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Thrilling his audience: Driving passion of French DJ
French DJ Ludo di Luccci who was in Sri Lanka for the month-long French Spring Festival in June/July and thrilled crowds at Café Français, Park Street and Amaya Hills, Kandy confesses that he was a shy teenager. Thus at the age of 14 with only the knowledge of playing drums, he took over playing music at parties to avoid dancing. “DJing was my excuse not to dance,” he said.
At first DJing was his getaway and he was perfectly content seeing people dance. However now having earned the reputation as an electrifying DJ, Lucci is happy to dance alongside with them. For Lucci, it is a thrill to see the crowd enjoy themselves to his music. “To give something to the crowd and receive something back.”
After buying his first set of turntables/mixers at the age of 18, Lucci started off with scratching hip hop music and experimenting with sample beats from disco and funk music. Then a trip to Ibiza kindled a passion for house, tech house, techno and deep house music.
It was challenging at first for him to kick off his career as a DJ as he came from the South of France and the Parisians did not know of him at that time. “It is a very competitive area and a lot of people want to be DJs but they don’t have the passion for it,” he says, recalling the beginning of his journey as a DJ in 2015.
Lucci takes inspiration from a wide variety of musical genres and his ear for what sounds good as well as being able to feel the atmosphere of the crowd. He is known for his strong technical skills that allow him to insert classics in any electro set creating an intense experience for his audiences.
One of his favourite memories was playing his original music from his brand ‘Thérapie’ in Ibiza. “It was a real honour for me, because I was famous for my electronic music and in creating this brand I could try many other genres of music.”
Before playing a set, Lucci does not ritually prepare. He immerses himself in music; African drums, Bastille (the British band) and classic hits. He then proceeds to the venue to get a feel of the place. “I am very happy to be playing in Sri Lanka as it is my first time here,” he says.
Currently Lucci is focussing on creating his own event ‘Thérapie’ to be held in Ibiza sometime later this year.