Rooftop (AUS)
My real name's Lucas Van Berkel. I make music that I like and hope you do too. I rap, play sax and make beats.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
You can buy AtomicA cds at http://cdbaby.com/cd/atomicamusic or check us out at www.myspace.com/atomica.
My stuff's at www.myspace.com/lucasvanberkel.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I play with my live hiphop group AtomicA, and just generally pimp myself out as a jazz muso.
Your musical influences
Today, probably Aesop Rock, J. S. Bach, and Steve Coleman would rank highest in no particular order. Tomorrow, who knows?
What equipment do you use?
1954 Selmer Mach VI alto sax and a 1970-something Selmer soprano, an Armstrong flute, Sennheiser dynamic mics for live stuff and a rebuilt Rode NT2 for recording.
Anything else?
Yo, buy my beats. They'll make you sound good.
