Luciano (DJ)
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Lucien Nicolet, Lucien–N–Luciano, Nicol Et Lucien, Pepe Bombilla, Luciaen |
| Born |
February 24, 1978 Montcherand, Switzerland |
| Genres | Techno, House, Tech house |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, live act, music producer |
| Labels | Cadenza, Cadenza Lab, Basaec |
| Website | lucien-n-luciano |
Luciano (born Lucien Nicolet on February 24, 1978 in Montcherand, Switzerland) is a Swiss DJ and producer he is a five-time DJ Awards winner and ten-time nominee. He is part of a small group of people who were responsible for developing and nurturing the underground electronic music scene in Chile, via promoting, playing, and throwing parties in the Chilean club circuit. His DJ sets are strongly influenced by Latin American music, a sound he heavily incorporates. Over the years, Luciano's initial style of minimal techno has developed and evolved into a blend of house and techno. Luciano has been constantly involved in various music projects, such as playing live performances, running his label Cadenza Records, and hosting multiple parties in Ibiza.
Luciano was born in Montcherand, Switzerland to a Swiss father and Chilean mother. His father was a jukebox repairman with a large record collection that was oftentimes played at home. While part of his childhood was spent in Switzerland, musically it would not be as influential as the Chilean and Latin American sounds he would experience upon moving to Santiago, Chile at the age of eleven. His mother along with his sister, Amélie, relocated there after his parents' divorce.
When he was twelve years old, his mother bought him a guitar, which was when Luciano's involvement with music began. He was the guitar player in a punk rock band at school until the age of sixteen. Not long after, he learned that electronic instruments such as sequencers and drum machines were replacing analog ones. After finding a French band called Bérurier Noir that used drum machines in place of a drum set, his passion and interest in electronic music commenced.
Influenced by the Detroit fathers of techno such as Juan Atkins and Derrick May, Luciano took his dedication to electronic music to the clubs of Santiago, Chile. His friendship with Dandy Jack and his younger brother Adrian Schopf influenced his decision to DJ. At the time, Luciano DJed at clubs that he was too young to attend, sometimes even being hidden backstage during police raids. Although Luciano began DJing at the age of sixteen, he did not begin producing until the age of nineteen, in 1997. Throughout his youth, Luciano performed construction and other odd jobs in addition to his gigs to support himself.
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