BIOGRAPHY

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Luiz Carlos Da Cunha (Kunya) a.k.a LCK discovered his love for melodic and uplifting trance when he first started djing in 1999. Completing a DJ course at DMC Records, he became equipped with the tools which he would later use to establish his career, inspired by the trance sound.

Through his dedication, passion, and infinite ability behind the decks, LCK gained his first residency at Australia's No.1 underground rave club, Bass Station, where he would soon form a strong and invaluable friendship with Master Kaos, an already renowned trance/scratch DJ, who introduced LCK to the scratchin' side of things. Taking his teachings on board, LCK created his own style - a fusion of the two genres and was exposed to the works of DJ Noise, Roc Raida, Mix Master Mike, Cash Money and Qbert -- whom now inspires LCK not only through his exceptional skills in scratching, but also in his everyday living.

In no time at all, LCK's diversity and innovation proved him to be a crowd favourite, not only at Bass Station but also at the cream of Melbourne clubs such as The Metro, ZOS, Hi Fi Bar, Bubble and The Palace -- as well as playing alongside such talent as the infamous Yoji Biomehanika, Proteus, Kai Tracid, Cosmic Gate, Scot Project, A*S*Y*S, Derb, Walt, Showtek, Steve Hill, Thomas P. Heckmann, Oliver Klitzing, Marc Dawn (Green Court), Leeroy Thornhill (Prodigy), DJ WAG (Yakooza), Dave Joy, Guyver, Andy Farley, Tara Reynolds, Paul King, Nick Lunn, Thomas Trouble, Nick Fish, Bexta, Master Kaos, Jason Midro, DJ Archie, Amber Savage, Yoshi, DUB, and De Bang Da Funk.

Not only a crowd favourite, but alongside Master Kaos, LCK has carved his way to become a leader of the trance/scratch sound in Melbourne, causing his to be the name echoed whenever the genre of scratching is mentioned.

LCK is open to so many different styles of music and is forever looking for fresh and innovative ideas to combine and manipulate sounds, creating DJ formats ahead of their time. He believes there are no limits
(Quote: Your most powerful tool is yourself, it is up to you how you use it) as to what you can do and create with music. It is this philosophy that has taken him to the forefront of Melbourne's trance/scratch scene, and has driven him to recently branch out and experiment with diverse styles including drum'n'bass and breaks.

With a driving passion to introduce and educate people in the unique style and techniques of scratching to which he has become accustomed, LCK has recently launched his own business called Dyverse Scratching Techniques (DST) which is designed to help teach others DST in both school environments and private tutorials --- across all styles of music, including trance, drum'n'bass and breaks.

Joining ex band One Odd Reason, now named One Odd, LCK has taken his turntablism to the next step combining his Dyverse Scratching Techniques with 2 Guitarists, Vocalists, Bass, and Drummer.

Always wanting to inspire others and to be inspired, now Manager of Tsunami Records LCK can do that even more helping music lovers find those songs that keep a
smile on there dial.

Along with Master Kaos, 9th Insight was created. Back bigger than ever, 9th Insight is ready to show you how its done on 4 Deks, 2 mixers, and a QFO - Turntable and Mixer in 1. 2006 looks to be a big year for the 9th Insight. Keep an eye out.

LCK will scratch you later.

You can also visit LCK at: www.tsunamirecords.com.au.