Sam Scocchio

Sam R. Scocchio, 48 years old of Lakewood, CA passed away suddenly on Friday, Dec 28, 2018. His is survived by his parents, Jeanne Santiago Lujan (Joe) and Roger S. Scocchio (Kandi); sister, Melissa T. Scocchio; 3 brothers, Roger Scocchio, Jonathan Scocchio and Vicenzo; nephew, Noah Curiel; niece, Bella Curiel; aunts, Cassandra Santiago and Sylvia Espinosa (Uncle Arde Bedjamian); and his beloved dog, "Kobe".

Sam (Santiago) Scocchio.

"Sammy G" Sammy Santiago's success as a Producer, Production/Project Coordinator and Artist/Producer Manager is the result of an unsurpassed and winning relationship with music and television production; including an amazing ability to merge the two. Sammy started his career in the entertainment industry after completing a degree in business management and movie and television production. He then came upon an ideal production position in his desired field of Movie's and Television with New Horizon Pictures. After a successful run, completing numerous projects including Sony Televisions Ricki Lake Show and Judge Hatchett, Sammy decided to continue his education at the Los Angeles Recording Academy where he learned the art of music producing and recording. This provided him with a strong foundation for the beginning of a quest to intertwine the two worlds of entertainment.

Fresh out of school, followed by several internships, Sammy landed jobs with a few of New York (Daddy's House/Bad Boy Entertainment) Hollywood's number one studio's and began to work with top names in the music industry as an engineer and manager.

Now armed with the skills of a television producer, recording engineer and producer manager, Sammy was ready to embark on his journey. With unsurpassed determination and passion he pursued a position at a renowned company, Edmonds Entertainment, an industry leader in the areas of television, film and music; a career move that has allowed Sammy to embrace all of his talents with amazing results. Sammy vigorously took on the task of music coordinator for the bi-coastal, artist heavy, 2005 "Wake Up Everybody" voterawareness project, working with Executive producers Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Russell Simmons.

In addition Sammy managed and coordinated Jon B's album with Leah Harmony, e2records, and Sanctuary Urban during a hectic 2005 release. Sammy has now emerged as one of the most sought after Project Coordinators in the industry and his work reputation is increasingly growing with respect and admiration throughout the music industry. He's built relationships through past projects with 1 virtually every Grammy winning and/or nominated, multi-platinum, artist relevant in today's music. Most recently, Sammy has began to work along side the industries top Music Supervisors and Producers Michael McQuam and Tracey Edmonds taking on various production and music roles on projects such as New Line Cinema's "Havoc" UPN's "Kevin Hill" series "College Hill" (Season's 1 thru 3), the Lil Kim show - "Countdown to Lockdown", the DMX show "Soul of a Man" and BET's New Faces Search.

In Addition to the many accomplishments above Sammy Santiago is also a Fashion Designer and an Experienced Wardrobe Stylist with a long Celebrity Client list and an even larger Television & Movie credit list.

Great Uncle is Award Winning Cinema/TV Make-Up Artist 'Joe Dibella'.