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Laidback Luke

Filipino-born Dutch DJ and record producer (born 1976)

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name	Laidback Luke
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caption	Laidback Luke in 2018
birth_name	Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen
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birth_place	Manila, Philippines
origin	Hoofddorp, Netherlands
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years_active	1992–present
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LBL
Dark Chanell
Electro house
dance
house
progressive house
Dutch house
techno
Disc jockey
record producer
remixer
martial artist
Keyboards
FL Studio
Ableton Live
Mixmash
Spinnin'
Ultra
Dim Mak

Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen (born 22 October 1976), better known under his stage name Laidback Luke, is a Filipino-born Dutch DJ and record producer. He notably remixed the Robin S. song, "Show Me Love" which charted at No. 11 on the UK charts in 2009. He is also the founder of Mixmash Records.

Career

Lucas van Scheppingen was born to a Dutch father, Kees van Scheppingen and Filipina mother, Lucy Baruelo in Manila and grew up in Hoofddorp, Netherlands together with his younger brother, Asley. He had a passion for music since a young age. Luke began his career in 1992. He credits Gaston Steenkist as an early mentor. 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 the Daft Punk song "Crescendolls" for the duo's remix album Daft Club. Luke has released his own mix album, titled Ibiza Closing Party, as a free covermount CD in the October 2008 issue of Mixmag.

In 2012, Laidback Luke was nominated for the best European DJ award from the 27th Dance Music Awards. He appeared in the 2016 Grammy-nominated documentary film about American DJ and producer Steve Aoki, titled I'll Sleep When I'm Dead.

Personal life

Luke was previously married two times and has three children. He married his current wife, Ashley Reina van Scheppingen, on 22 February 2020.

Laidback Luke practices kung fu, especially Choy Li Fut, and represented the Netherlands at the World Championship 2013 in China.

In March 2018, he was featured on the cover of Men's Health NL, and talked about his kung fu career.

Discography

Main article: Laidback Luke discography

Electronic Satisfaction (2002)
Focus (2015)

References

Barrionuevo, Alexei. (January 24, 2022). "Laidback Luke Says Today's Biggest EDM Artists Are Brands That Get Consumed: 'People Started Hacking It'".
(2017-05-15). "Laidback Luke Talks Kung Fu, Techno, Vlogging, & More!".
Gijssel, Robert van. (2014-10-15). "Laidback Luke, vaderfiguur van de Nederlandse dance".
Klijn, Mirla. (21 June 2013). "My son the DJ - Afl. 12: Laidback Luke {{!}} Documentairenet.nl".
"Laidback Luke on Twitter". Twitter.
"Laidback Luke Bio, Music, News & Shows". DJZ.com.
(24 August 2016). "Steve Aoki 'I'll Sleep When I'm Dead' Documentary Hits Netflix {{!}} The Nocturnal Times".
"Mr. & Mrs. Reina-Van Scheppingen 22.02.2020".
(2017-02-01). "Laidback Luke is competing in Kung Fu World Championships in March". DJMag.com.
(15 March 2018). "Exclusive Interview with World Class Producer & Kung-Fu Fighter Laidback Luke". viralbpm.com.

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