"His whirling dervish attack is the by-product of a savant-like gift for music coupled with a salient streak of sociopathy. With impossibly fast hands and a preternatural ear for blending surf rock riffs with R&B jags and a dash of Gene Krupa, Lookas is one drummer to watch out for!" - John Wooler, multi Grammy Award winning producer
Indeed. LOOKAS VENTURA is an unusually inventive, interesting, often explosive, always tasteful drummer whose playful style and outlook often disguise a serious musician and thoughtful young man."Music is an experience that sets us free from our thoughts and worries, and if we let it, releases our ego", he remarked during a recent interview. "I deeply believe that the only time I'm truly free is when I'm behind my kit."
Inspired, in part, by Keith Moon, Mitch Mitchell and John Bonham, those that have seen his spectacle go out of their way to see it over and over again. "I get really physical with the kit", he has been quoted as saying. "I often bust knuckles open and end up bleeding all over my snare or a cymbal. In some songs, the beat actually permits me to stand up and start pummeling the set as ruthlessly as possible, even taking full swings at it!"
It is with this intense commitment that Lookas is able to perfectly dovetail his talents with those his two band mates in THE ATMA, a band whose career is on the precipice of attracting the attention of the national consciousness: Music Connection's year end issue will show that they have been voted the 6th Best New Critiqued Artist of 2008. "Being a three piece band, The Atma needs a powerhouse, an engine that drives the music, and that is what he does best.", says Wooler. "He is one of the new wave of rock drummers who can bridge classic rock and add a new twist and flare to everything he plays."
Up coming shows…
Nov 12th @ 9PM SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - Los Angeles, CA
Nov 18th @ Mr T’s BOWL - HighLAND Park, CA
Nov 20th @ 8PM THE ATMA COUSTIC at THE GOOD HURT- Los Angeles CA
