Talip Peshkepia

{{short description|American film composer and songwriter (born 1986)}}

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Talip Paul Peshkepia (born January 3, 1986) is an American film composer and songwriter. He is best known for his work on Shining Stars (2010).

Early life

Peshkepia was born in Los Angeles, California. Talip grew up in Pico Rivera, California. Talip attended high school in Downey, California at Warren high school up until his junior year when he then went to El Rancho High school in Pico Rivera, California.

Talip played in multiple bands during his middle and high school years. He started Crop Circle with his neighbor Marco Gutierrez, and friend Andrew Lujon.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzlPjt0xvSo | title=Crop Circle Birth Day Jam | website=YouTube }} Later adding Marcos friend Anthony Marquez. Talip also was in Ska bands by the name The Apathetics and The Briefcases.

Talip went to First Presbyterian Church of Downey, where he played in the band for service and worship. He also attended The First Church of Downey where his band Crop Circle would play in after hours.

Career

From 2009 to 2011, Peshkepia performed and recorded the orchestral pop albums Opportunities (2009), Shining Stars (2010),{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsQC_viPl90 | title=Paulie Pesh -Nothing Happened | website=YouTube }} and Post Mortem (2011) under the songwriting moniker "Paulie Pesh."{{cite web|url=http://rocknycliveandrecorded.com/paulie-pesh-at-the-satellite-on-monday-may-30th-2011.html |title=Paulie Pesh at the Satellite on Monday May 30th, 2011 | rock nyc | get your mind right |work=rock nyc |publisher=Rocknycliveandrecorded.com |date= |accessdate=2018-03-27}}

Peshekpia's song "Shining Stars" is featured in the Josh Stolberg film Conception (2011) starring Alan Tudyk and David Arquette.{{cite web|url=http://sweetsoundtrack.com/Movies/Conception-2011 |title=Songs from Conception |publisher=Sweetsoundtrack.com |date=2012-05-01 |accessdate=2018-03-27}}

Peshkepia's song "Nothing Happened" is featured in the "Despicable B" episode of Gossip Girl.{{cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/gossip-girl/season-5/11020 |title=Gossip Girl Soundtrack - S5E21: Despicable B |publisher=Tunefind |date= |accessdate=2018-03-27}}

In 2013, Peshkepia (credited as "Paulie Pesh") performed acoustic and electric guitar on Chris Schlarb's Psychic Temple II (2013) (Asthmatic Kitty).{{cite web|url=https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/psychic-temple-ii-chris-schlarb|title=Psychic Temple II at All About Jazz|first=All About|last=Jazz|website=All About Jazz Musicians}}

Peshkepia partnered with Jared Freitag of Backwoods Animation Studio to launch an animated children's musical series called The Scribbles (2017).{{cite web|url=http://backwoodsanimation.com/the-scribbles |title=The Scribbles |publisher=backwoods animation |date= |accessdate=2018-03-27}}

Peshkepia scored the Rob Margolies film Weight (2018) starring Zachery Byrd, Ashley Johnson, Jason Mewes, Randy Quaid, and Kathy Najimy.

Peshekpia scored the Matt Leal film What We Leave Behind (2018) starring Kansas Bowling.

Personal life

Peshkepia is of Italian, Albanian, and Mexican descent.

Discography

Studio Albums

=Solo=

Nine Spirits (TBA){{cite web|url=http://musicfrombigego.com/blog/2015/7/6/resurrecting-nine-spirits-with-paulie-pesh |title=Resurrecting Nine Spirits with Paulie Pesh â€" BIG EGO |publisher=Musicfrombigego.com |date= |accessdate=2018-03-27}}

=As Paulie Pesh=

Opportunities (2009)
Shining Stars (2010){{cite web|url=http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/losangeles/2011/03/interview-paulie-pesh/ |title=Interview: Paulie Pesh |publisher=The Vinyl District |date=2011-03-28 |accessdate=2018-03-27}}
Post Mortem (2011){{cite web|author=Kevin Bronson on April 5th, 2011 |url=http://buzzbands.la/2011/04/05/premiere-paulie-pesh-post-mortem/ |title=Premiere: Paulie Pesh, 'Post Mortem' – |publisher=Buzzbands.la |date=2011-04-05 |accessdate=2018-03-27}}

Filmography

Film

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2009 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Just Breathe \| Sean Willis \|Composer
2011 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Conception \|Josh Stolberg \|Soundtrack
2014 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Jedi Junior High \|Heidi Burkey \|Soundtrack
2018 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Weight \|Rob Margolies \|Composer
2018 \| style="text-align:left;"\| What We Leave Behind \|Matt Leal \|Composer

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2009

| style="text-align:left;"| Just Breathe

| Sean Willis

|Composer

2011

| style="text-align:left;"| Conception

|Josh Stolberg

|Soundtrack

2014

| style="text-align:left;"| Jedi Junior High

|Heidi Burkey

|Soundtrack

2018

| style="text-align:left;"| Weight

|Rob Margolies

|Composer

2018

| style="text-align:left;"| What We Leave Behind

|Matt Leal

|Composer

Television

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2012 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Gossip Girl \|Despicable B (S5E21) \|Soundtrack
2015-2017 \| style="text-align:left;"\| Born This Way \|Seasons 1-3 \|Composer

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2012

| style="text-align:left;"| Gossip Girl

|Despicable B (S5E21)

|Soundtrack

2015-2017

| style="text-align:left;"| Born This Way

|Seasons 1-3