IDC Cas Lucas
Cas Lucas - Giving it Back
IDC cat# 0011/ 47 Records# 4711
With guitar-driven songwriters like John Mayer and Jack Johnson breaking big, the sky's the limit for this 26 year-old songwriter. His groove-infused tunes take this fresh rock and roll sub-genre to new levels of musicianship, pop appeal, and funkyness. His original music has been compared to Mayer, as well as the Police, Dave Matthews, and Ben Harper. Cas’s latest release “Giving it Back” is his first LP and his first CD of all original material. In addition to the multi-textured, tastefully intricate, hook-infested compositions present in all of Lucas’s pervious work, this disc also features the guitar and vocal interplay between Cas and Hawaiian guitarist Steve Inglis. Inglis was formerly the singer/lead guitarist of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann’s House of Spirits band, and has also gigged extensively with fellow-Hawaiian singer/songwriter Makana (who just opened an entire US tour for Jason Mraz). Cas and Steve have honed a tight duet sound, performing Cas’s originals at countless live shows from 2002-2004. “Giving it Back” is comprised of the highlights from several live in studio sessions that yielded over 25 tracks of their unique acoustic grooves. It includes live show staples like Feelin’, Dream a Window, Refection, and many more.
Bio
In his short time in California, Cas Lucas has won over a devoted group of fans with his shows, including a recent live in-studio performance on 107.7 "the Bone's" morning show.
Cas received his first acoustic guitar at age six. He soon discovered the music of guitar legends such as Robert Johnson and Jimi Hendrix. It was the virtuosic guitar work of these legendary players that inspired Cas to make the guitar truly his own. "Girls came and went. So did Transformers, G.I. Joe, Sports, Drugs... but it was always there. My favorite toy and oldest friend," said Lucas of his life-long love affair with the instrument.
Leaving his native Central Florida at age 18, Cas studied blues history as well as composition, performance, and production in Amherst, Massachusetts at Hampshire College where he received a BA in May 2000. At Hampshire he had the good fortune of studying with legendary multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef. His influence added a new element to Lucas's playing. "Just playing in his performance seminars showed me how broad the tonal spectrum could be within a piece of music, " said Lucas. "It made me want to go beyond the standard progressions of blues and rock. Yusef's compositions, concepts, and playing showed me that there really are no wrong notes."
Having played since he could talk and gigged since his early teens, Cas Lucas has forged his own brand of rock music, taking the influences of his guitar heroes and blending it with a modern pop sensibility. This talent will no doubt turn the industry on its ear in the years to come.
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@idc 2005
Damn good stuff, I added you to my station.