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 embraces the strength of music to tell impactful stories.
Currently, Jeff is in post-production as director and co-writer on the docu-style musical podcast In Strange Woods. 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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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 |