Lukas Batteau is an alternative rockband hailing from Utrecht, The Netherlands. Since being discovered by RnR Agency and the release of a home recorded demo back in 2007, Lukas Batteau has been busy performing as a singer-songwriter in various venues throughout The Netherlands, Germany, and the USA. He has played in major venues like Paradiso, P60, Ekko, and Doornroosje in Holland, and famous clubs like The Livingroom in New York. In 2008 he supported Wouter Hamel, Tracy Bonham, and Alaska in Winter (Beirut).
In August 2008 Lukas Batteau released his first studio recorded EP, produced together with well-known ‘In A Cabin With’ producer Maarten Besseling and Ravinia Thwaites from RnR. The EP, which was also released on USB-stick, received great reviews in music magazines like OOR, Musicfrom, and German indie magazine Soundmag.
As of January 2009, Lukas Batteau is officially a band, together with Josine van der Splinter on bass and Berry Vink on drums. As a band, Lukas Batteau’s love for many ‘90s grunge rockbands is being rekindled, as their influence has found it’s way back into the songs.
“…someone who expresses his sadness in beautiful, melancholy guitar songs. His soulful voice makes every song loving, but at the same time heartbreaking and rough.â€
OOR
Past shows 2009
1/10 TROS Muziekcafé
1/22 Paard van Troje podiumcafé
2/07 Melkweg supporting Paulusma
2/22 3FM Xnoizz
3/19 Bitterzoet with Go Back To The Zoo
3/20 3FM Move Your Ass
5/04 Tivoli de Helling supporting Gomez