Marissa Paternoster

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Marissa Paternoster
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Paternoster at South by Southwest 2011
Background information
Born (1986-08-01) August 1, 1986 (age 38)
Origin Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres Punk rock, indie rock
Occupation(s)Musician, artist
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2004–present
Labels Don Giovanni Records
Member of Screaming Females, Noun

Marissa Paternoster (born August 1, 1986) is an American artist, singer and guitarist active in New Jersey's New Brunswick music scene. She is the former lead singer and guitarist [1] of the band Screaming Females, [2] and continues to perform in the solo project Noun. [3] [4]

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Early Life

Paternoster's parents met while both teachers for the Elizabeth Public Schools. Her mother, Leslie Okun, who Paternoster has described as "culturally Jewish", [1] was an art teacher who now resides in Florida. Her father, Angelo Paternoster, gave her her first guitar lessons before she taught herself to play as a teen. [5] [6] Paternoster grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey [7] and attended Roselle Catholic High School [8] and later Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, where she became interested in music and formed Screaming Females. [9] An only child and an introvert, she grew up with a passion for comics, drawing, and, before long, guitar. [10]

Music

Sleater-Kinney influenced her to start a band [10] with bassist Mike Abbate and drummer Jarrett Dougherty in 2005. [11] She was named the 77th greatest guitarist of all time by Spin magazine in 2012, [12] and the 150th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone in 2023. [13]

Artwork and writing

Marissa's art is included on album covers, posters, skateboard graphics, murals, [14] and advertisements. Marissa's art has been shown in galleries including Space 1026 [15] and Commonweal Gallery. [16] She has published collections of her artwork through Don Giovanni Records.

In 2024 she released her first graphic novel Merriment illustrated by her and written by Joe Steinhardt. [17] [18]

Personal life

Paternoster is an out lesbian [19] and has spoken about how bands like Sleater-Kinney gave her the confidence to be a queer woman in music. [1] Her go-to karaoke song is Meat Loaf's "Paradise by the Dashboard Light". [10]

Discography

[20]

With Screaming Females

As Noun

Guest Appearances

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