Don Capria
# Don Capria

Don Capria (born 1971) is an American writer, director and artist manager. He is best known for his true-crime biography on Mafia boss Joseph Colombo.

## Early life

Capria was born in Westchester County, NY. After high school he was a drummer in the hardcore punk scene in the bands; Blindside and Skarhead.

## Career

Later on Capria began working as an artist manager with Hip hop and hardcore/ punk acts. In 2000, he founded the music management company 1:10 Artist Management representing artists, G Fella, Kitty Katt, Jamie Drastik and Danny Diablo A short time after he began directing music videos. Capria wrote and directed the TV Pilot Westchester; an autobiographical story about his experiences as a manager and a music promoter. In 2014, Capria directed the short film, Eulogy, starring Federico Castelluccio. The film won "Best Ensemble" in the 2015 Queens World Film Festival.

### 1:10 Artist Management

Capria and partner, Alex Shenitsky, re-launched their music management company 1:10 Artist Management in 2012. They currently represent EDM Pop Dance artist Dawin and Trap / Punk artist Black Punk.

