News
18 November
Super You&Me at Matter
Wow, I'm impressed! What a wonderfull night we had at Matter London. The party was sold out and the people were totally up for partying like crazy superheroes! We had people travelling from everywhere, even France and Holland to attend it. I hope I didn't scare some people away wearing my Transformers Bumblebee mask ha ha. Such an amazing night, def one of my best gigs of the year!
After the massive succes of Super You&Me at Matter London we are very exited to announce the next Super You&Me event at D! Club Lausanne, Saturday December 19 th! For this date
Bart B More and
Sebastien Lintz will join Luke to continue to spread the Superhero madness! For this event the dress-code will be Superheroes again!
18 November
New Mixmash release! SonicC - Stickin'
Luke's label Mixmash brings you
Stickin by SonicC!
Young Athony Rodriguez a.k.a SonicC, hailing from the USA was recently added to Mixmash's table of talent. One of his latest productions Stickin, was snatched up by Laidback Luke and will be released on his imprint. Getting full support from people none other than Diplo, Crookers, A-Trak and Joachim Garraud, this tune has been let out of it's cage to conquer the world. Accompanied by an extensive remix package featuring BBC's own Kissy Sellout, Dutch talent Oliver Twizt and Digital Lab, this is a release you can't afford to miss out on! Enjoy this freaky TUNE with over the top synths.
Check the tune on
Beatport.
02 November
Number 27 at the DJ Mag DJ Top 100.
After a staggering jump of 19 spots since last years Top 100, Luke ended up at the 27th position in the DJ Mag DJ Top 100.
Luke says:
Wow, amazed by the people who took the time and effort to vote for the DJ top 100. Massive thanks for your support!
28 October
SUPER YOU&ME DRESSCODE
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It's Super You&Me! November 14th we ask YOU to show your support by transforming yourself into your favorite Superhero!
The DRESSCODE is easy: Superheroes, Villans and Vixens. Anything goes, the more creative and crazy the better. Think of the X-Men, Flash Gordon, Batman, Miss America, the Fantastic Four, Indiana Jones, Power Rangers, Superman, Michael Jackson, Professor Octavius, Batman & Robin, Daredevil, Elektra, Spiderman, James Bond, Luke Skywalker, Dr Evil, Chucky, Barbarella, The Penguin, Poppey the Sailor Man, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Barb Wire, Freddie Krueger, The Hulk, The Tick, Hellboy , The Riddler, Austin Powers.........OR create you own outfit and give yourself superhuman powers you've always wanted to have. November 14th is the day you can test your X-Ray goggles, take your jet engine boots for a test drive and rescue your crush form the hands of an evil villain, take along a tin of spinach and bust out some break-dance moves and make this a party to of Superhuman proportions!
Get your tickets
here.
21 October
LAIDBACK LUKE PRESENTS SUPER YOU&ME, NOVEMBER 14TH MATTER LONDON
After the resounding success of Laidback Luke's Super You&Me in The Netherlands and last years WMC event at Louis, house innovator Laidback Luke is ready to take the concept to an international platform.
November 14th Laidback Luke is hosting his fresh boundary breaking Super You&Me party concept at super club Matter, London in collaberation with Gloss & Perverted Audio. For this edition Luke has invited none other than Norman Doray and Lee Mortimer to join him behind the decks. Dirty Stops Out and The Dutch Rudder complete the Super You&Me line-up. The second area line-up includes a.o. Kids of Funk, No Artificial Colours, Digital Narcotics.
Last time Luke played at Matter London it sold out 2 weeks in advance with over 3200 clubbers attending! With Norman Doray and Lee Mortimer added to the line up it's set to be an epic event.
Get your tickets
here.
