Luna Akire

Our lead singer, grew up with many musical influences attributed to her father who was also a musician.
She started performing at the age of 12 and sang in bands ranging from jazz, pop, rock, and everything in between. An accomplished songwriter as well, Luna started her writing career at 17 and her music has always been a look into her soul. In 2020, she released her crowning achievement to date- her first solo album entitled "Seasons"; which is a culmination of her musical journey. As the lead singer of Luna & The Warriors, she is excited to share these songs and more with her audience.

DOB: December 14

Lawrence "aka Lars" Ellington

Extremely talented musician, songwriter, recording engineer and backing vocalist. Veteran of thousands of club gigs across 35 states for over three decades.
Lawrence has written and produced solo material as well as various collaborations. Has played on records and performed live with former members of the highly successful rock bands like The Cult, The Ronnie Montrose Band, Jack Russell's Great White and many others.

DOB: June 22

Alex Wolfe Parnes

On bass is singer/ songwriter, Alex Wolfe Parnes (aka el Jeffe)  who boasts a solid foundation providing the backbone to Luna & The Warriors' music.

In addition to being a huge bass-enthusiast, Alex is a multi-instrumentalist with guitar, drums, piano/keyboards, etc.

DOB: April 19

Larry Chase

Co-Founder of Luna and the Warriors, Larry is a man who has dedicated his life to serving our country (#USAF 1983-1991 and founder of an International Veterans Outreach Program awarding more than 1K scholarships to US and NATO deserving heroes) while pursuing his love for music. He has played for original rock and fusion projects, and numerous cover bands since the 90s. Larry has performed recently in opening for American Authors, Boyce Avenue, and Trixter. "Lefty" feels most at home when performing on stage—the bigger, the better!

DOB: February 13

Steven O'Reilly

Steven has been a drummer for more than 30 years, has played in multiple bands and done fill-in work spanning many genres, but his roots are in Rock. He has opened for such artists as Finger Eleven, The Donnas, Thompson Square, Queens Of The Stone Age, Vertical Horizon and Jackyl, just to name a few.

He has toured as the drummer for artists such as Peter Searcy and been part of the performance band backing up Margo Reymundo and Ruben Studdard of American Idol fame. Steven has recorded more than 80 songs in the studio for various projects including three full length albums. In 2006, he graduated from the Atlanta Institute of Music with a perfect 4.0 GPA. In 2008, he was the drummer for an original band based in Louisville, KY called Heaven Hill that released the single Goin’ Down which remained No. 1 on the Regional Active Rock Charts for 15 weeks.

In 2019 Steven was the touring drummer for Dilana of the TV shows, Rockstar: Supernova and The Voice: Holland through the Midwest and Canada. He has only been in the Tampa area for a few years but has made an impact already with his unique showmanship, passion for live playing and years of experience. Steven has an artist endorsement by SABIAN cymbals.

DOB: Many moons ago...

Giovanni DeLisi

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