summer of 2000, "Aces" is a sci-fi thriller and queer coming-of-age story wrapped into one musical. It follows 14-year-old Kevin Marino as he wrestles with the metaphorical (and literal) demons of joining his first group of male friends.
A preview of "Aces" premiered at the Rockwell Tables and Stage in Los Angeles, the show is currently in development as a full-length stage musical. |
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SHORT FORM |
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TABLE FOR TWO
Two hosts at a fancy restaurant grapple with life, love, and the proper pronunciation of "gluten" in this award-winning webseries. DIRECTED BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito CREATED BY & STARRING: Julia Addis and Brent Pope COMMON BEAUTIES
A comedic webseries following the life and times of LA's most remarkably average people. Watch additional episodes here. WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito CREATED BY: Julia Addis, Brent Pope, and Jeff Luppino-Esposito |
HALL STARS (NICKELODEON)
An original mockumentary for Nickelodeon about a ragtag crew of middle school hall monitors. WRITTEN BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito DIRECTED BY: Jamie T. McCelland CREATED BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito & Matt Sav |