about

Luca Curcio is an Italian-born bassist, composer, producer, and improviser based between Berlin and Copenhagen, performing and producing across Europe. His music merges improvisation, sampling, and deep rhythmic exploration, inspired by the groove and improvisational traditions that shaped contemporary music, from Charles Mingus and Charlie Haden to A Tribe Called Quest, Gnawa trance musicians, and experimental producers like Flying Lotus — shaping a raw, rhythm-forward sound that transcends genre boundaries.

Curcio leads La BOMBA, a project that channels high-energy, groove-driven improvisation through rhythmically focused compositions, sample-based textures, and raw, physical interplay. His solo project B.I.A.S (The Bass Is A Spaceship) pushes the sonic and rhythmic limits of the electric bass using circular sampling, micro-rhythmic transformations, and electronics. Beyond his own bands, Curcio is a key member of Mané Fernandes’ Enter the Squigg, collaborates in Igor Osypov’s Hyper Oz, and is launching a new trio with saxophonist Otis Sandsjö and drummer Lukas König in late 2025, focusing on raw improvisation, live sampling, and post-production layering.

Curcio has performed with Jon Balke, Kit Downes, Andy Sheppard, Pedro Melo Alves, William Parker, Sera Kalo, Kresten Osgood, João Barrads, Wako, Nick Dunston, Camilla Battaglia among others. He studied at the Conservatory of Torino and the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, while also working independently with mentors such as Petter Eldh, Peter Evans, Ben Allison, and Thomas Morgan. Today, Curcio performs and produces internationally, dedicated to fusing acoustic and digital worlds and pushing the boundaries of improvisation, composition, and rhythmic design.