Tony Lucca
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Tony Lucca | |
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Waterford, Michigan | |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | 222, Rock Ridge, Lucca |
Website | tonylucca |
Anthony James Lucca (born January 23, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is perhaps best known for starting his career on
Early life
Lucca was born in
Professional and musical career
Early career
When Lucca was 14, he went to Detroit to audition for the Disney movie
In 1995, after the cancellation of the Mickey Mouse Club, Lucca moved to Los Angeles to begin an acting career.
In 1997, Lucca self-released his first music album, So Satisfied, which he also co-produced.
Lucca's third full-length album and his first commercially distributed,
Lucca participated in a cooperative tour with Jay Nash and Matt Duke, which resulted in the 2009 EP entitled TFDI. The collaboration, which stands for "Totally Fuckin' Doing It"[16] was recorded in the Evanston, Illinois, studio SPACE during an impromptu visit to the studio, after the three artists formed a friendship during the tour.[7][17] Lucca briefly returned to acting in 2010, starring in a 901 Silver Tequila commercial, which was directed by the brand's founder Justin Timberlake.[18] He also played himself on an episode of Parenthood, appearing as a performing musician.[19] Lucca's sixth album was released in 2010, entitled Rendezvous With the Angels, on Rock Ridge Music. Solo, an acoustic CD composed of b-sides and previously unreleased recordings was released in November 2010, and given away for free in conjunction with Amazon.com's MP3 web store. Lucca recorded a second collaborative CD with Jay Nash and Matt Duke, TFDI II, which was released mid-2011.
The Voice and 222 Records (2012–2018)
On February 5, 2012, Tony appeared on the Blind Auditions of the American reality talent show
Performances on The Voice | ||||
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Show | Song | Original artist | Order | Result |
Blind Audition | "Trouble" | Ray LaMontagne | 9 | All four chairs turned Lucca joined Adam Levine's Team |
Battles (Top 48) | "Beautiful Day" (vs. Chris Cauley) | U2 | — | Saved by Adam Levine |
Live Show | "In Your Eyes" | Peter Gabriel | 3 | Saved (Public Vote) |
Quarter-finals (First Week) | "...Baby One More Time" | Britney Spears | 5 | |
Semi-finals | " How You Like Me Now? "
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The Heavy | 1 | Safe (108 Points) |
Live Finale (Final 4) | "99 Problems" | Jay-Z | 4 | 3rd Place |
" Harder To Breathe "
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Maroon 5 | 11 | ||
" Yesterday " (w/ Adam Levine)
|
The Beatles | 7 |
Lucca released a six-song EP, With The Whole World Watching, on July 16, 2013. Lucca toured extensively following the release, including six dates on the Honda Civic Tour opening for Kelly Clarkson and Maroon 5.
Lucca joined Patreon in 2013. On November 12, 2013, while plugging Patreon on his YouTube channel, Tony announced he is no longer with Adam Levine's record label 222 Records. Excerpt: "Some of you know that recently I was signed to a fairly high profile record deal. -Super cool. What most of you don't know is that, said "record deal", has since come to an end. -Not as cool. Your basic record business 101 really..."
Tony Lucca then moved to Nashville, Tennessee to further develop his songwriting. He funded his 2015 album Tony Lucca via crowd-funding platform Kickstarter, also releasing a corresponding collection of songs called Made To Shine – The Kickstarter Sessions. Lucca would later share that the 2015 album took a personal toll on him, like "going through a really bad breakup,"[21] and told Billboard that after the record he "was in no hurry to get back in the studio" but instead elected to co-write as many songs as he could with Nashville collaborators.[22]
In 2018, Lucca partnered with Nashville startup company RootNote and began work on his new record Ain't No Storm, which he recorded with Nashville-based producer and former Wilco drummer Ken Coomer.[23] He released the first single and music video, "Everything's Changing," in November 2018. At the end of 2018, he signed a publishing deal with Demolition Music.[24]
Ain't No Storm (2019–present)
Tony Lucca independently released Ain't No Storm on March 29, 2019. The album received critical acclaim, with PopMatters calling it an "expanding of his musical boundaries" and likening Lucca to contemporaries Amos Lee, Jason Isbell, and Ben Schneider.[25] Others called it "one helluva record," "highly crafted songwriting," and "more inspired than ever."[26][27][28][29]
Other ventures
Many of Lucca's songs have been featured in various TV shows, including
Personal life
Lucca dated fellow Mouseketeer (and eventual Malibu Shores co-star) Keri Russell on-and-off for eight years[31][32]
On July 7, 2007 Lucca married his wife Rachel. He adopted her son and they later had a daughter together.
