Laidback Luke
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Laidback Luke performing on August 3, 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen |
| Also known as | LBL, Laidback Luke |
| Born |
19 October 1976 Manila, Philippines |
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Genres | Electro house, dance, house, progressive house |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, producer, remixer, martial artist |
| Instruments | Keyboard, software (FL Studio, Ableton Live) |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Labels | Mixmash Records |
| Associated acts | Afrojack, Sander van Doorn, Steve Aoki, Lil Jon, , Nicky Romero, David Guetta, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Axwell, Junior Sanchez, Sidney Samson, Robyn, Avicii, Jonathan Mendelsohn, Kaskade, Sirah, Example, Benny Benassi, Congorock, Patrick Alavi, The Bloody Beetroots, Hardwell, DJ Gina Turner, Martin Solveig Nebat Drums |
| Website | laidbackluke |
Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen (born 22 October 1976), better known under his stage name Laidback Luke, is a Dutch DJ, producer and martial artist. He was voted #46 on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs list in 2008, reaching #27 in 2009 and #17 in 2010.
Van Scheppingen was born to a Dutch father and Filipino mother and grew up in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands together with a younger brother. He has worked with artists such as David Guetta, Steve Angello, the percussionist Nebat Drums , 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 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. Luke is one half of Nouveau Yorican, a musical side project with his wife Gina Turner.
After a first marriage, he announced on the maiden voyage of Holy Ship! that he was engaged to American DJ Gina Turner and they married on October 1, 2012 at The View, Piermont, New York. In 2014, their daughter Evalina was born.
Laidback Luke practices Kung Fu, especially Choy Li Fut, and participated with Team Kung Fu Holland at the World Championship 2013 in China. The team (4 men) won 23 gold medals and 5 silver medals.
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