Dutch talent Laidback Luke (Luke Van Scheppingen) began producing electronic dance music in the early 1990s, and started deejaying in the mid-1990s; he has since risen to become one of the most prolific house producers of the day.

Luke has produced an astonishing amount of tracks over the past decade, including a mega-successful mix album titled Windmill Skill (2003), plus a chart-topping Dance Valley anthem, We Can Not Get Enough (2003), which has been picked up by industry heavyweights Carl Cox and Roger Sanchez.

James Vernon recently caught up with Luke before his Bangkok deejay debut at Bed Supperclub to learn more about the young, laidback, and extremely talented deejay and house-producing family man.

James Vernon (JV): How would you describe your deejay style?

Laidback Luke (LL): 'House' would be the best word – I play tracks that have influences from different electronic dance music genres, and I like to make everything into one 'blend'. When I first started producing tracks in the early 1990s, [electronic dance music] was largely called 'house', so that's what I still go with.

JV: You've gained a good deal of recognition over the years. How do you think this has come about?

LL: Well, this has been many years in the making. Over the last 10 years I've been working really hard on my music and deejaying. I'd say the success of my track Be (2007), which became a huge Summer hit, was the definite turning point – things really took off after that.

I've also done a ton of remixes through the years, which have been played around the world by many well-respected deejays. And of course the support from Roger Sanchez and the Swedish House Mafia has really helped as well.

JV: Which clubs are your favorites when it comes to deejaying, and what's your favorite part of the world when it comes to the crowds?

LL: My favorite club to play would definitely be Mixx in Paris, and I also really enjoy Pacha on Ibiza.

In terms of locales, lately the Portugal crowd has been fun to play for, and of course UK crowds are always fun.

JV: What's in store in the future for Laidback Luke?

LL: Well right now I'm really enjoying my international 'debut'. I've played the piano since I was young and I've been writing music and song lyrics for quite some time now, so I'd like to pursue that more seriously some time.

Some of my upcoming tracks and remixes will feature more vocalists and singer/songwriters, which I'm excited about.