Beau Fa'asamala is an American rapper and producer from Oceanside, California

Oceanside, California

-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Oceanside had a population of 167,086. The population density was 3,961.8 people per square mile...

 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

California State University, San Marcos

California State University San Marcos is a public, coeducational university and one of the 23 general campuses of the California State University system. located in San Marcos, California, a suburban town in north San Diego County. It was founded in 1989 as the 20th CSU campus and was the first...

 as an Audio Production major. He has worked with notable artists such as MC Lars

MC Lars

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, YTCracker

YTCracker

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, Random, and Beefy

Beefy (artist)

Keith A. Moore , is a Nerdcore rapper from The Tri-Cities, WA better known by the stage name Beefy.In 2005, Moore produced two independent EPs, The Whitesican EP and nerd...

.

While working as a radio host at KKSM

KKSM

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 AM 1320, he continued making music which led to his discovery of Nerdcore Hip Hop

Nerdcore hip hop

Nerdcore hip hop, is a sub-genre of hip hop music characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to nerds, though it can appeal to others as well. Self-described nerdcore musician MC Frontalot has the earliest known recorded use of the term in the 2000 song...

. He then produced and recorded his breakout World of Warcraft

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 song "Level Up." "Level Up" garnered ZeaLouS1 notoriety among the Nerdcore community which led to having his song "Boss Fight" featured on the Rhyme Torrents Halloween EP compilation. "Level Up" has continued to gain ZeaLouS1 notoriety with many unknown to Nerdcore through the subsequent "Level Up" video that was created by Chaosvex. The "Level Up" video was mentioned in an issue of Games for Windows: The Official Magazine

Games for Windows: The Official Magazine

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 as a viral video to check out on the GFW channel at GameVideos.com

Shortly after the release of the Halloween EP, he produced, recorded and released his first album Assimilation Process: Complete. ZeaLouS1 would go on to release his second album Collaboc1de in March 2007, which consisted of a massive collaboration of songs with other Nerdcore artists. ZeaLouS1's third album The Living Epitaph was released on October 30, 2007. ZeaLouS1 appears on Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew

Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew

Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew is an electronic music group specializing in pirate-themed hip hop music.-Musical style:Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew combines elements from hip hop music genres such as gangsta rap, nerdcore hip hop, and crunk with Baroque and Classical instrumentation, usually...

 Rimes of the Hip Hop Mariners. In 2008, he released an album with several other musicians collectively known as the Sinister Six. On November 9, 2009, he officially became a member of Scrub Club Records after leaving his previous label BOSSFIGHT. Currently he has formed a live band with fellow Nerdcore artist Dr. Awkward named The Bossfights. The Bossfights were listed by GeekDad of WIRED as one of the Top 10 Awesome Moments of Nerdapalooza 2010.

He has been interviewed on The Awful Show, Nerdapalooza

Nerdapalooza

Nerdapalooza is an annual music festival, the first of its kind to invite all genres of the nerd music movement under one roof, including nerd rock, nerdcore hip hop, chiptunes, and video game music. The idea for Nerdapalooza was conceived by John "hex" Carter, who hosted a nerdy music themed radio...

 Radio, Nerdyshow.com,Talk Nerdy To Me, NERDYmag,Geek Entertainment TV and was featured in the JETSET Concert Series when he performed in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show 2007 for DivX Stage6 along with other Nerdcore artists. On April 30, 2007, ZeaLouS1 was named New Artist to Watch on Hipster, Please! Top 10 Nerdcore Artists. ZeaLouS1 will be featured in the Nerdcore documentary Nerdcore For Life

Nerdcore For Life

Nerdcore for Life is a 2008 documentary film about the world of Nerdcore hip-hop directed Dan Lamoureux and produced by Crapbot Productions.-About the film:...

. In August of 2011, Fa'asamala parted ways with Scrub Club Records along with fellow Bossfights member Doctor Awkward due to conflicting views regarding the direction of the label.

Notable Performances

• Nerdapalooza 2010 - Orlando, FL
• Nerd Invasion 2009 - Pensacola, FL
• Nerdapalooza SE 2009 - Orlando, FL
• 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

Albums

• Assimilation Process: Complete (2006)
• Collaboc1de (2007)
• The Living Epitaph (2007)
• Invasion of the Mic Snatchers (2008)
• Rise (2011)

Special 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)
• "Level Up Official Music Video" - Music Video Release _ Youtube (2009)
• "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)
• Heavy Flow Day by Downunder Dogs with Metamystiks Incorporated, Logic One, Kal-L
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   and Grandmaster Pink  (2007)
• Stranded - With Krondor Krew and MagiTek (2007)
• Make Way - The Sinister Six (2007)