46 Labels Said NO. Then It Hit #1 on Billboard | Luke Brancaccio | TRKID Mexico

🎧 "Lovely Day" was rejected by 46 record labels. Every single one said no. Until John Digweed heard it in Miami, asked for it on the spot, and it went on to hit #1 on the Billboard charts. In this episode of TRKID Mexico, Luke Brancaccio — the artist with more releases on Bedrock than anyone in the label's history — tells us everything unfiltered: how he went from hip-hop to electronic music living in a house with four roommates, how he snuck into Club Heaven with a homemade CD until they played it on the main floor within 15 minutes, what it was like fronting Suicide Sports Club in front of 40,000 people alongside Radiohead and Beck, and how a drunk night in the kitchen with his wife Kiki Cave gave birth to Tokyo Fan Club and a full album on Bedrock. We also dig into his current setup (CDJ 3000XS, V10, Moog Subsequent 37, 303, Diva, Pigments, Pulsar P900), exclusive unreleased tracks heard here for the first time, and his no-BS philosophy on the industry: know your worth and stay away from the noise. A conversation between friends. No pretense. Just real music.

                                     

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Time Stamps:

00:00    Intro: John Digweed dragging him on stage at Fabric

02:00    Beginnings: from hip-hop to electronic music living with four roommates

07:00    "Ghosts in Town", Nokia phones, Radiohead and 40,000 people

13:00    The relationship with John Digweed: boss, headmaster, friend

16:40    65 writing credits on Bedrock and counting

18:11    Track ID 1: "All I Need" with Faux Play:  unreleased remix, first time anyone's heard it  @MusicToDieFor https://www.musictodiefor.co.uk/

26:00    Brian Eno's "Music for Airports": the album that changed how he looks at making music

32:25    @Anthony Pappa stayed 15 days to teach him

38:14    Track ID 2: Dominion 11 Hours  by @GAIBARONE& @LukeBrancaccio

41:27    Software to use: P900, Subsequent 37, Pigment and Dive

44:00    "Bedrocking" with Gai Barone: the making of a 2025 track of the year on TrkIDMexico: how was i

            It made? Number 2 on the charts.

46:00    How a track starts: voice notes, alcohol, tons of tunes and creative chaos: 30 different ideas        writing notes on my phone. It pops!

50:10    Track ID 3: "Filling Space" a solo track, out on UV Recordings @officialuvmusic in September

55:00    AI in music production: tool or trap?  Use it as a tool.

56:00    Advice for young producers: practice, practice, practice, don't copy, make your own sounds

01:05:09           How do you pitch a track to a label?" Lovely Day" was rejected by 46 labels before hitting #1 on Billboard. Send it to lots of labels.

 01:05:44          Track ID 4 "Abundance" remix (Paul Thomas & Maze.28) — out June 19 on UV                                       Recordings @officialuvmusic

01:11:00           Staying inspired after 20+ years in the industry

01:12:00           Social media: why he hates it and does it anyway. I am really bad!

01:17:16           Track ID 5 and A SECRET WEAPON  a bootleg that destroys the dancefloor

                        Size9 I’m Ready (Framewer k4X4 Rewerk

01:20:00           Desert Island Discs: his 5 records for a deserted island  #musicairports #davidbowie

01:25:00           Musical guilty pleasures: ABBA “Super Trooper” and Billie Eilish with zero shame

01:27:00           What's next for Luke? A new album and being able to make more music

01:29:00           Where to follow him and find his music: Soundcloud, Facebook and Instagran                                         @Lukebrancaccio