LomoAmigo Luka Tacon: Demasiado Sabor!

We met our new LomoAmigo Luka Tacon as we danced to the hypnotic beats of his music project Heartbreaker at our Lomo’Instant Wide Launch Party in NYC. Now, the brooklyn-based DJ and electronic music producer is preparing for an epic Lover’s Ball at House of Yes with his friends at Might Get Weird, experimenting with the La Sardina and LC-A, and feeling the Latin rhythms of Costa Rica. Read more about his inspirations and analog adventures. As a special bonus, you can listen to his exclusive Heartbreaker set!

Please introduce yourself to the Lomography community. What do you do?

I am a musician. I have been playing since I can remember, and at the moment I’m enthralled with electronic music—producing and DJing have captivated the bulk of my creative juices. I live and work mostly in Brooklyn, but I travel a lot. I’m answering these questions from San Jose, Costa Rica.

What inspires you as an artist?

I’ve always tried to to push past what I hear or see elsewhere, and am always, sometimes to a fault, trying to do things my own way. I prefer introducing my audience to something new rather than satiating their taste for what they already know.

Traveling has a had a tremendous impact on my career and of course my inspiration and creativity as well. Exploring Costa Rica, with its beautiful beaches and dense jungles, exposes one to a feeling you just cannot find in Brooklyn. However, those things most notably tangible are the Latin culture and music. La gente tiene demasiado sabor! The rhythms and energy of Latin music are nearly incomparable. Not that I’m down here in Costa Rica making salsa, but I’m trying to harness the momentum that Johnny Pacheco had in the 70’s and the charisma that Juan Luis Guerra still has.

Currently, I’m working on some electronic music, trying to inject these influences, the rhythms, the jungle, the flavor into my own strange dance music. Although I love to play classic stuff from Detroit, New York and Chicago, and experimental stuff from the UK and Italy, when I’m in the studio, I’m trying to carve my own path through the over-saturated, web-based jungle of run-of-the-mill house music that’s weakening American dance culture.

Tell me a little about your experience with photography. Have you ever shot film before?

I’ve always felt I had an eye for photography—-my father certainly does—and my iPhone convinced me it was possible. But shooting with the La Sardina proved a more critical mentor. It’s accessible design urged me to be daring with my attempts, but the results showed I still had a lot to learn. However, the final product was a million times more satisfying than anything my iPhone has yielded. The pictures just have so much more flavor and character. Something that the crispness of digital photography is unable to imitate.

I have never shot film before, and am without question a fan of most things analog, like using an analog synthesizer. You get more flavor from these devices.

Analog synthesizers! What is the difference between that and a digital synth?

An analog synth manipulates electricity in different ways to create sound. A digital synth doesn’t sound the same, it doesn’t feel as full or warm, but more thin and crisp. Digital synthesizers use modeling software to reproduce a sound.

What photos did you take?

I used my friends for nearly all my subjects in the pictures, and told them about how much I was enjoying my first foray into film photography, Lomography makes it easy and accessible to someone as inexperienced as myself.

Looks like you and your friends get up to some pretty cool stuff. What’s it like being a DJ in New York City?

You know, at the beginning, I wasn’t sure I would make it as a DJ in New York. There is a lot of competition, and the guys who have been doing it for a long time are so skilled—it can be daunting. But I put my head down and tried to hone my craft as best I could. Now I’ve found myself in an incredible and vibrant community that I feel is really nurturing and exciting.

A big part of my influence in DJing has come from my friends. I feel blessed to be surrounded by so many talented people who are willing to share their experience with me. I was a young troublemaker in college and found that the best avenue for new music was from those whom you’re close with or who you look up to.

Not only do I get to play music with my some of my closest friends, but we put together our own parties, and collaborate with other teams of like-minded individuals to provide a unique nightlife experience. Playing the clubs in New York is fantastic now, especially as underground music is coming up, but there is nothing like playing at a party you made with your best buds. Currently we at Might Get Weird are just about a week away from our second annual Lovers Ball at the brand-new House Of Yes in Brooklyn. An all-inclusive night of pleasure for everyone. To give you an idea: Imagine Prince and Grace Jones meet John Waters’ “Crybaby” in an opium den that’s been decorated by your high school yearbook committee.

Find Luka on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Soundcloud to get the latest beats and hear about some hottest events in NYC.

For more information about the Lovers Ball at the House of Yes, click here

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Heartbreaker @ Lomo’Instant Wide Launch Party by Katphip on Mixcloud

written by katphip on 2016-02-10 #people #places #music #lifestyle #location #new-york #lomoamigo

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Lomography La Sardina

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