Kyle DiFulvio (born May 18, 1975) is an American singer–songwriter and musician. He is noted for his work in American rock bands

Scarling. Scarling. was an American noise pop band formed in Los Angeles in 2001. The band consisted of lead vocalist Jessicka Addams and guitarist Christian Hejnal. Name The band's name comes from a fictional word created by singer/fine artist Jessicka ...

, The Studdogs, and Skeleteen.

Musical career

Currently, Kyle is guitarist and singer of Los Angeles-based rock band HALT, a band formed with Skeleteen co-founder Cheryl Lyndsey. Kyle is best known as a member of the Los Angeles-based

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band

and the

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-based punk rock band The Studdogs. He is noted for fronting the rock band Skeleteen. He began his music career in the mid-1990s in Orlando as a singer–songwriter and live drummer in glam punk band Dirty Barby. He played drums for punk band The UV's, leading to his appearance in the film

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with that group.

Skeleteen 2002–2010

Kyle served as singer-songwriter of Skeleteen, an American rock band from Los Angeles. Kyle initially formed Skeleteen in

with Cheryl Lyndsey in 2002. Skeleteen's style of rock music was categorized as

and experimental rock. They released one EP and one mini-album via

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Future Static.

Dirty Barby 1996–2003

Kyle served as songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and live drummer for glam punk band Dirty Barby in the mid-1990s. He cited several

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and early-90s punk rock bands for inspiring the formation of Dirty Barby. Dirty Barby were noted for their onstage behavior.Padgett, Mark
Dirty barstards

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, September 14, 2000. In 2001,

reported, "the group's performances often turn into raging band vs. audience battles that border on out-and-out brawls."Krause, Derek
Old Dirty bastards
January 11, 2001. The film ''Vampire Clan'' featured the Dirty Barby song ''Nothing's Real'', credited to Kyle Justin.Vampire Clan (film) soundtrack notes
@ IMDb.com The film was based on the 1996 "vampire cult killings" that occurred in

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Scarling. 2003–2004

Kyle was bassist for the Los Angeles-based rock band

He went by the alias Kyle Lime during his stint in the band.Lotkhamnga, Seraphina
Interview: Know Your LA Bands with Skeleteen. BeatCrave
February 2009. In August 2004, Scarling was an opening act on

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Festival tour.MTV News, July 7, 2004
After the tour, he vacated his position in Scarling to pursue songwriting in Skeleteen.

The Studdogs 2002–2003

Kyle was live drummer for the

-based punk rock band The Studdogs for a short time. He left the band due to his move to Los Angeles.

The UV's 2004–2005

In 2004, Kyle played drums for Los Angeles-based punk rock band The UV's. They filmed a live scene for the

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. For this film, he is credited under the alias Kyle DeFluzio.

Ladyfest Orlando

In a 2002 interview, Kyle described himself as "a longtime feminist." Kyle led the organization of Ladyfest Orlando after reading a Bust Magazine article about the original Ladyfest that occurred in

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in 2000. He curated the event on September 29, 2002, which featured over 30 female musicians,

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, visual and performance artists. The proceeds were donated to a number of local women's charitable organizations. An article in

praised him as the only known male to have curated such an event.Frick, Jessic

September 26, 2002.

Discography

;With Skeleteen: * ''Sorry for Everything'' (2003, DB Records) * ''Bury the Seasons'' (2006, independent release) * ''No Fun Intended'' (2009, Future Static) * ''Bury the Seasons'' remastered + bonus tracks (2009, Future Static) ;With Scarling * ''

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'' (2004, Sympathy for the Record Industry) ;With Dirty Barby: * ''Sleep When I'm Dead'' (2000, DB Records)

Soundtracks

Filmography

*''

'' (2007), as The UV's drummer, credited as Kyle DeFluzio *''Janeane from Des Moines'' (2012), as gay bar patron, credited as Kyle DiFulvio

References

Kyle DeFluzio
@ the

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Vampire Clan soundtrack
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External links

HALT website

Skeleteen website
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