Lookas

Lucas Rego, known by his stage name Lookas, is an American music producer and DJ. He is best known for his contribution to Flo Rida's charted single, "G.D.F.R.".[1]

Lookas
Birth nameLucas Rego
OriginMiami, Florida, United States
GenresTrap, future bass
Occupation(s)Music producer, DJ
Years active2013–present
Labels
Associated acts

Career

Rego began his music career as a teenager, when he chose music over college for a year. He credits the Miami club scene for his drive to publish.[2]

In an interview with EDM Sauce, Rego described the music scene as "trying to figure out what the next big thing is", and shares his production experience as a motivation for improvement.[3]

Rego's debut extended play, Lucid, was announced in early 2017,[4] and released on Monstercat in January 2018.

Discography

Extended plays
Title Album details
Lucid
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US[5] AUS[6] CAN[7] UK[8]
"G.D.F.R." (Flo Rida featuring Sage the Gemini and Lookas) 2014 836103 My House

Other singles
Title Year Album
"6 A.M." (with Smle) 2014 Non-album singles
"Chaos" (with Jayden Parx) 2015
"Apollo"[9]
"Voyager"[10]
"Mercy"[11]
"Eclipse"[12] 2017 Lucid
"Alarm"[13] (with Krewella)
"On My Own" (with Able Heart) 2018
"Deep Breaths"[14] (featuring Cal Shapiro) Non-album singles
"Voodoo"[15] (with Edison Cole) 2019
"Redline"[16] TBA

Music videos
Artist Song Year
Lookas and Jayden ParxChaos[17]2014
Flo Rida featuring Sage the Gemini and LookasG.D.F.R.[18]2014
LookasVoyager2015
LookasEclipse2018
Lookas and KrewellaAlarm[19]2018

References
  1. "Check Out Flo Rida's New Single "G.D.F.R." ft. Sage The Gemini and Lookas". Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  2. "10 New Artists You Need to Know: January 2016". Rolling Stone. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2019-02-10. As a teen, he convinced his parents to let him postpone college for a year to focus solely on music...Lookas credits Miami's sketchy all-ages party circuit for pushing him into producing his own material. "There was [one club] where they would throw events and I would go there and get ripped off by the promoters. I would go there and DJ for like 1,000 kids and not get paid," he says. "So I told myself I would stop playing these gigs and getting ripped off, and spending some time writing music."
  3. Frantellizzi, Stefano (2017-10-05). "Exclusive Interview - Lookas". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  4. Moore, Cliff (2017-04-10). "Lookas Talks Ultra Miami, His Upcoming EP, & More!". EDM Identity. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  5. "Lookas Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  6. "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  7. "Lookas Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  9. "Listen to Lookas' new future-driven original, 'Apollo'". Dancing Astronaut. 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  10. Cha, Daniel (2015-08-13). "Lookas - Voyager [Free DL]". Your EDM. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  11. Marcus; Last, First Middle; Last, First Middle; Last, First Middle (2017-09-27). "Lookas Shows No "Mercy" With Trap Banger Out Now on Loko Records". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  12. Landon Fleury (2017-10-23). "Lookas Drops "Eclipse" from Forthcoming Debut EP". Your EDM. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  13. "Krewella Helps Lookas Show His Softer Side on Guitar-Heavy 'Alarm': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  14. "Lookas & Timeflies' Cal Shapiro Take a 'Deep Breaths' on Chill Pop-House Tune: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  15. "Voodoo - Single by Lookas & Edison Cole on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  16. Watts, Nick (2019-11-21). "Lookas – 'Redline'". Your EDM. Archived from the original on 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  17. sbnatkins (2014-04-20). "LooKas & Jayden Parx Drop Their Official Music Video For "Chaos"". Your EDM. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  18. McManus, Brian. "Premiere: Flo Rida Gets His Phil Jackson On In "G.D.F.R." Video". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  19. "Lookas & Krewella Animate a Modern 'Bonnie and Clyde' Story For 'Alarm' Video: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
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