Cecil Castellucci

Cecil Castellucci, also known as Cecil Seaskull (born October 25, 1969 in New York City), is a young adult novelist, indie rocker, and director. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California

She grew up in New York City where she attended the Laguardia High School of the Performing Arts. She later studied theatre in Paris at the École Florent. She attended Concordia University in Montreal and received a B.F.A. in Film Production.

In Montreal, she embarked on her music career as part of Bite, which was, at the time, the only all-female indie band in Montreal. When she was kicked out of Bite, she formed Nerdy Girl with Gordon Hashimoto. When Hashimoto left, she joined with Rod Woo, Gabe Levine, and Kim Temple to continue the band. After recording their only album Twist Her, Levine and Temple left the group, and Jessica Moss and Eric Craven took their places. She later moved to Los Angeles after Nerdy Girl broke up for good, and she recorded solo under her performing name, Cecil Seaskull.

In 2001, she co-founded the experimental *Alpha 60 Film Collective with Neil Matsumoto and Nick McCarthy.

Castellucci first novel, Boy Proof was published in 2005.