*1969 IT
Composer / Producer of Electronic and Dance
A.k.a. DJ Luke Penn Nu-Synthetics Sound City (4)
Italian musician, composer, producer and sound engineer who was born on 10th June 1969 in province of Reggio Emilia. Started his studies in "Achille Peri" Musical Institute of Reggio Emilia integrating there in studies of traditional and jazz harmony. Joining in crew of Maffia Sound System and also working with Stefano Marcato, an Italian musicologist and researcher, was an important experience for his progress as a musician. Luca's father had a great impact on educating him in jazz music. Together they listened his father's jazz and classical vinyls when he was six years old. When he was fourteen/fifteen he had his 1st touch with electronic instruments and computer music. He also began playing keyboards in some bands. In 1994 he started working as a producer and composer in recording studios. Between 1994 and 1999 he produced more than 100 published songs, mainly Eurobeat, for Time, ABeatC, Avex Trax and Toshiba EMI. One of those compositions was Go! Go! (~夢の速さで~) which appeared on Namie Amuro's debut album which sold a total of 1,856,000 copies creating a sensation. Subsequently he has worked in several Italian pop rock albums and singles as a producer, composer and engineer. Collaborating with artists such as Ligabue, Il Nucleo, Mario Biondi, Stefano Centomo (second classified at Sanremo 2007), RIO and Marla Singer to mention a few. By 2012 he has realized more than 250 published productions. Nowadays he lives in Italy and Brazil, state of Bahia.
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