Lukas/Lukatti Bugatti

Raised in Lithuania for his formative teen years, Lukatti Bugatti crashed onto the Manchester scene in 2015, staying close to the underground pulse. Basing himself at SOUP, he developed his knowledge and refined his tastes alongside the most progressive names at the start of what is now the city’s defining sound (Tom Boogizm, Florentino, Levi Love, acidhousedeathsquad, Kiss Me Again Crew). Not focused on one genre, this music-head atmosphere birthed Lukatti’s deep sonic futurism (shout out to Luke Una for that one). Stepping behind the decks for the first time ever on a guest spot at the infamous Homoelectric, this fast turned into an eight-year residency under the guidance and glory of Luke Una. His innate ability to make you feel what he feels has packed venues like The White Hotel, Hidden, SOUP, The Warehouse Project and The Love Inn. Often sharing the bill with icons such as Prosumer, Maurice Fulton, Erol Alkan, The Blessed Madonna, Joe Goddard and DJ Paulette, the experience threw him into the depths of the scene where his young visionary status was firmly established. In 2021-2023, Lukatti played the mainstage bill at Homobloc, a party of 12,000 at the forefront of the LGBTQ+ scene. Names on the bill alongside him included Jessie Ware, Confidence Man, Romy and Avalon Emerson. When asked about his innate sonic ability by peers, it seems that it’s something that has to be seen: “I play how I feel. The music chooses itself, it comes to me. It’s an out of body experience.” To be seen is to be believed.

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