Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen(born 22 October 1976), better known under his stage nameLaidback Luke,is a Filipino-born Dutch DJ and record producer.[2]He notably remixed theRobin S.song, "Show Me Love"which charted at No. 11 on the UK charts in 2009. He is also the founder ofMixmash Records.[3]
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| Birth name | Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen |
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| Born | 22 October 1976 Manila,Philippines |
| Origin | Hoofddorp,Netherlands |
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| Years active | 1992–present[1] |
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| Website | laidbackluke |
Career
editLucas van Scheppingen was born to a Dutch father, Kees van Scheppingen and Filipina mother, Lucy Baruelo inManilaand grew up inHoofddorp,Netherlands together with his younger brother, Asley. He had a passion for music since a young age.[4][5]Luke began his career in 1992. He credits Gaston Steenkist as an early mentor.[1]He has worked with artists such asDavid Guetta,Steve Angello,the percussionist Nebat Drums,Sebastian Ingrosso,Axwell,ExampleandJunior Sanchezand played throughout Europe and North America as well as shows in Japan and Ibiza.[6]He has released three studio albums:Psyched Up(1998),Electronic Satisfaction(2002),Cream Ibiza Super You & Me(2011) as well as a mix album,Windmill Skill(2003). In 2003, van Scheppingen did a remix of theDaft Punksong "Crescendolls" for the duo's remix albumDaft Club.Luke has released his own mix album, titledIbiza Closing Party,as a free covermount CD in the October 2008 issue ofMixmag.
In 2012, Laidback Luke was nominated for the best European DJ award from the 27th Dance Music Awards. He appeared in the 2016Grammy-nominated documentary film about American DJ and producerSteve Aoki,titledI'll Sleep When I'm Dead.[7]
Personal life
editLuke was previously married two times and has three children. He married his current wife, Ashley Reina van Scheppingen, on 22 February 2020.[8]
Laidback Luke practiceskung fu,especiallyChoy Li Fut,and represented the Netherlands at the World Championship 2013 in China.[9]
In March 2018, he was featured on the cover ofMen's Health NL,and talked about his kung fu career.[10]
Discography
edit- Electronic Satisfaction(2002)
- Focus(2015)
References
edit- ^abBarrionuevo, Alexei (January 24, 2022)."Laidback Luke Says Today's Biggest EDM Artists Are Brands That Get Consumed: 'People Started Hacking It'".Billboard.RetrievedApril 25,2022.
- ^"Laidback Luke Talks Kung Fu, Techno, Vlogging, & More!".EDM Identity.2017-05-15.Retrieved2017-08-06.
- ^Gijssel, Robert van (2014-10-15)."Laidback Luke, vaderfiguur van de Nederlandse dance".de Volkskrant(in Dutch).Retrieved2019-11-04.
- ^Klijn, Mirla (21 June 2013)."My son the DJ - Afl. 12: Laidback Luke | Documentairenet.nl".documentairenet.nl.Retrieved2016-11-05.
- ^"Laidback Luke on Twitter".Twitter.Retrieved2016-11-05.
- ^"Laidback Luke Bio, Music, News & Shows".DJZ. Archived fromthe originalon March 29, 2013.RetrievedMarch 8,2013.
- ^"Steve Aoki 'I'll Sleep When I'm Dead' Documentary Hits Netflix | The Nocturnal Times".thenocturnaltimes.24 August 2016.Retrieved2017-07-27.
- ^"Mr. & Mrs. Reina-Van Scheppingen 22.02.2020".Retrieved2020-02-26.
- ^"Laidback Luke is competing in Kung Fu World Championships in March".DJMag.2017-02-01.Retrieved2017-08-06.
- ^"Exclusive Interview with World Class Producer & Kung-Fu Fighter Laidback Luke".viralbpm.15 March 2018.Retrieved15 May2018.