Lucas Secon | |
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 Lucas Secon by Thomas Christensen | |
| Born | Lucas Secon Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Other names | Lucas (as singer/rapper) |
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| Relatives | Paul Secon (father) Berta Moltke (mother) |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
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| Website | (under construction) |
Lucas Secon, (born 3 November 1970) also known by the stage name Lucas, is a record producer, songwriter and rapper. He has written and produced for artists including the Pussycat Dolls, Alesso, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue, Toni Braxton and Mos Def.[1][2][3] Secon has won a BMI Award[4] and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards[5][6] and an MTV Award.[7]
Early life[edit]
Secon is the son of Berta (née Moltke) and Paul Secon.[8] His mother is a painter from Denmark and served as the former head of the Danish Academy of Arts;[9] while his father, who was American and of Jewish descent,[8] was a musician, songwriter, music critic, Billboard reporter, and businessman who co-founded the retailer Pottery Barn. Paul Secon's songs were performed by Nat King Cole, the Ink Spots, Rosemary Clooney,[10] and the Mills Brothers, who recorded Secon's composition "You Never Miss the Water (Till the Well Runs Dry)".[11]
Career[edit]
1990–1994: solo career[edit]
Signed to Uptown Records by Andre Harrell, Secon debuted in 1990 with the album To Rap My World Around You.[12]
In 1993, he signed with Atlantic Records' East Coast hip hop and dance music record label, Big Beat, and released his 1994 album, the jazz-influenced Lucacentric. It also spawned the single "Lucas with the Lid Off", which peaked at #29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[13] and became his only Top 40 hit as a solo artist. The music video for the single, directed by Michel Gondry, received a Grammy Award for Best Music Video nomination at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards and a MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Male Video[7] in 1995.
Songwriting and producing career[edit]
Following the release of Lucacentric, Secon moved into music production and songwriting.
Awards and nominations[edit]
Lucas Secon has been nominated for Grammy and MTV awards, and in 2010 won a BMI London Award in Pop Music for The Pussycat Dolls I Hate This Part.
- Grammy nomination in Best Dance/Electronica album for "Wonderland" by Steve Aoki
- BMI airplay award for The Pussycat Dolls I Hate This Part[4]
Personal life[edit]
Secon's son, Fabian, is also a recording artist[14]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- 1990: To Rap My World Around You[15]
- 1994: Lucacentric[15]
Singles and EPs[edit]
- 1991: "Show Me Your Moves" - Uptown/RCA[15]
- 1994: "Wau Wau Wau" - Big Beat[15]
- 1994: "Lucas with the Lid Off" - Big Beat[15]
- 1994: "CityZen" - WEA[16]
- 1996: "Comin’ Out to Play" (featuring Junior Dangerous) - Mercury[17]
- 2001: "My Feet Hurt" (featuring Blue) - Open-Door Records[18]
- 2001: "My Feet Work" - Polydor[19]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Lucas Secon | Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Make My Heart by Toni Braxton - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com.
- ^ "Bug Music Signs Songwriter/Producer Lucas Secon". Billboard.
- ^ a b "2010 BMI London Award Winners". BMI.com. 5 October 2010.
- ^ "THE 37TH GRAMMY NOMINATIONS". Los Angeles Times. 6 January 1995.
- ^ "NOMINEES FOR GRAMMY AWARDS NAMED". DeseretNews.com. 6 January 1995.
- ^ a b "Rock On The Net: MTV Video Music Awards History: Best Male Video". www.rockonthenet.com.
- ^ a b The Michigan Daily: "Lucas takes the "lid off" of hip hop" 9 December 1994
- ^ "Berta Moltke - graphics". galleri.krebsen.net.
- ^ Hevesi, Dennis (7 March 2007). "Paul Secon, Entrepreneur Who Helped Found Pottery Barn, Dies at 91". The New York Times.
- ^ "You Never Miss the Water Till the Well Runs Dry - The Mills Brothers | Song Info". AllMusic.
- ^ "Lucas (2) - To Rap My World Around You". Discogs. 1991.
- ^ "Lucas Secon producer | Miloco Studios Clients".
- ^ "News Archive".
- ^ a b c d e "Lucas | Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Lucacentric - Lucas | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Junior Dangerous feat. Lucas (2) - Comin' Out To Play". Discogs. 1996.
- ^ "Lucas (2) Featuring Blue* - My Feet Hurt". Discogs. 2001.
- ^ "Lucas (2) - My Feet Work". Discogs. 2001.
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