Don Capria

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.[1]

Don Capria
Born1974 (age 48–49)
White Plains, NY
OccupationWriter, Director and Artist Manager
Notable worksColombo: The Unsolved Murder

Early life

Capria was born in Westchester County, NY.[2] 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.[3] Capria wrote and directed the TV Pilot Westchester; an autobiographical story about his experiences as a manager and a music promoter.[2] In 2014, Capria directed the short film, Eulogy,[4] starring Federico Castelluccio. The film won "Best Ensemble"[5] in the 2015 Queens World Film Festival.

1:10 Artist Management

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
  1. Roberts, Sam (27 December 2017). "Anthony Colombo Dies at 71; Helped Get 'Mafia' Out of 'The Godfather'". The New York Times.
  2. "Don Capria, The Literary Voice Behind Colombo: The Unsolved Murder - Give Me Astoria". 22 November 2016.
  3. "Astoria author explores life and mysterious shooting of Joe Colombo, mob boss and Italian-American civic leader - QNS.com". qns.com.
  4. "The Spotlight: Director Don Capria". 19 March 2015.
  5. "Festival Winners @ Queens World Film Festival". www.queensworldfilmfestival.com.
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