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Put Lucky Charmes behind any turntable at any given time and he will display just how a DJ should rock the crowd and what music is all about. Lucky’s sound is a strong mix of funk, grooves, sexy latin, uplifting sounds, massive beats, eclectic vibes and rough African drum sets. His music and his life show a strong resemblance: filled with diversity, highly dynamic and always up tempo… Meet DJ Lucky Charmes!

Born on the 16th of June 1979, Lucky grew up in an environment that had diversity written all over it. Coming from an Indonesian mother and a Surinam father Lucky was raised in a house that offered a range of music as wide as the smile on Mick Jagger’s face. Lucky’s first serious pursuit in music became reality when he decided to play the drums, something he had a clear talent for. This is where his love for rhythm and beats came to expression and later on turned out to be a solid basis for his future career as a DJ. At the age of 14 Lucky discovered his dad’s old turntables, dusted the bad boys off and started playing old school records up in the attic where he found them. This turned out to be the point in his life where his feel for music met the instrument he was born to play…

His itchy hands drove him to the turntables day after day and it would not take long before Lucky entered his first DJ battle contest. Ending up in the final at his very first contest and winning it as well, it was clear that a hobby had turned into a passion. Since Lucky clearly had the talent, the next step was to turn the passion into a career, something he kicked off by joining one of his friends at the hip-hop oriented radio show ‘The Soundcheck’. The Soundcheck was a great way for young talents to expose their skills to the world and Lucky was soon invited to join other shows and host showcases at big events like the ‘Megafestatie’. After that, Lucky gave workshops on Veronica television and worked as an IDP/DMC instructor (2002-2004) His affiliation with teaching others how to spin the wheels is something he still does up to this day in age at Studio West in Amsterdam.

His career as a club DJ blew up like almost every other aspect of DJ-ing did for him. Initially starting out as a hip-hop DJ he gradually found his way to the house and eclectic scene. His reputation grew and after a few months Lucky played in all the renowned clubs in The Netherlands. Spinning in famous clubs like Now&Wow (Rotterdam), Jimmy Woo (Amsterdam) and Escape (Amsterdam) Lucky’s reputation was set. A logical consequence of his success as a club DJ was his first mix cd Supa Fly House Music, released in 2002. Many more were to follow. In no time he turned from a hobbyist into a respected DJ in the Dutch club scene. However, The Netherlands was not the only turf where Lucky’s sounds were well appreciated. With performances in the UK, Germany, Switzerland and many other countries Lucky rocks clubs all over Europe.

However, The Netherlands is still his home base and where he spins most of the time. Nowadays, Lucky is booked alongside top DJ’s like Erick-E, Gregor Salto, Benjamin Bates, Don Diablo and many others. Also Lucky has residencies at Sinners, Amsterdam where he rocks the Soixante-Neuf & Friends, WildLove, Fresh & Be Exclusive parties every Saturday of the month, Club Experience in The Sand in Amsterdam where he spins every first Saturday of the month and Nouveau, Zaandam where he plays at Club 7,Zaandam. Reason every 2nd Friday of the month @ club Strom Utrecht, Every third Friday of the month also in Club Storm. Last but not least, Friends @ the Mansion every first Friday of the month.

Since early 2006 Lucky started collaborating with several DJ’s and producers. A few names: DJ Groove, Gilton Franklin, Tony Verdult and Capstar. Capstar produced the club hit "Do It Easy" which was released by Fame Recordings, Amada and landed on the nr. 1 spot at Fresh FM! Lucky & Capstar has produced five new slamming tracks which are about to hit the clubs and it looks like Lucky Charmes is about to blow up even more in the years to come...