Lucas Coast and the rise of a songwriter? In 2002, the Suárez family moved from Barranquilla to Miami in search of better opportunities. Several years passed, until he was able to return to Colombia again for a summer vacation. Upon arriving in Barranquilla, he found a guitar in the place where his cousins kept their old musical instruments. Many of the ancient instruments that they practiced with were still in that music room, and this transported him back to his musical childhood.
After his success with songs like ‘What you feel’, ‘Again’ and ‘The girl’, the artist from Barranquilla Lucas Coast arrives to present his new musical proposal, ‘After party’. This song, which is the second release of the year, is a fusion of urban sounds that turn into a danceable and catchy rhythm. “‘After party’ is a song that identifies when you are in the rumba and you don’t want it to end because you are enjoying it with that special person. The idea is to encourage people not to waste time and if it is possible to continue enjoying a party, take advantage of the moment and live those feelings that we often keep to ourselves ”, says the artist.
While attending college, playing instruments, writing songs, singing live for his friends was Lucas Coast biggest hobby. He formed a band with his musician friends at school, and they performed at various university events. Upon graduation, he had written over 100 drafts of song lyrics. Music production became his next step, while learning basic piano extended his musical growth. With an undergraduate degree in political science and a master’s degree in finance, he’s worked in his industry, while turning his passion for music into Lucas Coast. He took the name “Lucas” by combining his name “Luis Carlos Suarez”, and chose “Coast” as tribute to his musical identity forged by the Colombian and Miami coasts.
Lucas Coast is a singer, songwriter, musician, and producer born in Barranquilla, Colombia. His compositions incorporate urban, tropical, and contemporary sounds of Latin music. The singles “Conmigo”, “La Chica”, “Dame Tu Love”, & “Una Noche Mas” are now available for streaming on all platforms. Luis Carlos Suarez Perez was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, surrounded by the great variety of musical influences of the 90s and early 00s. This exposure, increased his appreciation for music at an early age, and kept growing as he would explore new and more classic genres of music. In search of better opportunities, he moved with his family to Miami as a teenager. When he bought his first guitar, he began to improve significantly in his technique with online classes.
Seduction in “Conmigo” is the protagonist, its lyrics recreate the situations of a forbidden and toxic love. The song invites you to leave this type of relationship that damages love, the seduction ingredient in the lyrics makes this theme much deeper and reflects maturity. It also encourages reflection in those who identify or feel something for someone in a relationship that can be harmful. At the time of making this song, they were listening to various options for a new song, and when they combined urban percussions with influences from electronic music, they found the basis of rhythm. This is one of the productions in which Lucas has had creative freedom.
He created his independent label, “The Coast Records L.L.C.”, through which he has funded and managed his music project. Lucas has four singles available now on all digital platforms, with official videos available on YouTube: “Conmigo”, “La Chica”, “Dame Tu Love”, and “Una Noche Mas”. You can listen them here Lucas Coast. The video of “Lo Que Sientes” was recorded in December 2020, under strict biosafety protocols, on the magical beaches of Santa Marta, with the direction of George Rix, Colombian director. “Thank God we were able to record on the beach with a spectacular scenery, yes, taking the necessary biosecurity measures. Each member of the team injected the best energy into it, and we managed to release this great production in an environment quite different from what urban music has us used to. The setting of the video, and the urban elements of the song come together in a masterful way, ”said Lucas Coast. Luis Carlos Suárez Pérez was born on December 7, 1990 in Barranquilla. He grew up surrounded by various influences and musical genres offered by the Colombian musical culture at the time. That was one of the reasons that led Luis to make music one of his first passions, increasing his interest and appreciation for this art from an early age. At the age of 7, his parents bought him a keyboard so that he could start learning music.
“Thank God we were able to record on the beach with a spectacular scenery, yes, taking the necessary biosecurity measures. Each member of the team injected the best energy into it, and we managed to release this great production in an environment quite different from what urban music has us used to. The setting of the video, and the urban elements of the song come together in a masterful way ”. The video was recorded in Medellín, Colombia (La Eterna Primavera) that is how this city is known, where they used as a location one of the best known parks the ARVI park since it is a natural reserve, the direction was in charge of George Rix, his company audiovisual, Enter Marketing Visual, has worked with many local Colombian artists including urban music, among other genres in the region.