- Jeff Penalty
Infobox musical artist
Name = Jeff Penalty
Img_capt = Jeff Penalty performing with The Dead Kennedys in San Francisco in 2006. Photo by Neil Motteram.
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jeff Alulis
Origin =Broomall, Pennsylvania , USA
Genre =Punk rock Hardcore punk Jeff Penalty (b. Jeff Alulis and raised in
Broomall, Pennsylvania ) is the former lead singer of theDead Kennedys , joining them in 2003. He replaced Dr. Know'sBrandon Cruz , who was with the band for two years following their reformation without original vocalistJello Biafra . He has played drums for both Ralphus andVaz Hoil . He also sang for the Massachusettspop punk actJust About Done , and has been a part of the Los Angeles bandStupid Ferrets . On one occasion, he drummed for Sidekick. Penalty announced his departure from the band onMarch 20 ,2008 in what he described as a "not-amicable split". [Punknews.org [http://www.punknews.org/article/28168] retrieved March 21, 2008.]Jeff had a fascination with the Dead Kennedys ever since he bought their debut album, "
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables ". He has been quoted saying that singing for the Dead Kennedys had been "the realization of a dream I never even dared to have". Joining the band at twenty-five, he is considerably younger than his bandmates.He is also known to be a contributor for "
Skratch Magazine ", "Swindle Magazine " and "Kulture Mutt Magazine ". He attended graduate school at theUniversity of Southern California , where he earned an MFA in screenwriting. Penalty co-owns the production company,Emo Riot Productions withRyan Harlin ofTechno Squirrels .Jeff and Ryan won the best documentary award at the 2003
DIY Film Festival for directingDo You Remember? Fifteen Years Of The Bouncing Souls . He is currently directing a documentary about the Youth Brigade and their record company,BYO Records . It is slated for release in 2007. Recently, Jeff and Ryan traveled withNOFX toSouth America to film their tour for a documentary project yet to be formally announced.Jeff is also lead singer for a "Black Flag" cover band called
Black Fag , adding a joking homosexual angle to the songs.There is a song about Jeff by
Franz Nicolay on Franz's demo The Black Rose Paladins.References
External links
* [http://www.deadkennedys.com/ Official site of the Dead Kennedys]
* [http://www.emoriotproductions.com/ Emo Riot Productions]
* [http://www.vazhoil.com Vaz Hoil Homepage]
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