Hi there! I'm an LA-based writer, lyricist, and director who tells musical, comedic, and poignant stories about ordinary people in extraordinary situations.
**NOMINATED** My last piece, the true-crime musical podcast In Strange Woods, was nominated at the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards for Best Fiction Podcast of the year! **WHAT'S NEW** I'm in post-production on a short film, adapting "In Strange Woods" for TV, and pitching a musical feature (script available upon request) Some previous noteworthy projects of mine include:
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ORIGINAL MUSICALS |
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In Strange Woods
**2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards Nominee for Best Fiction Podcast**
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NANTUCKET!
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“Nantucket! The MusACKal” is a feel-good, one-act musical spanning 400 years of history on the island of Nantucket. The show runs annually at Centre Stage in Nantucket, MA.
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POP & COMMERCIAL SONGS |
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CHAMPAIGN ILL - "JET LAG"
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). It was named by Decider as one of the Top 10 Music Moments on TV in the year it premiered. 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 millions of times, 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 |
NICKELODEON - "RANDALL THE WRAPPING PAPER MONSTER"
Two original comedic tracks for Nickelodeon starring Randall, a wrapping paper monster who raps. LYRICS BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito MUSIC BY: Matt Sav |
CRICKET WIRELESS - "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 millions of views across platforms. LYRICS BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito MUSIC BY: Matt Sav |
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SHORT-FORM COMEDY |
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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: Julia Addis and Brent Pope |
NICKELODEON - "HALL STARS"
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 |