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Ethan Lumus
Ethan Lumus (born 22 August 1994) is an American Indie Pop artist, songwriter and producer. Born in Baytown, Texas, Lumus began taking piano lessons and singing in his childhood church at the age of four. After a decade of piano and vocal training, he discovered a knack for poetry and eventually began incorporating his poems into original piano compositions. In 2014, the songs written in his teenage years made their way into his uncle's (Ross Lumus) home studio and an initial demo recording of Veins was released on SoundCloud. In 2018, Ethan released the Moments of Your Love EP on all major streaming platforms via distribution by AWAL. He has started playing live gigs in his hometown of Austin, Texas and is developing a fall tour, in addition to preparing for his next release.

Musical Style
Lumus draws his musical style from pop, electronic and experimental music. He has cited Charli XCX, Lorde, Florence + the Machine, St. Vincent, The Arctic Monkeys, Jack Antonoff, Rihanna, Adele and Taylor Swift as major musical and songwriting influences. His debut EP, Moments of Your Love, combined elements of electronic, dance, bass and drum, and acoustic genres of music.

Personal Life
Ethan Lumus is openly gay and came out publicly in 2013. He is estranged from his biological father's side of the family due to a September 2013 court testimony in which Lumus testified against his father, citing years of childhood abuse and domestic violence. Lumus identifies as a Democratic Socialist and publicly supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential Election.