Phil Carluzzo is a composer, performer and songwriter working in Washington, DC. He has written concert, film, television, and pop music. He has worked as music director for various musicals including the Charleston, SC production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and he collaborated with playwright/actor Julie Shavers and director/actor Dan O’Brien on the original New York productions of Go Robot Go and Silver Bullet Trailer. He has also done arrangements and worked as a studio musician for various DC area songwriters and performers. His collaborative studio project Boyfriends USA is available on community b records. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in music composition.