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{{Short description|American music producer and DJ}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Lookas
| name = Lookas
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Lucas Rego
| birth_name = Lucas Rego
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| origin = [[Miami]], Florida, United States
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| origin = [[Miami]], Florida, United States
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Trap music (EDM)|Trap]]|[[future bass]]}}
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| genre = [[Trap music (EDM)|Trap]], [[future bass]]
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| instrument =
| occupation = [[Music producer]], [[Disc jockey|DJ]]
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| years_active = 2013–present
| label = {{hlist|[[Atlantic Records]]|[[Interscope Records]]|[[Monstercat]]|[[Island Records]]}}
| years_active = 2013–present
| label = {{hlist|[[Atlantic Records]]|[[Interscope Records]]|[[Monstercat]]|[[Island Records]]}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Flo Rida]]|[[Sage the Gemini]]|[[Krewella]]}}
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| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Flo Rida]]|[[Sage the Gemini]]|[[Just a Gent]]|[[Krewella]]}}
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'''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. (song)|G.D.F.R.]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2014/10/24/new-single-g-d-f-r-by-flo-rida-ft-sage-the-gemini-and-lookas/|title=Check Out Flo Rida's New Single "G.D.F.R." ft. Sage The Gemini and Lookas|date=24 October 2014 |publisher=|access-date=February 8, 2019}}</ref>
'''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. (song)|G.D.F.R.]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2014/10/24/new-single-g-d-f-r-by-flo-rida-ft-sage-the-gemini-and-lookas/|title=Check Out Flo Rida’s New Single "G.D.F.R." ft. Sage The Gemini and Lookas|publisher=|accessdate=February 8, 2019}}</ref> as well as other projects.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://edmidentity.com/2017/04/10/featured-interview-lookas/ |title=Lookas Talks Ultra Miami, His Upcoming EP, & More! |last=Moore |first=Cliff |date=2017-04-10 |website=EDM Identity |language=en-US |access-date=2019-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/10/05/exclusive-interview-lookas/ |title=Exclusive Interview - Lookas |last=Frantellizzi |first=Stefano |date=2017-10-05 |website=EDM Sauce |language=en-US |access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/09/27/lookas-shows-no-mercy-trap-banger-now-loko-records/ |title=Lookas Shows No "Mercy" With Trap Banger Out Now on Loko Records |last=Marcus |last2=Last |first2=First Middle |date=2017-09-27 |website=EDM Sauce |language=en-US |access-date=2019-02-08 |last3=Last |first3=First Middle |last4=Last |first4=First Middle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youredm.com/2017/10/23/lookas-eclipse/ |title=Lookas Drops "Eclipse" from Forthcoming Debut EP |last=Landon Fleury |date=2017-10-23 |website=Your EDM |language=en-US |access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8054645/krewella-lookas-alarm-listen |title=Krewella Helps Lookas Show His Softer Side on Guitar-Heavy 'Alarm': Exclusive |website=Billboard |access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8099884/lookas-timeflies-cal-shapiro-new-song-deep-breath |title=Lookas & Timeflies' Cal Shapiro Take a 'Deep Breaths' on Chill Pop-House Tune: Exclusive |website=Billboard |access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8468119/lookas-krewella-alarm-video |title=Lookas & Krewella Animate a Modern 'Bonnie and Clyde' Story For 'Alarm' Video: Exclusive |website=Billboard |access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-january-2016-19447/ |title=10 New Artists You Need to Know: January 2016 |date=2016-01-25 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |access-date=2019-02-10|quote=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."}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/10/05/exclusive-interview-lookas/ |title=Exclusive Interview - Lookas |last=Frantellizzi |first=Stefano |date=2017-10-05 |website=EDM Sauce |language=en-US |access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref>

Rego's debut extended play, ''Lucid'', was announced in early 2017,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://edmidentity.com/2017/04/10/featured-interview-lookas/ |title=Lookas Talks Ultra Miami, His Upcoming EP, & More! |last=Moore |first=Cliff |date=2017-04-10 |website=EDM Identity |language=en-US |access-date=2019-02-07}}</ref> and released on [[Monstercat]] in January 2018.

== Discography ==
{{expand section|date=February 2019}}

=== Extended plays ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:25.5em;"| Album details
|-
! scope="row"| ''Lucid''
|
* Released: January 19, 2018
* Label: [[Monstercat]]
|}

=== Charted singles ===
==== As featured artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/lookas |title=Lookas Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://australian-charts.com/search.asp?todo=notfound |title=australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal |website=australian-charts.com |access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/lookas |title=Lookas Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20150315/7501/ |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 |website=Official Charts Company |language=en |access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[G.D.F.R. (song)|G.D.F.R.]]"<br />{{small|([[Flo Rida]] featuring [[Sage the Gemini]] and Lookas)}}
| 2014
| 8 || 36 || 10 || 3
| ''[[My House (EP)|My House]]''
|}

