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COVER INTERVIEW > THE ENDLESS DANCE OF VINTAGE CULTURE

“While travelling around the world I am continuously

being stimulated by new sounds and musical textures

from many different cultures.”

We can’t talk about festivals without mentioning your So For next year you already have ULTRA in March on your
Track Boa which, for those who don’t know is translated agenda, but what other big stages will it be possible to see
as Only Good Tracks. What does it mean to you that your you on in 2023?
brand is such an important staple in the Latin American
Regarding the upcoming international festivals, I’m thrilled
festival circuit and what was it like to finally return after
to be back at Ultra Festival in 2023. That entire week in
the pandemic?
Miami around the festival is an event. I have to be careful
So Track Boa has grown into an important music event in with the announcements as each event has its own plan
Brazil. The festival has become one of the biggest electronic and schedule of announcements. But I will be seeing my
music festivals in Latin America. In 2023 I’ll once again be fans around the world at the biggest events electronic
personally curating this event and selecting the artists for music has to offer. My release schedule is complete for
the lineup. To witness the humble beginnings and look back the next six months and the tour schedule for 2023 will be
on what we’ve achieved makes me very proud. So Track Boa announced early next year.
has moved into Sports Arenas and Formula 1 Race Tracks
to meet the demand. One of this year’s events sold about Let’s leave festivals for a moment. You had your first resi-
40,000 tickets in a few hours. Returning after the pandemic dency in the white isle this year at Hï Ibiza. But that was
was like a reunion for tens of thousands of people. I could just the take one, as you also had your debut residency in
feel the joy from the stage. For so many of my fans, we’ve Las Vegas. What was it like having two major residencies
grown up together. They’ve witnessed my shows and on your hands?
heard my music at each stage of my career. I’m blessed
to have this loyalty among my fanbase and I appreciate Both residencies were a complete joy. I’m very proud of my
each of them. I feel personally obligated to give them the work at both venues. The biggest challenge was having the
best tracks and the best performances that I’m able to. residencies thousands of miles apart, on different conti-
In February and March, we’re doing a So Track Boa boat nents, but the audience made the weekly trips well worth
cruise. I’m bringing in Goodboys, John Summit, James Hype, it. We made so many friends in Vegas. Ibiza has become
ARTBAT, Sonny Fodera and Korolova. I want to introduce the my second home. During Summer, the entire island of Ibiza
music fans in Brazil to the international artists and friends I seems to focus on music, so for me, as a music producer, it
met in 2022. was a very natural transition. In 2022 I actually spent more
time living in Ibiza than at home in Brazil.
Vintage is Lukas, Vintage is music, Vintage is culture and
in 2013 Vintage is Festival. Explain to us the concept of Ibiza and Las Vegas are different audiences. Does it
your new project. require different preparations from you?
The concept of ‘Vintage Is a Festival’ is to combine the The audiences in Vegas and Ibiza have more common
music, the shows, and even the fashion we wear into one features than differences. Both audiences are there to enjoy
unique event. This event is for the long-term fans who have a good night out and forget the world for a few hours. If
witnessed each stage of my career, and also for the new there is any difference, it’s that the audiences in Ibiza seem
fans who have recently discovered my music. I’ll go through to really focus on the music. Usually, they already know the
my catalogue of music from my beginnings, then into the tracks and sing along. In Las Vegas, the audience might
development and growth period and finally where my be a bit more general. They are people escaping for the
music is today. This will be on different stages throughout weekend and looking for a chance to get out of their daily
the day. Each stage will have its own unique special effects, routines. Both are terrific and if there is any adjustment in
lighting and vibe. I have such gratitude to the fans who my sets, it is probably in track selection. In Vegas, I might
were with me on this wild ride. I want to give back to them focus on songs that are a bit less challenging to newcom-
and acknowledge the music that first caught their attention ers in electronic music.
some years ago when they first discovered Vintage Culture.

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