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Also known as | White Widow |
Born | Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Website | www |
Carla Patullo is an American singer, songwriter, film composer and director. [1] She won Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for her debut studio album, So She Howls (2024).
A Berklee College of Music graduate, Patullo created the Soundry, a recording studio and record label, in 2011. She was credited with having composed music for various media, such as Maxine , This is Jessica, and Lotte that Silhouette Girl. [2]
Her grandmother's interest in music and singing influenced her to compose music of her own. She began taking piano and voice lessons as a child and played the saxophone in her high school jazz band. [3] She graduated from Minnechaug Regional High School, received a bachelor's degree in music from the Berklee College of Music, and later studied film, TV, and video game scoring at Berklee's campus in Valencia, Spain where she earned a master's degree in music. [4] [5]
Patullo formed and fronted the band, White Widow while she was in college. They released three studio albums, No Wood to Knock On (2005), Black Heart (2009), and White Widow: A Psychological Thriller (2012). After releasing Black Heart, she signed a publishing deal which led to their songs being placed in TV shows such as Ellen DeGeneres and the Young and the Restless. [6] [7] [8] [3] [9] Their single, Promises, from their third album, White Widow: A Psychological Thriller, was featured on Dance Moms. [10]
Patullo served as musical director (keyboards, guitar, and vocals) for Sandra Bernhard on her "I Love Being Me, Don't You" and "Kiss Me on the Lips Texas" tours. [11] [12] She is the owner and producer at The Soundry recording studio in Los Angeles, California. [13]
In 2024, Patullo won a Grammy Award for her album, So She Howls, for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album. [1] The album features the vocal ensemble, Tonality, and the Scorchio Quartet led by violist Martha Mooke. [13]
Patullo has composed music for films, Maxine, Letter to Anita, L.A.: A Queer History, My Name is Maria De Jesus, Everybody Dies... Sometimes, and others. She cites musical influences as Laurie Anderson Alexandre Desplat, Ennio Morricone, Danny Elfman, and Thomas Newman. [14]
In 2018, Patullo's animated documentary, Lotte That Silhouette Girl, was a contender for the Academy Awards' short list for "Best Documentary" (Short Subject) in 2018. [15] In that same year, she was selected to participate at the Sundance Institute's Film Music Program at Skywalker Sound where she composed the film score for the horror-comedy Porno, which premiered at SXSW. [16] [17] [18]
2021 - Florida Film Festival - Apotheke - Animated Shorts Competition - (nomination) [21]