21 October
AT STEALTH LIVE! ADE SPECIAL, LAIDBACK LUKE WILL PERFORM A SPECIAL SET ON THE NEW CDJ2000
During the Stealth Live! ADE special Laidback Luke will perform a very special set on the new Pioneer CDJ 2000. Luke is one of Pioneer's international ambassadors and is looking forward to rocking the Jimmy on the CDJ 2000! Next to this Stealth Records is going to release “Step By Step” in November, by Laidback Luke & Gregor Salto ft. Mavis Acquah. Mavis will join Luke on the night to perform their future classic live! Other DJ’s that are representing the Stealth Live! Sound during this ADE special are: Bodyrox (UK), Prok&Fitch (UK), Tom Stephan (UK), Muzzaik (HU), Jesse Garcia (ES), Tiko’s Groove (BR) and Hitmeister D.
Tickets are 15 euro and will be available at the
door only. Come on in early if you don’t want to miss out on this.
01 October
MY G*O*D* - (GUNS ON DEMO) ENTERS THE BEATPORT CHART AT 14
The new track My G*O*D* - (Guns On Demo) enters the Beatport Chart at 14! Check it out this massive floorfiller
here.
01 October
ANOTHER SUPER SUPER YOU&ME AT THE BEACH!
Message to all super heroes! Sunday the 20st of September, BLM9 Bloemendaal. Thats when Laidback Luke's Super You&me rocked the beach with guests like Quintino and Dada Life making the crowd go wild. For this edition Rokdam, Partysquad's fresh concept was invited to host the second area. Thank you for attending this edition and see you next time at a Super You&Me near you!
This is what Laidback Luke had to say about it:
"It was good to see more and more superheroes coming to my Super You&Me party at BLM09! We called them on stage and we had a surprise cameo of the superhero of pop, Michael Jackson! All this added up to the crazy fun atmosphere that my Super You&Me parties seem to have. Dada Life rocked the place, they are superstars! And local birthday boy Quintino served us with underground magic. A big thank you to all the DJs that came out and shared their music and skills! Some people even said they didn't see it go off like that in Holland for a while. You and me did it people! Thanks for coming out and making it a fun time again."
To give you an impression on what it was like check out this
youtube video.
We are very excited to announce the Next Super You&Me edition is going to be at Matter, London! More info on this soon : )))
21 sept
Laidback Luke and the dawn of a new Pioneer
We are at the dawn of a new species.. Soon Pioneer will reveal a revolution for DJ's... we can not tell you what it is.. but lets
see what Luke has to say about it
21 sept
Laidback Luke's remix of Black Eyed Peas "I GOTTA FEELING" out now!
You have probably heard the track in Luke's DJ-sets and seen the crowd go wild on this infectious tune, but now it is official! Laidback Luke's remix of the monster track "I GOTTA FEELING" from the Black Eyed Peas is released. This massive hit-song is released in the US and Canada but soon it will also be available in your country. Check out
this link on itunes.
16 sept
The Next Super You&Me
The next Super You&Me is upcoming Sunday (September 20th) once again at Beachclub BLM9, Bloemendaal.
Laidback Luke, Dada Life (se), Quintino, Joey Suki vs Apster and DJ Punish will be on the line-up to make this party rockin' all day long! For this edition
Super You&Me invited the boys of
The Partysquad to host the second area with their ROKDAM event. Next to the
Partysquad none other than,
Billy The Klit, Jim Aasgier and K-Fresh will ROK this area.
www.superyouandme.com
www.thepartysquad.com/events
www.blm9.nl
Wanne see what the vibe was like? Check this
youtube video
16 sept
The Next Super You&Me
The next Super You&Me is upcoming Sunday (September 20th) once again at Beachclub BLM9, Bloemendaal.
Laidback Luke, Dada Life (se), Quintino, Joey Suki vs Apster and DJ Punish will be on the line-up to make this party rockin' all day long! For this edition
Super You&Me invited the boys of
The Partysquad to host the second area with their ROKDAM event. Next to the
Partysquad none other than,
Billy The Klit, Jim Aasgier and K-Fresh will ROK this area.
www.superyouandme.com
www.thepartysquad.com/events
www.blm9.nl
Wanne see what the vibe was like? Check this
youtube video
24 aug
Super You&Me report
I was wondering if it could be done, but we did it! We brought the typical Super You&Me vibe from Amsterdam to the beach. Big shout out to the crazy Luke forum members who came dressed as superheroes as well! This added up to the party crazyness and the night went off. Biggest surprise for me was DJ Falcon, who I really look up to, joining my set in a back to back to finish the night off. It was wild! Looking forward to see you all again at the beach on September 20th.
