Lupa

Lupa – singer-songwriter / producer / band leader and founder/ceo of indie label LUPAMUSIC.
Lupa, Italian-born/raised now resident in the UK, begun her artistic career at the age of three with classical piano lessons and modeling for the house of 'VOGUE Children' magazine in Milan. She studied the Dramatic Arts in Italy (training with popular and controversial theatrical duo FRANCA RAME and winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature DARIO FO') and in England where she obtained L.A.M.D.A acting qualifications. Lupa pursued the acting vocation on the British stages and screens being featured in numerous independent stage productions and shot films. In 1994 she translated, adapted and performed the acclaimed Italian 'ONE WOMAN SHOW' at the Carsholton Studio Theatre in south London, an 80 mins-2 acts political farce written by Franca Rame and Dario Fo'. In 2000 Lupa became the face of the VIRGIN Mobile UK photographic campaign 'See Red'.
Her musical calling came in 1996 when, during a trip to Los Angeles, at a party attended by 'Prince', she met Italo-American musicians Jules Buccieri and Chris Mancini (son of the composer Henry Mancini), who were to become her friends and musical mentors, and British writer Dick Hebdige (former MD at the Californian Institute of Arts now Professor of Film Studies and Art Studio Director of the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center at UCSB Santa Barbara CA).
Lupa has since been writing, arranging, producing recordings, collaborating and performing with a number of local and international talents including: Pavel Jakub Ryba (CZ), Bryan Corbett (UK), Sandro & Alfonso Deidda (Italy), Roger Inniss (UK) , The Birmingham Ronnie Scott's House Trio (UK), Tj Rehmi (UK), Dj Pippi (Ibiza/Spain), Tom Hill (UK/USA), Paul Sawtell (UK), Edgar Macias Piquero (UK/Venezuela), Andy and Graham Hamilton (UK), Miles Levin (UK), Zoltan Dekany (UK/USA) Soweto Kinch (UK).
In 2005 Lupa released a debut album CD 'HOUSE OF BLUE' on the Lupamusic label, a collection of recordings of original compositions including the re-working of 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat' (a tribute to her favourite artists Charlie Mingus and Joni Mitchell) and of 'Brucia La Terra' (the love theme from the Godfather written by Nino Rota and Giuseppe Rinaldi). Lupa recorded 'Brucia La Terra' during the pre-production of Francis Ford Coppola "The Godfather 4" and then met F.F.Coppola in San Francisco to discuss the inclusion of the track in the film sound track. The Godfather part 4 film ultimately never entered production.
The album CD HOUSE OF BLUE is available on sale through her on line distributer www.jazzcds.co.uk, a direct link can be found on Lupa's official website LUPAMUSIC.COM.
2005 also saw the release of Lupa's collaborations with alto saxophonist Alvin Davis on his album "Commotion" and popular trumpeter Bryan Corbett on his album "Pressure Valve" courtesy of UK indie jazz label Woodland Records.
In 2006/7 Lupa completed three UK tours with her band (quintet) supported by the London Jazz Services Org., she recorded and released a live CD entitled "LUPA live at SYMPHONY HALL" (available in small edition on the Lupamusic label) and licensed several original tracks to numerous jazz/lounge CD compilations around the world.
Lupa has toured the Czech Republic guesting on CZ jazz luminary (bassist) Pavel Jakub Ryba's trio on the 'Mind The Step' national tour and has presented Maestro Alfonso Deidda (on piano, alto sax & flute) to the British audiences during her three UK tours in 2006/7.
Lupa has performed in numerous venues throughout the UK, from the popular 'Symphony Hall' in Birmingham and the 'Lowry Centre' in Manchester to the stylish jazz club 'Pizza On The Park' (Pizza Express) in London Knightsbridge.
Lupa's latest releases are available for download on digital stores such as: iTunes & Amazon mp3 world wide, courtesy of Lupamusic .
All links to Lupa's music stores and her presence on all major social networks can be found on her official website LUPAMUSIC.COM