I wanted to remix this for someone really special to me, whether we're having a good or a bad day, or whether she believes how I feel about her or not, this song just sums us up. This is for you, Sarah.

STORY BEHIND THE SONG:

This is the first solo song I’ve completed and released in over two years. I decided to do this song because it reminded me of someone very special to me. The last song I did I released a week before a spinal tumor surgery that had a better chance of ending my career, and possibly my life, more than anything else. It still remains my favorite song. But two years later, I haven’t released a single solo song. The reason is I’m going deaf.

About a decade ago I was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease called Neurofibromatosis Type 2. Since then I’ve had three brain surgeries and one spinal surgery to remove tumors, as well as two years of experimental chemotherapy. One of those surgeries about 8 years ago took a good chunk of the hearing in my right ear, but not enough to be a problem to my music career.

However, in the last year or so, I’ve lost almost all of the remaining hearing in my right ear effectively making it useless for production. On top of that, the tumor on my left auditory nerve was never removed and is now gradually starting to take the hearing in my left ear. Coupled with a tragedy I had in 2013, the combination of the two detached me from most solo production, and really even most music in general.

So this is the first solo track I have completely produced, mixed, mastered, and released without any outside help in over two years. One of my mixing techniques is to touch the speakers and mix by the density and power of the vibrations. Basically, music is represent two dimensionally - on a flat plane - from 0Hz to generally 20KHz. Now take all of those frequencies and shove them together on a speaker cone, and then you get a three dimensional representation, more or less. With practice, you can actually pick out instruments and frequencies just from the feel of the speakers.

But back to the story, the truth is, this is most likely one of the last of the solo songs I’ll ever finish and release. So why am I telling you all this? It’s absolutely not for pity.

Neurofibromatosis is a serious medical condition. I have it quite mild, and it’s still truthfully awful. There are people I have seen with NF1 and NF2 that have been severely disfigured, dismembered, dissected, and destroyed, all because of these “benign” tumors. Sometimes surgery and treatment can cause as much damage as the tumor itself.  Even so, people with NF are fighters, just as I am.

Inevitably, I wanted to make it in the music industry to be an ambassador for Neurofibromatosis, spreading the word, maybe finding or funding a cure. But I’m not getting any younger, or even closer to making that happen.

So if this is one of the last handful of songs I’m able to release on my own, I want it to carry on my dreams, maybe even beyond my time. I want it to give hope to those like me who may have lost their own.

Just remember, it doesn’t take a full palette of colors to paint the canvas of life, but with a single brushstroke you can change the world.

Hopefully this will inspire you to change the world

Zedd - I Want You To Know ft. Selena Gomez [Dominic Luciano Remix]

Dirty Love [Demo 11112016]

Mwila & Skymind Ft. Dominic Luciano - Never Going Back [Demo]

South ft. Skymind (Succubus) [Demo]

Dirty Love EP

Scar

Scar [Demo 05162016]

Fire [Demo]

Ashes is the first official original release from Medford, Oregon Pop and EDM singer/songwriter, DJ, artist, and producer Dominic Luciano in over 4 years.

Dominic Luciano has been producing music for over 10 years since the age of 13. He began producing as a hobby after being diagnosed with Neurofibromatosis Type 2, a disease which ironically threatened his hearing. Although self taught, his prowess landed him a teaching gig at the local community college in the instruction of Audio Engineering. Now he spends most of his time working as an Electrical Engineer, and DJing in his spare time.

10 years and one hearing aid later, Dominic Luciano is back at it again with a new track entitled, "Ashes".

Please don't forget to <3 and share, and don't forget to check back often as the release of the "Dirty Love" EP grows nearer.

Check Dominic Luciano out on iTunes (coming soon!)

Ashes [Single Version]

I'd like to dedicate this track to my love, Kathryn. You are truly the woman of my dreams. And for all the events that have recently transpired, I'm sorry from the bottom of my heart and soul. I just want things to be okay again. I do not want to live in regret for the rest of my life for losing you. I don't want to live without you in my life, period. Let's just freeze time and reflect on the good because when we're good we're great. We can do this. You can do this.

For you I could walk the front lines between the wars and guns <3

Manse - Freeze Time ft. Alice Berg [Dominic Luciano Remix]

Ed Sheeran - I See Fire [Dominic Luciano Remix]

Part-time audiovisual engineer. Full-time hardware and software engineer. From mad beats, to wicked graphics and video, to making the gadgets you check my mad beats and wicked graphics and video on, I'm always building something. I'm the mad scientist your mother told you to marry.

08012019: NEW MUSIC AMD FINISHED TRACKS COMING SOON!