Talip Peshkepia
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| Born | January 3, 1986 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Film composer, Songwriter |
| Years active | 2009 - Present |
| Notable work | Shining Stars (2010) |
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[edit]
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. 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[edit]
From 2009 to 2011, Peshkepia performed and recorded the orchestral pop albums Opportunities (2009), Shining Stars (2010), and Post Mortem (2011) under the songwriting moniker "Paulie Pesh."[1]
Peshekpia's song "Shining Stars" is featured in the Josh Stolberg film Conception (2011) starring Alan Tudyk and David Arquette.[2]
Peshkepia's song "Nothing Happened" is featured in the "Despicable B" episode of Gossip Girl.[3]
In 2013, Peshkepia (credited as "Paulie Pesh") performed acoustic and electric guitar on Chris Schlarb's Psychic Temple II (2013) (Asthmatic Kitty).[4]
Peshkepia partnered with Jared Freitag of Backwoods Animation Studio to launch an animated children's musical series called The Scribbles (2017).[5]
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[edit]
Peshkepia is of Italian, Albanian, and Mexican descent.
Discography[edit]
Studio Albums
Solo[edit]
- Nine Spirits (TBA)[6]
As Paulie Pesh[edit]
Filmography[edit]
Film
| Year | Title | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credited as | |||
| 2009 | Just Breathe | Sean Willis | Composer |
| 2011 | Conception | Josh Stolberg | Soundtrack |
| 2014 | Jedi Junior High | Heidi Burkey | Soundtrack |
| 2018 | Weight | Rob Margolies | Composer |
| 2018 | What We Leave Behind | Matt Leal | Composer |
Television
| Year | Title | Episode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credited as | |||
| 2012 | Gossip Girl | Despicable B (S5E21) | Soundtrack |
| 2015-2017 | Born This Way | Seasons 1-3 | Composer |
References[edit]
- ^ "Paulie Pesh at the Satellite on Monday May 30th, 2011 | rock nyc | get your mind right". Rocknycliveandrecorded.com. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ "Songs from Conception". Sweetsoundtrack.com. 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ "Gossip Girl Soundtrack - S5E21: Despicable B". Tunefind. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ Jazz, All About. "Psychic Temple II at All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians.
- ^ "The Scribbles". backwoods animation. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ "Resurrecting Nine Spirits with Paulie Pesh â€" BIG EGO". Musicfrombigego.com. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ "Interview: Paulie Pesh". The Vinyl District. 2011-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ Kevin Bronson on April 5th, 2011 (2011-04-05). "Premiere: Paulie Pesh, 'Post Mortem' –". Buzzbands.la. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
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