Artist description With guitar-driven songwriters like John Mayer and Jack Johnson breaking big, the sky's the limit for this 25 year old songwriter. His groove-infused tunes take this fresh rock and roll sub-genre to new levels of musicianship, pop appeal, and funkyness. His San Francisco Bay Area based group has been compared to Mayer, as well as the Police, Dave Matthews, and Ben Harper. In his short time in California, Lucas has won over a devoted group of fans with his shows, including a recent live in-studio performance on 107.7 "the Bone's" morning show. Lucas received his first acoustic guitar at age six. He soon discovered the music of guitar legends such as Robert Johnson and Jimi Hendrix. It was the virtuosic guitar work of these legendary players that inspired Cas to make the guitar truly his own. "Girls came and went. So did Transformers, G.I. Joe, Sports, Drugs... but it was always there. My favorite toy and oldest friend," said Lucas of his life-long love affair with the instrument. Leaving his native Central Florida at age 18, Lucas studied blues history as well as composition, performance, and production in Amherst, Massachusetts at Hampshire College where he received a BA in May 2000. At Hampshire Lucas had the good fortune of studying with legendary multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef. His influence added a new element to Lucas's playing. "Just playing in his performance seminars showed me how broad the tonal spectrum could be within a piece of music, " said Lucas. "It made me want to go beyond the standard progressions of blues and rock. Yusef's compositions, concepts, and playing showed me that there really are no wrong notes." Having played since he could talk and gigged since his early teens, Lucas has forged his own brand of rock music, taking the influences of his guitar heroes and blending it with a modern pop sensibility. This talent will no doubt turn the industry on its ear in the years to come. - Tonos.com Artist Profile

Music Style Guitar-Driven, Funk-Infested, Groove Rock

Musical Influences Kelly Joe Phelps, Dave Matthews, Beck, Ben Harper, Jimi Hendrix, John Mooney, Son House

Similar Artists Kelly Joe Phelps, Dave Matthews, John Mooney, John Mayer, Ben Harper, Jimi Hendrix, Son House, Robert Johnson, Chris Whitley, Beck, White Stripes, Jack Johnson,

Group Members Cas Lucas and Groove Incorporated Cas Lucas: Guitars, Vocals, Bass Harold Gillespie: DJ, Producer, Engineer Steve Vasilou: DJ, Producer, Guitar Cas Lucas Band Cas Lucas: Vocals and Guitars Jordan Brysk: Bass Tim Bulkley: Drums

Instruments National steel guitar, guild acoustic guitars, fender stratocaster

Albums 1999- Slip into the Sound, 2002- One Takes. 2003 Groove Incorporated (in progress)

Press Reviews "Modern Rock with a 1920's blues sensibility. Hybrid Delta Funk. Has taken the Bay Area by Storm." - Chameleon Music Productions "Groove Inc is the freshest thing I've heard from a Bay Area artist in quite a while"- SFBlues.net

Location San Francisco, CA - USA

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