Independent Artists Music and
Style: Hip-hop/R&B/Pop
Song Samples:
1. Whoa!
2. I Thought
3. My Lady
4. Save The World (Remix)
5. Move Sompin
6. L-O-V-E
7. Co-Co Havana
8. Save The World
9. Right Now!
10. Hip-hop Child
11. Young Ones
12. Susie Q.
Biography
If Andre 3000 and Missy
Elliott had a Hip-Hop Superbaby, it would be KALEO
FUTURISTO. KALEO SALLAS is an incredibly unique artist,
songwriter and producer with an equally incredible look,
sound and message. He is one of those rare artistic mavericks
who can alter the landscape of the music industry. He is an
extraordinarily talented individual who blends product and
purpose to produce a unique and eclectic musical creation that
is primed to explode upon the world! KALEO FUTURISTO, simply
put, has that intangible "IT" quality
that defines a SUPERSTAR.
KALEO FUTURISTO's fascinating life began in the culturally diverse and
musically rich city of Pasadena, California but, his upbringing
was anything but rose colored. He was born to an unwed
European-American mother and a Hawaiian-Spanish-Puerto Rican
father who left the family before KALEO was born which forced
his mother to fend for her family on her own. Although KALEO's
mother provided more than enough love and spiritual support for
her children, she struggled financially to provide for her kids,
later to be placed on welfare. KALEO FUTURISTO's early years
were filled with hand-me-down clothes, watered down milk, and
old rewrapped toys for Christmas but this was just the start of
KALEO's trying experiences.
At the age of 5, KALEO FUTURISTO almost died when he had a horrific
accident, falling head first from a three story structure,
suffering various head injuries and two broken arms. Although an
extremely traumatizing experience, his amazingly quick recovery
would exemplify the mental, physical and spiritual strength that
would come to define this amazing musicians artistic abilities.
Perhaps the most challenging and difficult times for KALEO,
dealt with his mothers clinical illness known as Compulsive
Hoarders Disorder. KALEO's home was virtually filled to capacity
with everything from old newspapers, and broken furniture, to
cardboard boxes, and empty bottles and cans. Because of this
abnormal situation, no one, not even his closest friends were
ever allowed into his home. Teased and embarrassed because of
his families dilapidated car and home, KALEO's already difficult
situation soon reached its height. The gas in KALEO's home was
shut off. In order for them to turn it back on, the gas company
had to enter the residence. For the next thirteen years, KALEO
was without heat in the home; having to endure cold winter
months huddled in nothing but blankets. And when he wanted to do
something as simple as taking a shower, he was forced to take a
pot of water, boil it on a hot plate, and bathe in the tub. Life
was anything but smooth sailing for this AMAZINGLY MAGNETIC
artist but, these experiences are what he says have made him the
STRONG, CONFIDENT, and FOCUSED individual that he is today. It
is also what he attributes his present-day musical SUCCESS to,
as well as his LIGHT-HEARTED, FUN-LOVING and FULLY ACCEPTING
approach to LIFE.
KALEO FUTURISTO's life has been filled with challenges but, he
has always seemed to rise above all of the possible stumbling
blocks and has created a quarry of positive stepping stones
along the way. His upbringing in the racially mixed city of
Pasadena, his attendance at a predominately African-American
high school, and his later work as a teacher in the Pasadena
Unified School District have given KALEO's MUSIC and SPIRIT a
CHERISHED, UNIQUE and ADVANTAGEOUS perspective on all people,
cultures, and viewpoints that he has been blessed enough to live
with, teach and grow up with. This diverse upbringing is what
KALEO attributes his ECLECTIC musical and artistic styles to.
KALEO has always been described as a JOYFUL, INTELLIGENT and
TALENTED child, and has always delved into all things with a
fiery PASSION. As a young musician, KALEO FUTURISTO was recognized with
All-City Music Honors in Pasadena for his musicianship. As a
young artist, he received full-ride scholarships to art schools
for his visual art. As a scholar, he earned a Bachelors Degree
from the well respected University of California, Los
Angeles (UCLA), and even as an athlete at the university, he
EXCELLED and conquered great odds. After playing virtually no
organized football for his whole life, he tried out for the UCLA
Football team and surprised everyone as a walk-on by making the
national powerhouse team. In addition to all of these
accomplishments his musical exploits have taken him around the
world. From L.A. to New York, Mexico to Europe and back again.
Working with ultra talented artists such as Multi-Platinum and
Grammy Award Nominated Artists Jon B, and Marvin Davis
(respectively). Now, after everything that KALEO has been
through, achieved, and experienced, he is poised and ready to
take the world by storm. Not only because he wants to but,
because he feels that he has to. KALEO says, "that the
POWERFULLY UNIFYING message that is in our music is necessary
for our world to hear, and I am one of the voices that need to
bring that message to the people." KALEO FUTURISTO is the
vehicle that will usher in this new, raw, and profoundly
positive energy unto the world.
KALEO, in the Hawaiian language means, "THE VOICE, THE
MUSIC, AND THE SONG." Named by his late, SPIRITUALLY RICH
TuTu (grandmother), KALEO FUTURISTO has been destined to achieve
his goals and to see his TRUE PURPOSE come to fruition.
Get ready WORLD, because... "THE FUTURE IS NOW!!!"