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Lucas Secon

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Lucas Secon
Lucas Secon by Thomas Christensen
Born
Lucas Secon

Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupations
  • Musician
  • DJ
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • record producer
  • recording/mixing engineer
  • programmer
RelativesPaul Secon (father)
Berta Moltke (mother)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active1990–present
Labels
Website(under construction)

Lucas Secon (born 3 November 1970), known mononymously as Lucas, is a Danish 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 Video Music Award.[7]

Early life

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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

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1990–1994: solo career

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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

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Following the release of Lucacentric, Secon moved into music production and songwriting.

Awards and nominations

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Lucas Secon has been nominated for the Grammy and MTV Video Music 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

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Secon's son, Fabian, is also a recording artist[14]

Discography

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Albums

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Singles and EPs

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Lucas Secon | Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Make My Heart by Toni Braxton - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com.
  3. ^ "Bug Music Signs Songwriter/Producer Lucas Secon". Billboard.
  4. ^ a b "2010 BMI London Award Winners". BMI.com. 5 October 2010.
  5. ^ "THE 37TH GRAMMY NOMINATIONS". Los Angeles Times. 6 January 1995.
  6. ^ "NOMINEES FOR GRAMMY AWARDS NAMED". DeseretNews.com. 6 January 1995.
  7. ^ a b "Rock On The Net: MTV Video Music Awards History: Best Male Video". www.rockonthenet.com.
  8. ^ a b The Michigan Daily: "Lucas takes the "lid off" of hip hop" 9 December 1994
  9. ^ "Berta Moltke - graphics". galleri.krebsen.net.
  10. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (7 March 2007). "Paul Secon, Entrepreneur Who Helped Found Pottery Barn, Dies at 91". The New York Times.
  11. ^ "You Never Miss the Water Till the Well Runs Dry - The Mills Brothers | Song Info". AllMusic.
  12. ^ "Lucas (2) - To Rap My World Around You". Discogs. 1991.
  13. ^ "Lucas Secon producer | Miloco Studios Clients".
  14. ^ "News Archive".
  15. ^ a b c d e "Lucas | Credits". AllMusic.
  16. ^ "Lucacentric - Lucas | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  17. ^ "Junior Dangerous feat. Lucas (2) - Comin' Out To Play". Discogs. 1996.
  18. ^ "Lucas (2) Featuring Blue* - My Feet Hurt". Discogs. 2001.
  19. ^ "Lucas (2) - My Feet Work". Discogs. 2001.