Lucas & Steve presents: Skyline Sessions 254

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Beyond their breathtaking melodies and explosive live sets, you’ll find dance music's closest friendship. Dutch powerhouse duo Lucas & Steve have seen a momentous rise to stardom in recent years with consecutive summer hits, multiple platinum and golden records, an endless string of international performances and accolades from BUMA (The Netherlands), Fun Radio (France), DJ Mag, MTV and many more.

The pair are renowned for uplifting productions and emotive lyrics, etching their place in modern dance music with massive radio hits like "Summer On You", "Up Till Dawn", "Where Have You Gone", “Perfect” and of course “Letters”, the title track of their 2020 debut album: "Letters to Remember”. Their 16 song LP, which received the Netherlands’ prestigious Edison Pop Award, showcases their musical diversity and solidifies Lucas & Steve’s reputation as truly talented songwriters. With deeply embedded dance roots, the pair have collaborated with the likes of Armin van Buuren, Sam Feldt, W&W, Mike Williams and remixed many household names such as David Guetta, Robin Schulz, Kygo, Lost Frequencies and Illenium among many others.

Since, the Dutch tastemakers have continued their upward trajectory with a slew of highly anticipated and heavy hitting collaborations. 2021 saw Lucas & Steve first team up with R&B icons Blackstreet for the radio-friendly ‘No Diggity’, before bringing things back to the festival with ‘Paper Planes’, a joint venture alongside Norway’s very own Tungevaag.

Lucas & Steve’s infinite energy is best experienced in a crowd, which they’ve proven time after time with acclaimed live performances at Tomorrowland’s Mainstage, Creamfields, AMF, Parookaville, Sziget Festival, ElectroBeach, as well as continuous tours across Europe, Asia and South America.

As the world came to a standstill in 2020, Lucas & Steve continued to elevate their songwriting and recording process to new heights, resulting in the duo surpassing 1 billion streams from all corners of the globe. Lucas & Steve continued to up the ante throughout 2021, churning out trendsetting and memorable collaborations alongside industry icons like Afrojack, Tiësto, and Galantis. Most recently, Lucas & Steve expressed their excitement to bring their sound back on the road with the release of the aptly titled “Set You Free”. Completely reinvigorated, Lucas & Steve are finally emerging from the past two years with a whole new bag of musical tricks up their sleeves. With a succulent summer tour ahead, the Dutch duo is ready to show fans that the best is yet to come.

- Bob Garaffa 😎🎤🎸🎸🎹 (Lead and Bkng Vocals, Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Keyboard Synthesizers, $Drum Sequencer Programming and Percussion)
- *Kevin Newton 🥁 on Drums. 
- Produced by Bob Garaffa
 Formerly of the New Jersey band 'Amphibians'
A great band from New Jersey, a wonderful band that’s going to be around forever.” Don Dixon, REM/Counting Crows/Smithereens producer* “ A sixties British sound with cool guitar riffs. It’s nice to hear a song that sounds happy without being saccharine”. Jerry Harrison, Ex-Talking Head, Garageband founder (Advisory board member along with George Martin, Brian Eno, Steve Lillywhite etc.) and producer, review of “New Day” *
'New Day (I Feel Alone)' by Amphibians
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 Progressive rock with brilliant melodies” Billboard Magazine “ * When a band’s from Jersey you expect alot and the Amphibian’s power pop definitely delivers.” Yahoo Music/Listen *“Any one of the songs I heard tonight would make a great hit single.” Aquarian Magazine “Interesting and catchy, you guys understand that rock is groove-oriented. I loved the songs! Great job and congratulations!” Musicians Network * ‘They combine styles such as rock, dance and pop with the drive, ambition and determination shared by few songwriters.” Steve Zuckerman, freelance writer, Rolling Stone and other music publications.
Amphibians dig back to simpler times when vocals were key, melodies integral and lyrics from the heart. They mix this with a progressive backbeat for an appealing new sound unlike any other. Their offering is unique in its freshness, a change and yet preserving valid elements from the past. In a word-EVOLVING. The Amphibians’ track record speaks for itself and gives an indication of their enormous popular appeal. The versatile songwriting team of brothers  Bob and Fred Garaffa hail from Central New Jersey and also perform vocals, guitar and bass in live shows. They have fine-tuned their act at many NYC area clubs including the Stone Pony, CBGB’s and the Bitter End. *Garageband's Chart Success: Achieving three top five songs: 1)“New Day (I Feel Alone)” reaches #2 out of all genres combined in Garageband's Final Countdown (out of tens of thousands of submissions). "New Day(I Feel Alone)" also reached #1 in power pop and #1 out of 9,699 in the rock genre. 2) "Cabane de Dounier" by Amphibians 
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 #3 and rising in groove rock and #5 of 3,147 songs in the rock genre. 3) "Hangin' On" by pop/rock side project Galactic Inner Groove reached #3 out of 15,665 songs in the pop/rock genre. CREDITS: *‘Artist of the Week’ by Billboard Talent Net on their first week * “New Day (I Feel Alone)” Reaches #1 on BTN three different times * Included on The Best Of Billboard Talent Net’s “New Talent Spotlight” CD * First and Second Prize, Musicians Network Songwriting Contest * Mid-Atlantic Song Contest winners *Four Billboard Magazine Songwriting Awards * Recognized by ASCAP Songwriters Workshop *“New Jersey’s Best Rock” CD, released by WDHA 105.5 FM, Dover, New Jersey *Finalists in Paramount's "Sol Goode" soundtrack contest.* Two songs chosen for United Nations UNESCO New Songs For Peace Project. REVIEWS: * “A great band from New Jersey, a wonderful band that’s going to be around forever.” Don Dixon, REM/Counting Crows/Smithereens producer* “ A sixties British sound with cool guitar riffs. It’s nice to hear a song that sounds happy without being saccharine”. Jerry Harrison, Ex-Talking Head, Garageband founder (Advisory board member along with George Martin, Brian Eno, Steve Lillywhite etc.) and producer, review of “New Day” * Progressive rock with brilliant melodies” Billboard Magazine “ * "When a band’s from Jersey you expect alot and the Amphibian’s definitely deliver the goods!!!"