Zealous1

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = ZeaLouS1


Img_capt = ZeaLouS1
Birth_name = Beau Fa'asamala
Alias = ZeaLouS1
Born = December, 1983
Origin = Oceanside, California, U.S.
Genre = Nerdcore, Hip-Hop, Rap
Occupation = Rapper, Songwriter, Producer
Years_active = 2001–present
Label = [http://www.bossfight.net BOSSFIGHT]
Associated_acts = IllGill, Sinister Six, Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew
URL = [http://www.zealous1.com ZeaLouS1.com]

Beau Fa'asamala (born 1983) is an American rapper and producer from Oceanside, California known as ZeaLouS1. The self-proclaimed "King of the Boss Fights" and "The Sleeping Dragon of Nerdcore" started making beats, producing, and MC'ing while attending California State University, San Marcos as an Audio Production major. He has worked with notable artists such as YTCracker, Random, and Beefy.

While working as a radio host at KKSM AM 1320, he continued making music which led to his discovery of Nerdcore Hip Hop. He then produced and recorded his breakout World of Warcraft song "Level Up." "Level Up" garnered ZeaLouS1 notoriety among the Nerdcore community which led to having his song "Boss Fight" featured on the [http://rhymetorrents.com Rhyme Torrents] Halloween EP compilation. [ [http://rhymetorrents.com/halloween/index.html Rhyme Torrents Halloween E.P ] ] "Level Up" has continued to gain ZeaLouS1 notoriety with many unknown to Nerdcore through the subsequent [http://www.warcraftmovies.com/movieview.php?id=32687 "Level Up" video] that was created by [http://touringnet.co.uk/danceoff Chaosvex] . [ [http://www.warcraftmovies.com/movieview.php?id=32687 Level Up! By Chaosvex ] ] [ [http://purewestmedia.com/secondskin/blog/?p=231 Second Skin » Rhyming and Goldfarming ] ] The "Level Up" video was mentioned in an issue of as a viral video to check out on the GFW channel at GameVideos.com [ [http://gamevideos.com/video/channel/gfw GameVideos.com - Video game trailers, clips, walkthroughs, teasers, downloads, commercials, upcoming XBOX 360, PS3, previews, footage ] ]

Shortly after the release of the Halloween EP, he produced, recorded and released his first album "Assimilation Process: Complete". [ [http://rhymetorrents.com/zealous1/ Zealous1 - Assimilation Process: Complete ] ] [ [http://zealous1.com/assimilation-process-complete ZeaLouS1, the Living Epitaph - ZeaLouS1.com » Assimilation Process: Complete ] ] ZeaLouS1 would go on to release his second album "Collaboc1de" under his own record label [http://bossfight.net BOSSFIGHT] in March 2007, which consisted of a massive collaboration of songs with other Nerdcore artists. [ [http://nerdymag.com/zealous1-master-collaborator NERDY Magazine | NERDYmag.com » ZeaLouS1: Master Collaborator ] ] [ [http://www.collaboc1de.com ZeaLouS1, the Living Epitaph - ZeaLouS1.com » Collaboc1de ] ] ZeaLouS1 recently finished working on his third album "The Living Epitaph" released on October 30th, 2007. [ [http://bossfight.net BOSSFIGHT.net ] ] ZeaLouS1 appears on Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew "Rimes of the Hip Hop Mariners". He is also currently working on an underground project with other musicians known as "Sinister Six". [ [http://thesinistersix.com Classified ] ]

He has been interviewed on The Awful Show [ [http://awfulshow.com Welcome To TheAwfulShow.com! ] ] , Nerdapalooza Radio, [http://nerdyshow.com/ Nerdyshow.com] , [http://myspace.com/talknerdytome915 Talk Nerdy To Me] , NERDYmag,Geek Entertainment TV [ [http://geekentertainment.tv/index.php?s=zealous1&submit= Geek Entertainment TV ] ] and was featured in the [http://www.jetsetshow.com JETSET] Concert Series when he performed in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show 2007 for [http://divx.com DivX Stage6] along with other Nerdcore artists. [ [http://jetsetshow.com/2007/01/nerdcore_concert_zealous1.html EPIC-FU - episodes - nerdcore concert: zealous1 ] ] [ [http://investors.divx.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=224305 DivX, Inc. - DivX Presents Stage6 Live at CES 2007 ] ] [ [http://stage6.divx.com/Nerdcore-Hip-Hop/video/1336955/ZeaLouS1---Nerdcore-Summit-2007---HD Stage6 · Nerdcore Hip-Hop · ZeaLouS1 - Nerdcore Summit 2007 - HD - Video and Download ] ] On April 30, 2007, ZeaLouS1 was named "New Artist to Watch" on Hipster, Please! Top 10 Nerdcore Artists. [ [http://www.hipsterplease.com/2007/04/top-10-nerdcore-artists-of-all-time.html 1 blog of nerd music & culture: Top 10 Nerdcore Artists of all Time ] ]

Notable Performances

*Nerdapalooza SE 2008 - Orlando, FL
*Nerdapalooza SE 2007 - Gainesville, FL
*N3XT L3V3L 2007 - San Diego, CA
*Comic-Con 2007 San Diego - CAPCOM
*CES 2007 Las Vegas - DivX Stage6
*Mediocre Tour 2007

Discography

Albums

*"Assimilation Process: Complete" (2006)
*"Collaboc1de" (2007)
*"The Living Epitaph" (2007)

pecial Releases

*"Boss Fight" - Rhyme Torrents Halloween EP" - Compilation (2006)
*"Nerdcore Is Dead" - Rhyme Torrents Volume VI" - Compilation (2007)
*"My Monopoly" , "Still On Top", "Nerdstyle" - Dirty Nerdy" - YTCracker Mixtape (2007)
*"Paparazzi" - Nerdcore Undercover" - Hipster Please! Compilation (2007)
*"The King" - Super Powers" - Dual Core (2007)
*"Rimes of The Hip Hop Mariners" - Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew (2007)
*"Till We Die (ft RandomBeats)" - Rhyme Torrents Volume VII" - Compilation (2008)

*"Boss Fight" appears on "Assimilation Process: Complete", "Nerdstyle" appears on "Collaboc1de", "The King" appears on "The Living Epitaph".

B-Sides & Rarities

*Dear Whoever (2000)
*Eyes Blind (2005)
*The Path
*My Tribe
*Kill Bill Project Z
*Original Sexy Back (2006)
*Robot Baby (2006)
*Glutton (2006)
*Combat - Written by Adam Manley (2006)
*Meaning of Life (2007)
*Overnight70 (2007)
*Stranded - With Krondor Krew and MagiTek (2007)
*Make Way - The Sinister Six (2007)

References