Livin Out Loud is an R&B music group consisting of brother and sister, Reuben and Sylvia MacCalla. The group also formerly included Lisa LaShawn, Dminor, and J. Martini. Sylvia MacCalla is an actor/singer/songwriter (Rent, Hairspray, etc.); J Martini is an actor/singer/songwriter (Jersey Boys, General Hospital, etc.); Lisa LaShawn is a singer/songwriter (written for Mandy Moore and others); and Reuben MacCalla is a producer/songwriter/performer. Though no longer in the foreground, J. Martini and Dminor both maintain involvement with the group, the former as a guitarist and songwriter, the latter as a music video director.