Laidback Luke

{{short description|Filipino-born Dutch DJ and record producer (born 1976)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Laidback Luke

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

| image = Laidback Luke in interview with Dance FM.png

| caption = Laidback Luke in 2018

| birth_name = Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen

| alias = {{flatlist|

LBL
Dark Chanell

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|10|22}}

| birth_place = Manila, Philippines

| origin = Hoofddorp, Netherlands

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| occupations = {{flatlist|

Disc jockey
record producer
remixer
martial artist

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| years_active = 1992–present{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/laidback-luke-interview-ghost-producers-burnout-edm-boom-kung-fu-1235022130/amp/|title=Laidback Luke Says Today's Biggest EDM Artists Are Brands That Get Consumed: 'People Started Hacking It'|first=Alexei|last=Barrionuevo|date=January 24, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 25, 2022}}

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| website = {{url|laidbackluke.com}}

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://edmidentity.com/2017/05/15/featured-interview-laidback-luke/|title=Laidback Luke Talks Kung Fu, Techno, Vlogging, & More!|date=2017-05-15|website=EDM Identity|access-date=2017-08-06}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/gs-b47a0a53|title=Laidback Luke, vaderfiguur van de Nederlandse dance|last=Gijssel|first=Robert van|date=2014-10-15|website=de Volkskrant|language=nl-NL|access-date=2019-11-04}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.documentairenet.nl/review/my-son-the-dj-afl-12-laidback-luke/|title=My son the DJ - Afl. 12: Laidback Luke {{!}} Documentairenet.nl|last=Klijn|first=Mirla|website=www.documentairenet.nl|date=21 June 2013|access-date=2016-11-05}}{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/LaidbackLuke/status/755511764322775041|title=Laidback Luke on Twitter|newspaper=Twitter|access-date=2016-11-05}} Luke began his career in 1992. He credits Gaston Steenkist as an early mentor. 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.{{cite web|title=Laidback Luke Bio, Music, News & Shows|url=http://djz.com/featured_djs/laidback-luke/|publisher=DJZ.com|access-date=March 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329081607/http://djz.com/featured_djs/laidback-luke/|archive-date=March 29, 2013|url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/steve-aoki-ill-sleep-when-im-dead-documentary-hits-netflix/|title=Steve Aoki 'I'll Sleep When I'm Dead' Documentary Hits Netflix {{!}} The Nocturnal Times|website=www.thenocturnaltimes.com|date=24 August 2016|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-27}}

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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/OfficialLaidbackluke/posts/10157893480161564|title=Mr. & Mrs. Reina-Van Scheppingen 22.02.2020|access-date=2020-02-26|language=en}}

Laidback Luke practices kung fu, especially Choy Li Fut, and represented the Netherlands at the World Championship 2013 in China.{{Cite news|url=https://djmag.com/news/laidback-luke-competing-kung-fu-world-championship-march|title=Laidback Luke is competing in Kung Fu World Championships in March|date=2017-02-01|work=DJMag.com|access-date=2017-08-06|language=en}}

In March 2018, he was featured on the cover of Men's Health NL, and talked about his kung fu career.{{cite web|url=http://viralbpm.com/2018/03/15/exclusive-interview-with-world-class-producer-laidback-luke/|title= Exclusive Interview with World Class Producer & Kung-Fu Fighter Laidback Luke|work=viralbpm.com|date= 15 March 2018|access-date=15 May 2018}}