Maria Caputo (she/her/hers) blends technical and creative skills in her career as a musician. She is a composer; pianist and vocalist; music director, conductor, pit musician, accompanist, and rehearsal pianist; transcriber and copyist; and a piano technician. Maria recently completed her second year at the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Workshop as a composer. She and lyricist Allison Light penned four songs for their second-year project: a musical adaptation of STARDUST (2007). Her first single, "Curious", and accompanying music were released on all platforms on September 12, 2020. She also posts live performance videos and eccentric short videos on her YouTube channel. Maria is 1/3 of Classy Dame, a Brooklyn-based trio that meets at the intersection of musical theatre, Ben Folds, and Tune-Yards. She also plays keys and sings with Lily Desmond's project Lily and the Goddamns, a full-band treatment of Lily's genre-bending violin-led tunes.
She shares about her song "Curious", which is out now on all platforms! We also talk about the music video for Curious, which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDxc6Gqo32I
She also has an EP coming out soon with her band Classy Dame called Shut Your Mouth So The Bees Don’t Get In.
IG: @always.dignity
IG: classydame69
Youtube: @qwertydeluxe
TikTok: @qwertydeluxe
www.mariacaputo.com
Curious credits:
Mixing and Mastering Engineer: Stephanie L. Carlin
RHYTHM SECTION
Drums: Elena Bonomo
Drums engineered and mixed by Marián Gómez Villota
Electric Bass: Magda Kress
Auxiliary Percussion: Janna Graham
Piano: Maria Caputo and Stephanie L. Carlin
WINDS AND STRINGS
Alto Saxophone: Kristy Norter
Tenor Saxophone: Emma Blackman
Trumpet: Teagan Taylor
Five-String Violin: Lily Desmond
SINGERS
Lead vocals: Maria Caputo
Interlude feature (center): Brayden Doherty
Interlude feature (pan left): Jess Clinton
Additional vocals: Emma Blackman, Lily Desmond, Racquel Williams
Music video by Maria Caputo and Tony DiTaranto
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Maria shouted out composer-lyricist, playwright, and performer: November Christine!
IG: @NovemberChristine
Youtube: @NovemberChristine
Maria's pick for a starting point with November's art is:
The music video for "A Woman's Worth", a musical tribute to the women of the essential workforce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QpCxK4_PFk
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