ANDREA DE LUCA - the italian bluesman

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UPCOMING SHOWS

JUNE 21 - DEJAVU - VILLAPERUCCIO (SU) 🇮🇹
JULY 12 - SUWALKI BLUES FESTIVAL - POLAND 🇵🇱
FROM JULY 24 TO JULY 27 - AS THE ARTIST DIRECTOR AT NARCAO BLUES "DOPO FESTIVAL" - NARCAO (SU)🇮🇹
JULY 24 - NARCAO BLUES "DOPO FESTIVAL" - NARCAO (SU)🇮🇹
AUGUST 2 - DEJAVU - VILLAPERUCCIO (SU)🇮🇹
AUGUST 3 - VILLAGGIO NORMAN "VITE PARALLELE"🇮🇹
AUGUST 8 -
AUGUST 10 - TERRASEO (SU) 🇮🇹
AUGUST 20 - AGLIENTU SUMMER FEST - AGLIENTU (SS)🇮🇹
OCTOBER 25 - BLUESNACHT - RATHAUSHALLE HABFURT 🇩🇪
NOVEMBER 8 - BREITE 63 - SAARBRÜCKEN 🇩🇪
NOVEMBER 13 - BOURBON STREET - AMSTERDAM 🇳🇱
NOVEMBER 14 - CAFE STIELS - HARLEM (NL)🇳🇱
NOVEMBER 15 - DIZZY JAZZ - ROTTERDAM (NL)🇳🇱
NOVEMBER 16 - BOURBON STREET - AMSTERDAM (NL)🇳🇱
NOVEMBER 24 - DE BOSUIL BLUES FESTIVAL - WEERT (NL)🇳🇱

Born and raised in Rome, Andrea De Luca began his musical journey performing regularly in the city's venues, such as the late Big Mama. His early influences were Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Johnny Winter. After discovering the Lap Steel guitar thanks to Ben Harper, Andrea honed his self-taught skills, mastering this instrument alongside the traditional six-string guitar.

Andrea's unique style blends a gritty and aggressive vocal tone with refined guitar technique, particularly evident in his masterful use of the Lap Steel. This instrument, rarely seen in the hands of Italian artists, has become Andrea's trademark, allowing him to explore uncharted sonic territories.

In recent years, Andrea has intensified his recording and live performance activities. Memorable performances include the showcase concert on March 25, 2022, at Studio Miriam in Rome, opening for Johnny Winter in 2014, and Victor Wooten in 2018. He plays instruments from renowned brands like Bill Asher's Electro Hawaiian, with whom he has developed a relationship of mutual affection and respect since their first meeting in 2017 at Bill's workshop in Los Angeles, California.

Andrea De Luca has now been touring pretty much everywhere for twenty years developing his rare style, bluesy vocals sound, incorporating old and new with his multiple guitars and Lap Steel guitars.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Andrea moved to Sardinia, his wife's homeland, and participated in renowned Sardinian music festivals such as Rocce Rosse Blues, Sant'Anna Arresi Jazz, and Musica Sulle Bocche.

Andrea personally handles all stages of his album production, preferring to self-produce with the help of his friend and drummer Luca Trolli, with whom he has shared a passion for music for years.

Deeply connected to his fans, Andrea loves interacting with them during and after concerts. Among contemporary artists he admires and would like to collaborate with are Ben Harper, John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa, and Eric Gales. His latest single, "Got to Cry for Peace," has been very successful, reaching nearly 100k streams on Spotify.

In February 2024, Andrea performed a duet with blues legend Jimmy Burns at Rosa's Lounge in Chicago, leaving the audience speechless with their chemistry and musical prowess.

With a steadily rising career and a clear mission, Andrea De Luca is determined to bring his passion for the blues to an ever-wider audience, intensifying his live activities in Europe and the United States.

2021: Named "Best Musical Talent" at the National Voiceover Actors Festival.

2021: Joined the quarterly schedule at Bourbon Street in Amsterdam (NL).

2022: Paid tribute to Jimi Hendrix with Roberto Gatto.

2023: Launched LapSteelSchool.com, the first online platform dedicated to teaching the Lap Steel, offering free educational material, including a beginner's book, video lessons, and daily content on the Hawaiian guitar.

January 2024: Reached the quarterfinals at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN, USA, representing Italy with the Mojo Station Blues Society.

February 2, 2024: Performed a duet with blues legend Jimmy Burns at Rosa's Lounge in Chicago.

July 12, 2024: Participated in the Suwałki Blues Festival in Poland, sharing the lineup with blues artists like Bernard Allison and Ana Popovic.

October 2024: Headlined the Blues Night in Hassfurt, Germany, after signing a contract with the JH Blues Vibration Agency in 2022.

November 2024: Announced a 10-concert tour in the Netherlands, culminating in a blues festival at De Bosuil, a major concert venue that hosts artists like Eric Gales and Philip Sayce.