Biography: Lucas Bittencourt

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Born on January 6th, 1990, the guitarist Lucas Bittencourt had your first contact with the 6 strings through his dad, who thought him his first chords in the acoustic guitar when he was 12 years old.

Through the years, the guitarist studied with great names of the Brazilian guitar and worldwide musicians as Kiko Loureiro, Mozart Melo, Djalma Lima, Thiago do Espirito Santo, Sandro Haick and so many others. In 2010, the musicians graduated at IG&T with a specialization in Fusion. The musicians also graduated in DAC (Dynamic Audio Course) at Souza Lima Conservatory in the year of 2008 when had your first contact with music production.



Working as a teacher and a sideman since he was 15, at 22 the musician decided to take a bigger step in his career releasing his first instrumental solo EP which was released in 2012 and it bears his own name. The EP had the participation of Felipe Andreoli (bassist for Angra / Kiko Loureiro Trio e 4Action) and the drummer Nina Pará and the album had a great repercussion in specialized magazines and on the internet, setting Lucas as one of the highlighted names of the new generation of Brazilian guitarists.

Lucas also stood out in two national contests, in 2014 when he was the Endorsee Tagima Contest winner and in 2012 he got the 3rd place in the Santo Angelo Opening Sequence Contest. In 2014, the guitarist was invited by the drummer, Nina Pará, to be the producer of her first solo album, starting your activities as a music producer.



At the end of 2015, at the age of 25, Lucas started to feel the first symptoms of a neurological problem called Focal Dystonia, which affects the coordination of his ring and little fingers.

Thus the album A Time to Remember was born, released in March 2018. This album represents an overcoming moment for Lucas Bittencourt and had a great receptivity among the fans. Later 2018 the musician was the cover of Guitarload Magazine.

Nowadays the musician has been working as a guitarist and music director for the band Overman, besides teaching private classes, online courses and making production and recording session in his home studio.