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Luca Dayz (born September 13, 1993) is an international R&B Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Multi-instrumentalist and Record Executive. He is also the President of Luxo Group International, as well as the Chief Executive Officer of Bentley Records, LuxoAir, LuxoTravels & XKON Designer Fashions. Various charities are done through the organizations charity arm Luxo Group HOPE Foundation.

2010-2013: Career beginnings
Dayz has been writing songs and recording his own material since he was 13. Initially using a Panasonic karaoke mic, with a sponge as the pop filter and recording using Adobe Audition in his first PC. At 15 he started his first home recording studio with a basic condenser microphone from Røde, an M-Audio midi keyboard and a Behringer 4 channel mixer, while recording using Sony Acid Pro. Here he learned the basics of recordings and by 16 transitioned into recording more professionally using Reason and Cubase. At 17 he was discovered on twitter by Grammy Award winning record producer Troy Taylor. According to Dayz this meeting really inspired him to take his music career more seriously. At this time he received mentorship from Taylor and learned the basics of vocal production. He also did extensive research on R&B music during this time. By then he started mastering the DAWs Logic Pro and Pro Tools. On September 12th 2011 he dropped his first official song "Still Love You Girl" in his YouTube channel LucaDayzTV. He received his international airplay shortly afterwards in UK radio station Pulse 98.4.

Few months later he was hired as an audio engineer by one of Colognes biggest recording studios Interface Studios after a successful meeting with it's founder. Here he received mentorship from head engineer Hayo Stahl. At Interface Studios Dayz worked with numerous A-list artists such as Eko Fresh, as well as major brands such as Opel and started to experiment and develop his own music style. At this time he also did productions for artists from labels such as Zooland Records and Kontor Records among others. His first TV appearance came on German TV channel VOX in the program "Herrchentausch".

In 2012 a remix done to Ryan Leslie smash hit "Fly Together" went viral and reached various independent charts worldwide.

2013-2015: Debut album, world tour
After working 2 years continuously in the studio on his debut album "Intimate Conversation", Dayz released it on June 6th 2013. The album mainly consisted of R&B and soul records and was produced, mixed and mastered by Dayz himself. It also featured guest vocals from R&B singer Lloyd and YouTube sensation Laurence0802. Upon releasing the album Dayz did a world tour promoting the album in Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Thailand, Singapore and finally ending in the Maldives. In June he released the music video for "Sweet MF" to further promote the album. By late 2013 the album had more than 25,000 downloads on DatPiff, reaching bronze level, thus earning him an award from IAS.

2014-2015: Other releases, Warner music Singapore
On valentines day in 2014 Dayz released his critically acclaimed single "Panties On Da Floor" along with a video. Soon after he collaborated with rapper Carlprit on another release. In June he released a music video for "3 Night Stand" shot in the Maldives at luxury resort Meeru via VEVO and MTV. On November 21st 2014 Dayz announced that he has successfully negotiated an EP release deal with Warner Music Singapore.

2015-present: Bentley Records, new album
In 2015 Dayz officially opened the doors for other artists to collaborate with Bentley Records, LLC based in New York City. The record label was initially founded by Luca Dayz back in 2013 in his one bedroom apartment to release his own music. During this time he also announced working on his new album "Controversial". The album will feature some major artists and is planned to be released during late 2019.

Bentley Records
Luca Dayz founded independent record label Bentley Records, LLC in 2013 to release his own material. Soon afterwards he was approached by fellow artists to release their material through the label. By 2015 Dayz officially started operations with their flagship office at 14 Wall Street and opened the doors of the label for other artists to collaborate through the label as well. Bentley Records has had various chart success throughout the years since it's inception. Bentley artists have also featured in national TV stations such as FOX 26 from the FOX TV Networks.

Luxo Group International
After the success with Bentley Records, as well as his music career, Dayz decided to invest into a few other ventures he is passionate about. Hence Luxo Group International was founded as the mother company. In late 2014 while in Singapore he started XKON, a designer clothing brand. Soon afterwards he ventured into aviation, a passion of his since early childhood, through private jet charter company LuxoAir. On July 12th 2017 the London based luxury travel brand LuxoTravels was officially launched at the inaugural Travel Trade Maldives.

Luxo Group HOPE Foundation
Luca Dayz and Luxo Group International engages in various charities throughout the year through their charitable arm Luxo Group HOPE Foundation. In 2013 Luca Dayz donated to the Philippines Red Cross during the 2012 Luzon southwest monsoon floods. In 2014 Luca Dayz donated to the ALS after doing his Ice Bucket Challenge while challenging fellow R&B singer Tank. In 2015 he made an officially entry in the UK's, The House of Commons book of Tribute to the late Nelson Mandela next to an entry by former US President Barack Obama. Luxo Group will be announcing their charity for 2018 in December. Luca Dayz has made a pledge to donate all his earnings to charity and research during his lifetime.

Artistry
Dayz's music is mainly R&B, while occasionally he showcases his ability to mix with Hip Hop and Pop as well. He has stated that greats such as Brian McKnight, R Kelly, Jeffrey Osborne & D'Angelo are his biggest influences.

Albums

 * Intimate Conversation(2013)

Mixtapes

 * Chillers Lounge Exclusive(2014 Instrumentals Mixtape)

Remixes

 * Fly Together Feat. Ryan Leslie(2012)

Singles(selected)

 * Random Calls(2013)
 * Privacy(2013)
 * Panties On Da Floor(2014)
 * Get Gone Feat. Carlprit(2014)
 * 3 Night Stand(2015)
 * Let You Know Feat. Bonnie Jets(2015)

Official Music Videos(selected)

 * Sweet MF(2013)
 * Random Calls(2013)
 * Get Gone(2014)
 * 3 Night Stand(2015)