Jeff once spent three weeks looking for the right word. (SPOILER: He found it.)
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Hi there! I'm Jeff Luppino-Esposito, an LA-based writer & lyricist, and if you had told me as a kid that I'd one day be collaborating with brands like Disney, Amazon, and YouTube, I would have said, "what does 'collaborating' mean?" ... But now I'm much smarter and have indeed collaborated with such brands!
Some work of mine you might have seen/heard: I co-wrote the track "Jet Lag" performed by Jay Pharoah in the series Champaign ILL, as well as the song "You Made Me," which appeared in H&M's summer campaign with Hailey Baldwin. I also wrote the lyrics for Nantucket: The MusACKal! which had a sold-out 6-week run last summer, and I co-created the Nickelodeon digital pilot Hall Stars. You can consume all that content in the videos below! Currently, I'm working on a musical podcast called "In Strange Woods," writing segments for "The IMDb Show" and performing improv around LA. If you've got an upcoming project that needs a comedic, musical, or surprising take, don't hesitate to reach out! CONTACT: JeffCanBeContacted@gmail.com EXPLORE MY WORK: |
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POP & COMEDY SONGS |
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"JET LAG" - Champaign ILL
Our 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 debut track for Dev09 has been streamed over 2 million times across platforms, featured in an H&M commercial with Hailey Baldwin, 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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LOS PARADISE - "WALK"
I'm the lyricist and frontman of the comedic pop duo, "Los Paradise". The band’s sophomore music video, “WALK,” is a hard-hitting exercise track about the health benefits of recreational walking. LYRICS: Jeff Luppino-Esposito MUSIC: Matt Sav |
NICKELODEON - "RANDALL THE WRAPPING PAPER MONSTER"
We wrote two original comedic tracks for Nickelodeon starring Randall, a wrapping paper monster who raps. LYRICS: Jeff Luppino-Esposito MUSIC: Matt Sav |
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"MAKE A DEAL" (Branded)
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. LYRICS: Jeff Luppino-Esposito MUSIC: Matt Sav |
"I STILL SEE THE SUN"
Here’s a demo of a theme song for a YA animated comedy about a teenage girl making a new life for herself in a post-apocalyptic world. Very relatable! WRITTEN BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito & Stelios Phili PRODUCED BY: Stelios Phili |
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ORIGINAL MUSICALS |
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NANTUCKET: The MusACKal!“Nantucket: The MusACKal!” is a one-act comedic musical about the history of Nantucket. The piece had its world premiere at Centre Stage in Nantucket, MA, for a sold-out 8-week run in the Summer of 2018, and is returning again this summer.
“The songwriting team of Sav and Luppino-Esposito has found a unique voice, with catchy yet deceptively complex music and inventive lyrics that sparkle with wit.” -The Inquirer and Mirror LYRICS: Jeff Luppino-Esposito MUSIC: Matt Sav BOOK: Ryan Runstadler PRODUCED BY: Sally Horchow International Productions & Cecelia Joyce Johnson/Deep End Productions |
ACES: A New MusicalSet 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 befriends a group of kids fending off an angry spirit in the nearby marshlands, and tries to understand the feelings he's having for one of the other guys in the group.
A preview of "Aces" premiered at the Rockwell Tables and Stage in Los Angeles in 2017, the show is currently in development as a musical film. In this demo track, we join Kevin while he looks out his window longingly at the group of kids known as the "Aces," playing on an old, wooden ship parked in the neighboring backyard. LYRICS & BOOK: Jeff Luppino-Esposito MUSIC & BOOK: Matt Sav |
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SHORT FORM |
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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 |