^^Luciano Illuminati - Va Beach Rock & Rhythm Artist

If you take two parts Red Hot Chili Peppers, one part Maroon 5, one/half parts will smith and one/half parts Beethoven; this is what you'd have: a dynamic mix of rock/rhythm and funk that is pure musical genius. He is a singer, rapper, song-writer, multi-instrumentalist and producer. What does he play? Well, he plays electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion and drum programming. He also played classical trumpet and tuba as a youth. His high school concert band at Salem H.S. in Va Beach,Va, went to the state championship and came back with the top prize. The marching band, that he was also a member of, placed high in their competitions as well. L.I. was also the lead rapper of a teenage rap group that did a show with the Leaders Of The New School (Busta Rhymes' old group before he went solo) @ NSU way back in 1991. But that is ancient history - this is now and the future is his! Check out 'Life's A Beach' - a cool acoustic-guitar inflected tune soon to be a summer classic. This rock and rap song is about growing-up and the fun times of the summer, with a few lines about Va Beach from a local's perspective. Even though no local major label producers and/or music publishing company owners seem to care about putting any cool mentionings out on the airwaves - this Sun King is different! You might think that it's a Justin Timberlake or TLC song when you hear it because of the funky and melodic production and smooth vocals, but 'Do For Yourself' is another tight cut from LI. Incidentally, he is also the Founder/Chairman/CEO of SPOIO Inc. A superstar is being born. Don't stare directly into the limelight.

Life's a Beach

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Life's a beach, so live your life, 'cause there's no reason, to wonder why, 'cause good and bad times, they come and go, sometimes the tide is high, sometimes it's low. Life's a beach, so live your life, and live each day, until you die, 'cause friends are there for you, through thick and thin, when you're the last in line, and when you win.

Verse 1
I remember, back in the days, when I was young, my friends and I, used to play basketball and have fun, we would, stay outside all day 'til it was night, 'cause when you're a kid in the summer, everything is alright, and some kids liked softball, so they would play it, from june until the fall, and we would play on the sand, down at the beach, when our families took us there, at the end of the week, everything was lovely, everything was sweet, not a care in the world, then I start to notice girls, and then I try to get them, to notice me, but I'm still too young to do like the teens.

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Verse 2
When you're a teenager, things tend to complicate, you think about grades more and the first person you date, what do girls want?, how do you give it to them?, how do you fit in, with your circle of friends? should you listen to them?, what is love?, what's the meaning of it all?, should you stare at the phone all day?, should you call her?, why is it harder, not to be late, on a school night?, will you get any sleep tonight?, you' ve got exams tomorrow and more questions seem to follow, prom, college, thoughts about your future, 'cause you're not a kid anymore, that's for shore, but you're still not grown, enough to leave home.

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Verse 3
I'm all grown up now, still like the pretty girls more, still buy my coconut juice, at the Phil. Imports store, don't deliver pizzas for Chanello's anymore, but I still love to cruise the streets, of Va Beach, and maybe one day, I'll play some golf, or take a boat off the docks, at rudee inlet and let the lazy days of summer roll, 'cause I still like it when it's warm, more than when it's cold, 'cause the girls look hot, on atlantic avenue and I want a cutie, hanging out at the beach to, come with me, to the Va. Beach, amphitheater and we can have, a night to remember that...

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