Lucy, the pseudonym of Italian producer, DJ, and label owner Luca Mortellaro, has become synonymous with the explosion of the late-noughties Berlin techno scene. Born in Palermo, Italy, Mortellaro grew up listening to old-school hip-hop and jungle, and at the age of 18, a fascination with percussion, drumming, and rhythm drew him to Siena, Italy to study. While there, Mortellaro learned to play the tabla and studied Indian classical music, something that would go on to become an important rhythmic foundation to his later production work. A move to Paris a few years later saw him begin his first venture into electronic music. ~ Rich Wilson