Visceral by Sessomorte

She seriously competed in judo throughout her life, but always had a passion for dancing, singing and acting. In addition, she was the first female in her county to wrestle on the men's varsity wrestling team for Pascack Hills High School. As a hobby, Liliko sang with the concert choir but was never able to participate in any plays or musicals due to her training schedule. She received her BA in Radio, TV & Film with a minor in Drama at San Jose State University, where she trained with the SJSU judo team. Liliko then moved to Colorado Springs to train at the Olympic Training Center, while beginning to pursue a MA in Counseling.

Throughout her career, she took the silver medal at the '93 World Championships in Canada, the bronze medal at the '95 World Championships in Japan, 7th place at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, GA, as well as many other medals in national and international competitions while remaining ranked #1 in the nation for her weight category.

In 1999, Liliko retired from competing and moved back to NJ. She is considered one of the most successful women to have competed for US women's judo. When she returned to NJ, she finished her MA in Counseling at Montclair State University. During this time, she had the opportunity to perform in The Vagina Monologues at MSU. Also, not too long after her move back home, she went to a karaoke bar, where Vinny introduced himself to her. She was thrilled to discover that he was very, very talented in producing music, and they have collaborated ever since. Liliko is currently Program Director of Adolescent Treatment for Straight and Narrow, Inc. in Paterson, NJ, which is a substance abuse treatment program.

Raised in Emerson NJ, the youngest of four children, Vincenzo Sirico has always been imbued with an intense creative drive. He was a solitary, introspective kid, but always occupied with some kind of creative activity; building, writing cartoons, painting. His musical journey though, didn’t start until his seventeenth year, when he finally gave in to a lifelong urge to play guitar.

After about a year of self-teaching and a few basic lessons, he was invited to play bass in a neighborhood band. Quickly adding that instrument to his studies, Sirico played bass in two bands from 1992-98: One a cover act, the other was a progressive-metal act called "The Pure", in which he continued to hone technical skills and was afforded the chance to further develop his writing.

After the inevitable break-up of The Pure, Vincenzo switched gears from the disiplined, chop-based rigidity of prog-metal to the smooth textures and feasible execution of electronica. While studying philosophy at William Paterson University, Sirico developed the proto-songs that would eventually become the first semi-official collection, Prelude. While working on those compositions, he realized that they could only be actualized by the sensual quality of a female vocalist. His search for one didn’t take very long- in 2001 Vincezo met Liliko by chance while hanging-out in a Paramus bar.

The duo continues to write and record.

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