Tony Lucca

Infobox Musical artist


Name = Tony Lucca
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Anthony James Lucca
Born = birth date and age |1976|1|23
Died =
Origin = flagicon|USA Pontiac, Michigan, Michigan, United States
Genre = Folk, acoustic, singer/songwriter
Years_active =
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URL = [http://www.tonylucca.com Official Website]

Tony Lucca (born Anthony James Lucca on January 23, 1976 in Pontiac, Michigan), is an American singer, songwriter, producer and sometime actor, perhaps best known for starting his career on the All New Mickey Mouse Club.

Biography

Raised among a large music making family, (mother Sally was the tenth of twelve musically inclined children of renowned Detroit pianist, Jimmy Stevenson) he began singing and playing at the age of three. By age eight he had begun playing and writing with his cousin and life-long musical companion, Cole Garlak. Together they spent the better part of their school years learning classic rock cover tunes (with the help of numerous rhythm sections) performing in garages and school cafeterias throughout Oakland county. At 15, he moved to Orlando, Florida to enjoy four years of working as a Mouseketeer on the Disney Channel's All New Mickey Mouse Club. After high school and the show's cancellation, he moved to Los Angeles to continue his career as a professional entertainer. He worked in commercials and on TV but soon returned to music and is now writing and recording songs.

Music Biography

Tony Lucca has not only managed to stand out as an original artist in defiance of genre classification, he's done it diligently for close to ten years, constantly honing his craft and cultivating an extremely enthusiastic following every step of the way.

"I think that when what you aspire to do is of a timeless, classic nature, it will inevitably outlast the trends and the uncertainty of whatever business you're in. People will always want to hear good songs."

Tony grew up in Waterford, Michigan surrounded by a large musical family. At the age of 3 he began singing and playing guitar and by the time he was 12 he had begun writing and playing in various local Detroit area bands. Following his stint on the MMC he moved to LA where he appeared in numerous independent movies and the short-lived series, Malibu Shores. But Tony returned to music.

In 1997, Lucca took to the internet with his independent debut, So Satisfied. Having sold 2000 copies within a year, he then followed that up with the 1999 release, Strong Words, Softly Spoken. With only the internet and constant touring, Lucca went on to sell a total of 10,000 records in just a few short years. After garnering the 2001 LA Music Award for best male singer/songwriter, Tony Lucca opened for *NSync and Marc Anthony, sharing the stage with artists such as Macy Gray, Johnny Lang and Chris Whitley.

ALucca released his first commercially distributed album in 2004. Shotgun, the consummate road trip record.

"I've done so much travelling myself, always sifting through the same old CD collection. I just figured I'd try to make the kind of record I would want to listen to when I'm driving."

In 2005, Lucca released Anatomy of a Blackbird, a live concert DVD with a close-up, behind the scenes look at life on the road during his 2004 California tour.

August 2006 ushered in the release of Lucca's 4th full length studio effort, Canyon Songs. This collection of songs was written and recorded entirely up in the canyons of Los Angeles. Canyon Songs is an homage to the thriving singer/songwriter spirit of the late 60's and early 70's that took Laurel Cayon out of its mystical obscurity and placed it right dead smack in the middle of mainstream popular music.

On April 11, 2007 Lucca's cover of the Daniel Johnston, Bright Eyes cover, song Devil Town appeared on the season finale of the series, Friday Night Lights.

elected Filmography

*2007 "E! True Hollywood Story: The Mickey Mouse Club" as Himself
*2004 "The Wayne Brady Show" as Himself
*1998 "Too Pure" as Jared
*1997 "Take a Number " as Todd
*1996 "Malibu Shores" as Zack Morrison
*1996 "Her Last Chance" as Cody
*1993 "Emerald Cove" as Jeff Chambers
*1991 "The All New Mickey Mouse Club" as Himself

Discography

Albums

#"Come Around Again" (August 26, 2008)
#"Canyon Songs" (August 8, 2006)
#"Live In Hollywood", (2006)
#"Shotgun" (March 30, 2004)
#"Strong Words Softly Spoken", (1999)
#"So Satisfied", (1997)

EPS

#"Close Enough", (2008)
#"Through The Cracks", (2006)
#"Simply Six", (2002)
#"So Far", (2001)

External links

* [http://www.tonylucca.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/tonylucca Official Tony Lucca Myspace Page]
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