Marissa Paternoster
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marissa Paternoster |
| Born | 1 August 1986 |
| Origin | New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Genres | Punk rock, indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Artist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Don Giovanni Records |
| Associated acts | Screaming Females, Noun, Garbage (band), Bad Canoes |
Marissa Paternoster is an artist, singer and guitarist active in New Jersey's New Brunswick music scene. She is the singer and guitarist in the bands Screaming Females and Noun.
Paternoster's mother and father met while both teachers for the Elizabeth Public Schools. Her mother, Leslie Okun, was an art teacher who now resides in Florida. Her father, Angelo Paternoster, taught her how to play guitar. Paternoster grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey and attended Roselle Catholic High School and later Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, where she became interested in music and formed Screaming Females.
In a 2012 list she was named the 77th greatest guitarist of all time by Spin magazine.
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