The next Super You&Me is Sunday September 20th once again at Beachclub BLM9, Bloemendaal.
Laidback Luke, Dada Life (se), Quintino, Joey Suki vs Apster and DJ Punish will be on the line-up to make this party rockin' all day long! For this edition
Super You&Me will invite the boys of
The Partysquad to host the second area with their ROKDAM event. Next to the
Partysquad none other than,
Billy The Klit, Jim Aasgier and K-Fresh will ROK this area.
www.superyouandme.com
www.thepartysquad.com/events
www.blm9.nl
Wanne see what the vibe was like? Check this
youtube video
12 august
Timetable Super You&Me Sunday August 16th, BLM9, Bloemendaal
Sunday August 16th is the day that my Super You&Me event is rocking Beachclub BLM9 like you never witnessed before! For this beach edition Super You&Me will team up with Stealth Live!, the international acclaimed event of Roger Sanchez’ Stealth Records. This unique collaboration combined with a world class line-up will definitely be one of the musical highlights this summer. Next to a great line-up you can also expect a great production to make this an event you won’t easily forget. Sun or rain it is definitely going to be hot on the dancefloor! This combined with the beachy look aan feel of the venue you are guaranteed to get into the summer vibe. And IF the weather does turn out bad, f**k the rain because in that case we will make sure the outdoor area will be fully roofed and protected from wind. So despite the weather we will be rockin' all day! Check the timetable right here:
Time-table Super You&Me (Outside):
15:00 - 16:00 Daniel Down
16:00 - 17:00 Sebastien Lintz
17:00 - 18:00 Bingo Players
18:00 - 19:30 Bart B More
19:30 - 21:00 DJ Falcon (Daft crew, FR)
21:00 - 23:00 Laidback Luke
Time-table Stealth Live! (Inside):
16:00 – 18:00 Bas Jansen
18:00 – 19:00 Laidback Luke
19:00 – 20:30 Baggi Begovic
20:30 – 22:30 Bodyrox (UK)
22:30 – 00:00 Chocolate Puma
Presale is in full swing. Tickets are 12,50 euro and available through the following websites:
www.superyouandme.com
www.stealth-records.com/events
www.blm9.nl
05 august
Laidback Luke in top searched artists on Beatport
First it was Luke's track Leave The World Behind that made it to the top slot at Beatport and now Luke himself has been announced as one of the top most searched people on Beatport.com, together with luminaries such as Deadmau5, David Guetta, Axwell and Steve Angello. Thanks again for all the support!
22 july
Super You&Me vs Stealth Live at the beach!
I'm very proud to announce my next
Super You&Me event
august 16th at Beachclub BLM 9 at the beach of Bloemendaal. For this event
Super You&Me is teaming up with Stealth Live!, the successful event of Roger Sanchez' critically acclaimed label Stealth Records. I invited
DJ Falcon, Bart B More, Bingo Players to host the
Super You&Me area alongside myself and two talented guys active on my forum:
Daniel Lintz and Daniel Down. As a double treat I will also spin at the Stealth Live! area alongside
Bodyrox, Chocolate Puma, Baggi Begovic and Stealth Records label manager
Bas Jansen. So if your not from the Netherlands and planning a trip to Amsterdam make sure it's around august 16th to withness one of the best and biggest beach events this summer!
For tickets and more info check: www.superyouandme.com, www.blm9.nl
Line Up Super You&Me (Outside):
Laidback Luke
DJ Falcon (FR)
Bart B More
Bingo Players
Daniel Down
Sebastien Lintz
Line Up Stealth Live! (Inside):
Bodyrox (UK)
Chocolate Puma
Baggi Begovic
Laidback Luke
Bas Jansen
Laidback Luke nominated as best house DJ for the DJ AWARDS 2009
Laidback Luke is nominated for the prestigious DJ AWARDS. This year Luke is nominated as “Best House dj” alongside names like Erick Morillo, David Guetta, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Axwell, Fedde Le Grand and Bob Sinclar.
