LUCA CURCIO is an Italian-born bassist, composer, and producer based between Berlin and Copenhagen. His work explores the intersection of improvisation, rhythm, and studio production, merging groove, sampling, and collective interplay into a distinctive and contemporary musical language. Originally from northern Italy, Luca began his musical path in a local community band, first playing trumpet before turning to drums, then electric bass, and eventually double bass. Early influences from dub, hip hop, jungle, and drum'n'bass helped shape his rhythmic sensibility, and continue to inform his work today.
Luca studied at the Conservatorio G. Verdi in Torino under the guidance of Furio Di Castri. A summer composition program at the Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium (RMC) in Copenhagen led him to relocate to Denmark, where he later completed a master's degree and became active on the European jazz and improvised music scene. His artistic development has been deeply shaped by mentorship with Petter Eldh and by his involvement in Berlin's experimental music community, where he relocated in 2022.
Curcio has been active on the European scene for over a decade collaborating with artists such as Bex Burch, Lukas Akintaya, Kit Downes, Lukas Koenig, Malcolm Braff, Otis Sandsjö, Jon Balke, Lukas König, Sera Kalo, Igor Osypov among others. As sideman and producer he has contributed to a number of international projects such as Mané Fernandes' Enter the sQuigg, Lukas Akintaya's The In Between, Bex Burch's As Yet Untitled, Igor Osypov's HyperOZ, performing regularly at festivals and clubs across Europe.
His current projects include La BOMBA, his debut as a bandleader released in October 2025 on Boomslang Records; The B.I.A.S. (The Bass Is a Spaceship), a solo project pushing the sonic and rhythmic limits of the electric bass; and a new trio with Lukas Akintaya and Otis Sandsjö, debuting in 2026.