Local artist Jimi DeLucci has begun his rise along the coast of New Jersey. He started slowly last summer, building his musical library of songs with a few weekly gigs and worked throughout the winter to add even more, along with acquiring some new gear (including his sweet Hawaiian Koa wood Taylor guitar -named Sandy for her beautiful coloring). So to celebrate the kick-off of the season, it was only fitting to snap new images featuring Sandy the guitar & Brandy(lion) the golden pup. And with summer officially underway, he is taking over the Jersey Shore!

I'm especially thankful for his trust in my creative vision - and for putting on his anchor shirt, its my favorite! ;) xoxo

*(See below post for more details on his schedule!)*

You can catch the Jimi D Show weekly at various venues such as Bums Roger's Crab House (Seaside Park), Windjammer Motor Inn Patio Bar (Seaside Park), The Shore Thing Pub (Seaside Heights), and Ortley Beach Moose Lodge, as well as dates at Captain's Inn Tiki Bar (Forked River), EJ's Tap House (Seaside Heights), Crab's Claw Inn (Lavallette), Kaboodle's Ice Cream (Normandy Beach), Seaside Heights Bonfires & other locations and events being added daily!

In order to tell this story, I have to take you back a little bit...

When I first met this talented & creative gentleman, he told me about how he plays guitar & sings and has a YouTube channel. He made me promise I would not go on to look until he posted his newest video because he wanted me to see that one first. Well, I was so captivated by his voice that I contributed probably 50+ views to that video! Shortly after that, he had played for me in person. It was like a really adorable 80s rom com mixed with Bryan Adam's "Summer of 69". He brought his acoustic guitar to the gym and after working out, played for me outside until his fingers bled. From that day forward, any time I saw his guitar around, I hoped he would play me some songs (which he usually did :) ). And I would try and grab a quick video or photo of him playing.

Fast forward to present day, and he knows which songs instantly put a smile on my face. Many of which he played while we captured these images. Being creative together and following your passions... pretty great way to spend the day with your significant other (oh yea, did I mention that this handsome stud is my boyfriend?)

These are a collection of my favorite photographs that were taken for the launch of his music Facebook page which can be found here. "Like" it to stay up to date and come see him play this summer & hangout! (For fans of Reggae, jam rock & good vibes)

And who knows, maybe there will be some other creative collabs in the future ;)

(Curious to see the video that I fell in love with? It's posted below!)

Shore's Edge Photography

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