Loukas Sideras
Lucas Sideras (Greek: Λουκάς Σιδεράς; 5 December 1944, Athens) is the former drummer of the Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child.[1]
Biography
Aphrodite's Child
He started playing drums at the age of 13. By the time he was 15 years old, he started playing drums with several bands in Athens. Later on he met
Going solo
After Aphrodite's Child split up in 1972, Lucas began to compose his own music and released his first
Producer
Sideras was also active as a producer. In 1975 he produced the album Alba for Riccardo Cocciante which hit #1 in Italy's charts. He also did a lot of producing for Sigma Fay, starting in 1979 with the album Love's Fool and selling 75,000 copies, and then in 1981 with the album Dead Line, which sold 52,000 copies. In 1983 he produced the single "You're the Drug in My Life" for Sigma Fay and sold 34,000 copies.
Other projects
In 1977 Sideras formed the group Ypsilon with Lakis Vlavianos and Dimitris Katakouzinos. They released the album Metro Music Man, which sold 75,000 copies. In 1984 he produced Sigma Fay's single Alien Child, which sold 60,000 copies. In 1987 he formed the
References
- ISBN 978-0-87930-628-1
External links
- Loukas Sideras discography at Discogs
- Loukas Sideras at IMDb