At 29, Laidback Luke is a veteran of the international dance-community with an impressive production of some 30 quality 12-inches, as well as some great remixes for acts like Green Velvet, Daft Punk and Junior Sanchez, and traveling the world as a frequently asked DJ. Laidback Luke made his first musical sketches on his father's PC and it didn't take long before his unique talents were noticed. While still at school, he introduced himself to producer-dj Dobre - at that time in the international charts with 'Give it up' (Goodmen), who played at a school graduation-party. After hearing a first demo-tape that the young producer sent him, Dobre invited him to the Goodmen-studio and helped him secure his first recording contract. He initially got into DJ-ing to find out how he could optimise his productions to the needs of the DJs. Fortunately it didn't stick to that; he soon found himself playing all over the world. With DJ-ing he combines his past dance floor experiences with his production experiences to make an energetic full-on dance floor mix. "Some of my colleagues who produce harder techno then I do sometimes accuse me of making "la-di-da" tunes, but for me that musicality is very important. The biggest kick for me is making something out of nothing. During my DJ sets it's mostly records made by others I mix together and although I love doing that, as a producer I create the music myself and they really feel like my babies. That's the most beautiful thing in the world! I started my career as a producer and I will always be one.”
www.laidbackluke.com (english)
www.myspace.com/laidbackluke
Laidback Luke at www.3voor12.vpro.nl (dutch with audio and video)
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