Discography
Studio albums
- So Satisfied (1997)
- Strong Words, Softly Spoken (1997, re-issued 1999)
- Shotgun (2004)
- [[Canyon Songs (2006; re-issued 2013 'Bonus Edition')
- Come Around Again (2008)
- Rendezvous with the Angels (2010)
- TFDI – When I Stop Running with Jay Nash and Matt Duke (2011)
- Solo (2011)
- Under the Influence (2011)
- Tony Lucca (2015)
- Ain't No Storm (2019)
Live albums
- Live & Limited V3 (2005) – CD-R-only independent release; recorded February 2005 in Brooklyn, New York; limited to 300 copies
- Live in Hollywood (2006) – digital-only independent release
- Live at Jammin' Java (2011)
EPs
- So Far (2001)
- Simply Six (2002)
- Songs from the DVD "Anatomy of a Blackbird" (2005) – digital-only release
- Through the Cracks (2006)
- Close Enough (2008)
- TFDI with Jay Nash and Matt Duke
- TFDI II with Jay Nash and Matt Duke
- With the Whole World Watching (2013)
- Drawing Board (2014)
- Made to Shine: The Kickstarter Sessions (2015)
- Sessions Volume 1: Sun Studio (2016)
- Sessions Volume 2: Muscle Shoals (2016)
- TFDI – Beggars & Ballers with Jay Nash and Matt Duke (2017)
- TFDI – The Minute You Get It with Jay Nash and Matt Duke (2017)
Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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US | |||
2012 | "Trouble" | – | Non-album releases by The Voice
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"Beautiful Day" | – | ||
"In Your Eyes" | – | ||
"...Baby One More Time" | 117 | ||
" How You Like Me Now? "
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– | ||
"99 Problems" | 58 | ||
" Yesterday" )
(with coach, Adam Levine |
68 | ||
2013 | "Never Gonna Let You Go" | – | With the Whole World Watching |
2014 | "Delilah (When the Lights Go Out)" | – | Tony Lucca |
"Imagination" | – | ||
"Right On Time" | – | ||
"Home for the Holidays" | – | A Rock by the Sea Christmas: Volume Five | |
2018 | "Nashville" | – | Non-album single |
Selected filmography
- 1991–1994 The All New Mickey Mouse Clubas himself
- 1993 Emerald Cove as Jeff Chambers
- 1996 Her Last Chance as Cody
- 1996 Malibu Shores as Zack Morrison
- 1997 Take a Number as Todd
- 1998 Too Pure as Jared
- 2004 The Wayne Brady Show as himself
- 2007 E! True Hollywood Story: The Mickey Mouse Club as himself
DVDs
- Anatomy of a Blackbird (2005) – recorded live at Mama Juana's in Los Angeles, California
- A Night at The Mint (2009) – recorded live at The Mint in Los Angeles, California
References
- ^ "Blackbird bio". Blackbird Artist Agency. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Evan Amos (May 19, 2011). "Evan Amos interview". Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ a b c Brian Lush. "Rockwired interview". Rockwired. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Lightyear bio" (PDF). Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ Sam Stephenson (January 11, 2010). "Jimmy's Last Jam". Jazz Loft Project. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ Chris Smith (January 7, 2010). "Obituary: James "Jimmy" Stevenson". Press Democrat. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Tony Lucca Bio". tonylucca.com.
- ^ Vanessa Rose (August 20, 2006). "Artist Interview: Tony Lucca 8.20.06". 7duckets/mrvanessarose. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ a b "IMDb bio". IMDb. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ "'Extreme Couponing' gone too far? Expert offers tips on how to save big without obsessing". Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on March 21, 2011.
- ^ Todd Everett (March 7, 1996). "Malibu Shores Review". Variety. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ Carole Horst (April 7, 1996). "Her Last Chance Review". Variety. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ Emanuel Levy (March 29, 1997). "Take A Number Review". Variety. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ "Shotgun Album Listing". Lightyear. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ "Rock Ridge Store bio". Rock Ridge Music. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ Joe Lawler (December 15, 2010). "Tony Lucca: Beyond the TV sing-alongs". Des Moines Metromix. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ Courtney Devores (December 1, 2010). "Singer gives up solo standing for tour". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ "901 Silver Tequila 'Improved by Use'". Adweek. July 28, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ "Charlotte Today feature". WCNC. March 11, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ Lisa Torem (July 29, 2010). "PennyBlack interview". pennyblackmusic. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ "The Voice alum Tony Lucca is inspired about making music again". FanSided. February 25, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "'Voice' Alum Tony Lucca Premieres 'Come Around,' Talks Songwriting Hustle In Nashville". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ Amanda (January 9, 2019). "Nashville Music Startup ROOTNOTE to Present in London at The Annual NY:LON Connect Conference". Nashville Music Guide. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "Tony Lucca Signs With Demolition Music". December 17, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "With 'Ain't No Storm', Tony Lucca Brings Nashville Influence to His Sound (album stream) (premiere)". PopMatters. March 25, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "SONG PREMIERE: Tony Lucca Finds Hope with Soulful Americana Tune "Other Side of the Clouds" - Glide Magazine". glidemagazine.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Vigo, Phoenix Brown & Lars (April 22, 2019). "Music from Steve Earle, Matthew Mayfield, Lost Leaders, Tony Lucca, Kelly Augustine, Jonathan Stevens". Off-Center Views. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "Anne Carlini – Exclusive Magazine – CD Reviews". annecarlini.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "Blog- Take Effect Reviews". Take Effect. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "IMDB actor listing". IMDb. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ John J. Moser (December 5, 2009). "Indie music takes Tony Lucca beyond Mickey Mouse career". The Morning Call. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
- ^ "Keri Russell bio". People. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Tony Lucca at IMDb