As every year the winner is decided by the fans who can cast their votes on
www.djawards.com. So you know what to do ;) click on the
link and cast your vote !!
Leave The Rest Behind @ Beatport Best Seller 2009 Chart
Beatport thought it was time to highlight some of the bestsellers to date. As they say: “Every track in this list is a proven hit and an essential must have for any DJ or fan of electronic music.” Well, thank you very much, because Leave The World Behind, the floorfiller created by Laidback Luke and the Swedish House Maffia ended as first place best seller!!
Thanks for all the support! Help us to stay the best selling track at Beatport!
To buy the track click this
link
02 june
Mixmash' first Essential Tune!
Last friday Mixmash' latest release "Ryu" by Swedens 'Golden Boy' Avicii was bombarded to
Essential Tune. Not only does this show that Luke's A&R skills are up to par, this certifies Mixmash' worldclass status as a record label. Besides being the Essential Tune last week, Tiesto also earmarked this track as his tune of the week on his clublife show. Listen here on
youtube for a snippet
26 may
Mixmash Proudly presents Avicii!
Mixmash labelowner Laidback Luke introduces Ryu and Strutnut. An ep by one of sweden's fastest rising talents Avicii. Stemming from Luke's forum, Avicii is making name for himself in the scene fast!
Already having remixed Roger Sanchez' Bang That box, this young man has a very promising outlook! A two track ep with an edit by Luke himself.
Out on Beatport this Thursday, so be on the lookout people!!!!!
08 may
This is a track in no need of any introduction whatsoever. A splendid remake of a classic by Laidback Luke. Getting support from lots of big names like Axwell, Roger Sanchez, Bad Boy Bill, MSTRKRFT and John Acquaviva. This tune coming at you with a varied remix package by people to the likes of Dutch Techno icon Grooveyard, rising star Felix Cartal and underground dutch talents Joey Suki and Apster! If you are looking to do some damage on the dance-floors get this track people, it is out on
Beatport now and will be available on Itunes and other digital portals in 2 weeks.
16 apr
Just one week has passed away and happily we annouce "Leave The World Behind" has reached the number 1 position in the DMC Buzz chart and went up from number 5 to number 2 in the Cool Cuts Chart! This track is gettin' hotter by the day.
09 apr
"Leave The World Behind" is taking over the charts! Last week it entered as a newcomer in
Music Week's Cool Cuts Chart. This week "Leave The World Behind" already takes over the number 5 position. The Cool Cuts is the UK's leading tastemaker dance chart compiled from reactions from tastemaker DJs and the Cool Cuts panel.
06 apr
About two weeks ago "Show Me Love" was aiming for a UK Chart position and already it's a fact. "Show Me Love" now jumped from a number 12 spot to a number 11 spot in the Top 75 in this week's
UK Music Charts
06 apr
"Leave The World Behind" got up to the number 1 position in this week's Top Download on Beatport! Check out the chart here:
www.beatport
Biography
Luke is laid back about everything except music. Since landing a new entry – 46 – in DJ magazine's Top 100 DJs Poll of 2008, it's clear that Holland's homeboy is on fire like never before. It's why he was selected to ignite the Stealth Live! CD series with a near perfect club mix. Why he was snapped up for a weekly Friday show by French station Radio FG. Why his own party, Super You&Me, is such a winner. Why he is bustin' up bassbins from Australia to the Americas – and ripping up a storm working with everyone from Diplo to Tiësto. Yes, Luke's stratospheric success befits his world-beating talents and is reaching new levels of hotness in 2009!
