Marissa Paternoster
Marissa Paternoster | |
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Background information | |
Born | August 1, 1986 |
Origin | Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
Genres | Punk rock, indie rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, artist |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | Don Giovanni Records |
Marissa Paternoster (born August 1, 1986) is an artist, singer and guitarist active in New Jersey's New Brunswick music scene. She is the lead singer and guitarist[1] in the bands Screaming Females[2] and Noun.[3]
Biography
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.[4][5] Paternoster grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey[6] and attended Roselle Catholic High School[7] and later Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, where she became interested in music and formed Screaming Females.[8] An only child and an introvert, she grew up with a passion for comics, drawing, and, before long, guitar.[9]
Recording career
Sleater-Kinney influenced her to start a band[10] with bassist Mike Abbate and drummer Jarrett Dougherty in 2005.[11] In a 2012 list, she was named the 77th greatest guitarist of all time by Spin magazine.[12]
Personal life
Paternoster is an out lesbian[13] 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".[14]
Discography
- Peace Meter (2021)
References
- ^ a b c Wolfe, Allison; Shifflett, Jonathan (March 27, 2018). "'I'm in the Band' Ep. 7: Screaming Females". Tidal. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Excess Bravado". NYMag.com.
- ^ "Screaming Females frontwoman goes solo as Noun – releasing an LP (MP3), playing Don Giovanni shows (dates)". BrooklynVegan.
- ^ Oshinsky, Matthew (5 October 2009). "Screaming Females and New Brunswick's Punk Scene". NJ.com.
- ^ "Meet the Queen of New-School Riot Grrrl". Rolling Stone. 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ Schroeder, Audra. "A Brief Conversation With Screaming Females' Marissa Paternoster", Dallas Observer, May 2, 2012. Accessed December 13, 2015 "[Q]Where did you grow up? [A] I grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with Mike."
- ^ Stewart, Allison (23 January 2014). "That the shredder is a she needs no apology". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Visual Arts alum finds success in rock band Screaming Females". Mason Gross School of the Arts Website. May 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "'I'm in the Band' Ep. 7: Screaming Females". read.tidal.com. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "'I'm in the Band' Ep. 7: Screaming Females". read.tidal.com. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ Advocate, MATTHEW SIGUR | Special to The. "Trends come and go, but Screaming Females will always shred". The Advocate. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "SPIN's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". SPIN magazine. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ "Queer Ear: The Hills are Alive..." The Advocate. 23 February 2015.
- ^ "'I'm in the Band' Ep. 7: Screaming Females". read.tidal.com. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Singers from New Jersey
- Mason Gross School of the Arts alumni
- People from Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Guitarists from New Jersey
- Roselle Catholic High School alumni
- American lesbian musicians
- LGBT people from New Jersey
- 21st-century American women guitarists
- 21st-century American guitarists
- 21st-century American women singers
- Women punk rock singers
- 21st-century American singers
- 20th-century LGBT people
- 21st-century LGBT people
- Don Giovanni Records artists
- American music biography stubs
- LGBT Jews
- Jews in punk rock
- Jewish feminists