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Dominic Luciano (born October 10, 1992 in Paradise, California) is a American musical artist, pianist, and music producer. Luciano is also the son of former Thee Sixpence (Strawberry Alarm Clock) member Michael Luciano.

Biography
Luciano was born on October 24, 1992 in Paradise, California, and not long after his birth he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. This acted as the primary start of his musical career when he learned to play the piano as a form of physical therapy. He has played since the age of 2, and with extensive classical and jazz training, he is an avid player to this day.

Among other awards, Luciano was named Best High School Jazz Soloist in Oregon in 2006. He has also composed a complete Jazz Ensemble score, entitled "You're My Silver Star" for North Medford High School in the late part of 2007 which was later performed in the early part of 2008.

Luciano currently resides in Medford, Oregon.

Illness
In April 2005, Luciano was diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis type 2 He has since had three brain surgeries, one of which occurred in July 2008, one in September 2005, as well as a third one that occurred before he was diagnosed.

Most patients with NF2 will end up losing bodily functions, such as hearing, or facial muscle control, which is due to collateral damage either by tumor compression of the nerves, surgical damage, complete removal of a cranial nerve due to tumor size and\or damage to the nerve or tissue, or scar tissue that may form before or after surgery. One of Luciano's surgeries was to remove his right vestibular schwannoma, which caused him to lose his ability to hear tones or overtones above 16,000 Hz (16 kHz). This, however, has not discouraged him from producing music, as he claims to be able to hear fine. He also say that the hearing in his left is near perfect, and extra fine tuned to compensate for things his right ear may miss. Due to his slight hearing loss, he in now closely monitoring his left vestibular schwannoma, and doing anything possible to preserve his hearing in his left ear, as he states it is crucial to keep his remaining hearing as pristine as humanly possible.

It was stated on Luciano's personal Facebook that in October 2009, he began treatment on an Avastin trial for his remaining vestibular schwannoma in hope of preserving his remaining hearing in his left ear. It was again stated that in October 2011, after "24 months, 48 doses, and nearly 60 needles...", he has finished his Avastin infusions. Over these 24 months, he has posted through Twitter that the infusions have been worth while, as the MRI's are showing slowed or totally halted tumor growth in not just his vestibular schwannoma, but the other tumors that are being closely monitored by his medical staff. After further research, these findings could turn Avastin into a treatment or alternative to harsh, debilitating surgeries, specifically for NF patients.

2005 to Present
Luciano officially started recording his music in 2005. In 2006, he recorded an instrumental compilation entitled "Demos 2006". He also recorded a CD in 2007 entitled "Demos 2007", but neither of these compilations were ever released in any form. In 2008, he recorded an EP entitled "Opposite of Normal" on which he debuted his first ever song featuring vocals. He also recorded another EP in 2008 entitled "One Last Dance", which was an all electronica/techno/dance compilation. His most recent compilation was "The Last Weekend EP", which was finished in early 2009.

All his EP's were released at one point and put up for sale on Amazon.com, but were recently taken down and retired to make way for Luciano's newer material.

Currently, he is in the process of recording a full length, studio release proposed for a 2012 release. However, more recently on his Facebook, he has stated that he will be releasing an "industry debut EP", entitled "Lust Games", in order to "hype up" and make way for his debut album next year. The release date for "Lust Games" is unknown, but it is rumored to be early 2012.

"I'm really excited about this new CD. I feel like all the other releases I've had have just been demo material - not a true proclamation to the world of what I can really do. But in all honesty, they really were demos. I didn't have half the production skills back then that I have now. So I'm excited to be releasing something for the world to hear that really shows who I am and what I can do", states Luciano.

FeverFest
Luciano is the co-founder of a festival called FeverFest which is designed to give local up and coming musicians and bands a chance to get exposure. The event started in July 2009 as a Harley-Davidson sponsored event.

Albums

 * Battle Royale (2012, Luciano Incorporated)

Singles and EPs

 * Lust Games (Unknown, Luciano Incorporated)