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

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]

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

Charted singles

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. 12 April 2019. 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 (24 December 2014). "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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