Laidback Luke

Born

1976-10-22

Birthplace

Manila, Philippines

Biography

Laidback Luke (born Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen) is a Filipino born Dutch DJ and producer. He was voted #46 on DJ Mag`s Top 100 DJs list in 2008, before jumping to #27 in 2009 and jumping up 10 places in 2010. Laidback Luke grew up in The Netherlands and made his name as a graffiti artist before turning to making music. He has worked with artists such as David Guetta, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Axwell, Example and Junior Sanchez and played throughout Europe and North America as well as shows in Japan and Ibiza. He has released two studio albums: Psyched Up (1998) and Electronic Satisfaction (2002) as well as a successful mix album, Windmill Skill (2003). In 2003, van Scheppingen did a remix of the Daft Punksong "Crescendolls" for the duo's remix album Daft Club. Luke has also released his own mix album, titled Ibiza Closing Party, as a free covermount CD in the October 2008 issue of Mixmag. He released his new album in July 2011, titled Cream Ibiza Super You & Me. In 2012 Laidback Luke was nominated for the best European DJ award from the 27th Dance Music Awards.