=== Other singles ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:6em;"| Album
|-
! scope="row"| "6 A.M." {{small|(with [[Smle (DJs)|Smle]])}}
| 2014
| rowspan="5" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Chaos" {{small|(with Jayden Parx)}}
| rowspan="4"| 2015
|-
! scope="row"| "Apollo"<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2015/07/lookas-apollo/ |title=Listen to Lookas' new future-driven original, 'Apollo' |date=2015-07-09 |website=Dancing Astronaut |language=en-US |access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Voyager"<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youredm.com/2015/08/12/lookas-voyager-free-dl/ |title=Lookas - Voyager [Free DL] |last=Cha |first=Daniel |date=2015-08-13 |website=Your EDM |language=en-US |access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Mercy"<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/09/27/lookas-shows-no-mercy-trap-banger-now-loko-records/ |title=Lookas Shows No "Mercy" With Trap Banger Out Now on Loko Records |last1=Marcus |last2=Last |first2=First Middle |date=2017-09-27 |website=EDM Sauce |language=en-US |access-date=2019-02-08 |last3=Last |first3=First Middle |last4=Last |first4=First Middle}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Eclipse"<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youredm.com/2017/10/23/lookas-eclipse/ |title=Lookas Drops "Eclipse" from Forthcoming Debut EP |last=Landon Fleury |date=2017-10-23 |website=Your EDM |language=en-US |access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| rowspan="3"| ''Lucid''
|-
! scope="row"| "Alarm"<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8054645/krewella-lookas-alarm-listen |title=Krewella Helps Lookas Show His Softer Side on Guitar-Heavy 'Alarm': Exclusive |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref> {{small|(with [[Krewella]])}}
|-
! scope="row"| "On My Own" {{small|(with Able Heart)}}
| rowspan="2"| 2018
|-
! scope="row"| "Deep Breaths"<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8099884/lookas-timeflies-cal-shapiro-new-song-deep-breath |title=Lookas & Timeflies' Cal Shapiro Take a 'Deep Breaths' on Chill Pop-House Tune: Exclusive |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref> {{small|(featuring [[Timeflies|Cal Shapiro]])}}
| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Voodoo"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/voodoo-single/1458783509 |title=Voodoo - Single by Lookas & Edison Cole on Apple Music |website=[[iTunes Store]] |date=12 April 2019 |access-date=2019-04-24}}</ref> {{small|(with Edison Cole)}}
| rowspan="2"| 2019
|-
! scope="row"| "Redline"<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youredm.com/2019/11/21/lookas-redline/ |title=Lookas – 'Redline' |last=Watts |first=Nick |date=2019-11-21 |website=Your EDM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122180803/https://www.youredm.com/2019/11/21/lookas-redline/ |archive-date=2019-11-22 |access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref>
| {{TBA}}
|}

== Music videos ==
{{expand section|date=February 2019}}
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Artist
! Song
! Year
|-
|Lookas and Jayden Parx || Chaos<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youredm.com/2014/04/20/lookas-jayden-parx-drop-official-music-video-chaos/ |title=LooKas & Jayden Parx Drop Their Official Music Video For "Chaos" |last=sbnatkins |date=2014-04-20 |website=Your EDM |language=en-US |access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref> || 2014
|-
|[[Flo Rida]] featuring [[Sage the Gemini]] and Lookas || [[G.D.F.R. (song)|G.D.F.R.]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/brianmcmanus/premiere-flo-rida-gets-his-phil-jackson-on-in-gdfr-video |title=Premiere: Flo Rida Gets His Phil Jackson On In "G.D.F.R." Video |last=McManus |first=Brian |website=BuzzFeed |date=24 December 2014 |language=en |access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref> || 2014
|-
|Lookas || Voyager || 2015
|-
|Lookas || Eclipse || 2018
|-
|Lookas and [[Krewella]] || Alarm<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8468119/lookas-krewella-alarm-video |title=Lookas & Krewella Animate a Modern 'Bonnie and Clyde' Story For 'Alarm' Video: Exclusive |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref> || 2018
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Discogs artist|Lookas}}

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Latest revision as of 00:49, 26 August 2024

Lookas
Birth nameLucas Rego
OriginMiami, Florida, United States
Genres
Occupations
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

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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

[edit]

Extended plays

[edit]
Title Album details
Lucid

Charted singles

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[edit]
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 8 36 10 3 My House

Other singles

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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

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Artist Song Year
Lookas and Jayden Parx Chaos[17] 2014
Flo Rida featuring Sage the Gemini and Lookas G.D.F.R.[18] 2014
Lookas Voyager 2015
Lookas Eclipse 2018
Lookas and Krewella Alarm[19] 2018

References

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  1. ^ "Check Out Flo Rida's New Single "G.D.F.R." ft. Sage The Gemini and Lookas". 24 October 2014. 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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