Don Capria
{{short description|American film director}}
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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.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/nyregion/anthony-colombo-dies-at-71-helped-get-mafia-out-of-the-godfather.html|title=Anthony Colombo Dies at 71; Helped Get 'Mafia' Out of 'The Godfather'|first=Sam|last=Roberts|newspaper=The New York Times|date=27 December 2017|publisher=}}
Early life
Capria was born in Westchester County, NY.{{cite web|url=https://givemeastoria.com/don-capria-literary-voice-joe-colombo/|title=Don Capria, The Literary Voice Behind Colombo: The Unsolved Murder - Give Me Astoria|date=22 November 2016|publisher=}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://qns.com/story/2016/10/27/astoria-author-explores-life-mysterious-shooting-joe-colombo-mob-boss-italian-american-civic-leader/|title=Astoria author explores life and mysterious shooting of Joe Colombo, mob boss and Italian-American civic leader - QNS.com|website=qns.com}} Capria wrote and directed the TV Pilot Westchester; an autobiographical story about his experiences as a manager and a music promoter. In 2014, Capria directed the short film, Eulogy,{{cite web|url=https://thebronxsocialite.com/2015/03/19/the-spotlight-director-don-capria/|title=The Spotlight: Director Don Capria|date=19 March 2015|publisher=}} starring Federico Castelluccio. The film won "Best Ensemble"{{cite web|url=https://www.queensworldfilmfestival.com/winners/|title=Festival Winners @ Queens World Film Festival|website=www.queensworldfilmfestival.com}} in the 2015 Queens World Film Festival.
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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
- Colombo: The Unsolved Murder. 2015. {{ISBN|978-0692583241}}
Notes
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=6876893|name=Don Capria}}
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Category:Film directors from New York (state)
Category:American male writers
Category:American music managers
Category:American music video directors
Category:American music promoters