2009 is Luke's craziest year yet. His collaboration with the Swedish House Mafia, 'Leave The World Behind', was an Essential New Tune on Pete Tong's Miami show – and, as of July 2009, is Beatport's best-selling track of the year. His Super You&Me party at club Louis during WMC was also an incredible success, starring some sick tag-team antics from Diplo & A-Trak before Luke closed the show. Plus, Luke & Diplo have produced a dancefloor slayer called 'Hey' on Southern Fried. This is supported by DJs like Kissy Sell Out, on his Radio 1 show, where Luke's track with Lee Mortimer, 'Blau', received airplay. Naturally, Luke's remix talents are equally in demand – just see Martin Solveig's 'Boys & Girls' and MSTRKRFT featuring John Legend's 'Heartbreaker'. To top it off, he has remixed David Guetta and traded remixes with Tiësto. Meanwhile, Luke's own killer track 'My G*O*D* (My Guns On Demo)' is scorching floors, and he's always testing new artillery on his travels. Touring in 2009 has seen Luke continue to blaze a trail from Australia to Ibiza, where he played for David Guetta's Fuck Me I'm Famous party at Pacha, and with Roger Sanchez for Release Yourself at Amnesia. Further marking his transition to major league status, this year has also seen him nominated for best House DJ in Ibiza's DJ Awards.
Luke (Luke van Scheppingen) was born in Manila, Philippines, but grew up in the Netherlands. He loved guitars, graffiti, hip-hop and house, and found a mentor in Dobre (Chocolate Puma). He was just a teenager when he began producing, taking the 'laid back' tag from Snoop Dogg's 'Gin & Juice'. Yet by 1995 he was putting out tracks and from 96 was remixing for established artists, in addition to DJing professionally. Once beating a Dutch DMC champ in battle, Luke showed the world how he rolls: skilfully fusing an array of flavours, edits, bootlegs and a cappellas into a slick signature style. He even released an album, Psyched U, in 1999. But it wasn't until Virgin signed 'Rocking With The Best' and released his 2002 album, Electronic Satisfaction, that his profile soared. Luke's Dance Valley anthem, 'We Can Not Get Enough', then blew up. He also mixed his first compilation, Windmill Skill. His discography was therefore already looking prolific as he remixed Daft Punk (who were a huge early influence), Murk, Oliver Lieb and Tom Stephan. And to up the output in 2004, he introduced his own label, Mixmash.
Luke's alliance with the Swedish House Mafia first came to fruition when he remixed 'Sexy F**k' for Steve Angello's Size in 2006, and with Angello produced 'Otherwize Then'. These marked the start of an annual tradition of making music with the Swedes. Thus in 2007 Luke joined forces with the guys for 'Get Dumb', while his other tracks exploded on Size and Stealth. He then revitalised Mixmash via 'Rocking With The Best 2007', before showcasing a deeper sound on his Afterdark Vol. 3 mix for Stealth alongside Roger Sanchez. Around this time, his new residency at Amsterdam club Paradiso – Super You&Me – also started poppin'.
In 2008 Luke released 5 tracks, 18 remixes and played almost 200 DJ sets – including his first Radio 1 Essential Mix. Another Mixmash smash, and one more Essential Tune, came from his working with Kanye West's tour DJ A-Trak for 'Shake It Down'. Others making the Essential grade included his remixes of Underworld and Chromeo. It was a year that also saw him make an enormous impact on Ibiza. After playing at Amnesia, Pacha and Eden, he produced/remixed every track on his Ibiza Closing Party mix for Mixmag. And he ended the year with 'Show Me Love', by Luke & Steve Angello featuring Robin S, which entered both the Buzz and Cool Cuts Charts, and even reached 11 in the UK's official singles chart.
DJing and producing relentlessly, and innovating musically like nobody else, more chart-busting, club-shaking times lie ahead for Luke. At this point, scrolling through his achievements may be exhausting enough, but imagine living that diary, my G*O*D*. His secret? Well, a clue is in the pure energy that he transmits and the martial arts that he practises. Yes, Luke has good 'kung fu', always keeping an ear to the ground while his music rockets skyward!
For bookings contact Syndicate The Agency:
www.syndicatetheagency.com
