LUC SPENCER BIOGRAPHY

LU C S P E N C E R B I O G R A P H Y
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Luc Spencer began his artistic career on keyboards for the Anglo-Saxon pop group Da Capo, signed
during the ’90s to the brave label Lithium (Dominique A, Diabologum, Françoise Breut, Bertrand
Betsch…). He has remained faithful to the group since its first album (Minor Swing, 1996)
to today (2011 Faradays festival in Spain).
In 1995, while a fine arts student, his first demo, « Tentative de musique sans rythme » earned him a
laudatory article from Arnaud Viviant on the second page of Les Inrockuptibles. ese years, with two
fine arts students, he start a band “Fantastic Sam” inspired by alternative rock bands (Pavement, Sonic
Youth ...) e adventure will last 4 years and aer some demos, several radio appearances and about
fiy concerts in France and USA (NY, Chicago, Denver,one gig at CBGB) the band will end.
During the ’00s, in parallel to his professional work as a graphic designer and cultural officer,
he composed and increased his collaborations as a pianist and arranger, most notably with singer
Bertrand Betsch, whom he accompanied
onstage from 2003 to 2009, and with whom he recorded three albums (“Pas de bras, pas de chocolat”,
“La Chaleur Humaine”, and “Le temps qu’il faut”).
Under the name Luc DS, in 2005 he released his first, self-produced EP “Jangl’Jack”. Between 2005
and 2010, accompanied by Martin Angor, he performed his songs onstage in various places.
e 13 tracks of his first album Church on a Hill were recorded between 2010 and 2012. Many active
contemporary musicians collaborated on the album, including Martin Angor (ex C++),
Hervé LeDorlot (B. Betsch, Dominique Sonic) and Christophe Blanchet (La Blanche, 7Questions)…
“Church on a hill” is co-produced and corealized by Gilles Martin (Tuxedomoon, Dominique A, Jil is
Lucky…).
In 2016 Luc Spencer is currently working on a new album. He performe his songs onstage
with the elctric guitarist Skid Vyk. With the violonist Boris Lamérand, he creates “Eleanor”,
an educational project around the baroque pop music. (popbaroque.fr).
www.lucspencer.com
Contact Presse/booking : [email protected] 06 62 27 73 98