Ludgero Rosas

Pianist, singer-songwriter, LUD was born in Oporto on the 10th of June, 1981. He started playing piano at the age of 10. He took part of several bands while growing up which allowed him to develop his musical skills both during his studies in the classical music school and in the Rock and Blues bands where he played. A young man with a strong musical passion for bands such as Deep Purple, Yes, Led Zeppelin and with a strong admiration for Frank Zappa. At the age of 22, he had the opportunity to participate in a TV talents' show where he developed a great experience on live performing and singing. This also allowed him to show his originality as an artist. Since then has developed his work as a pianist, organist and singer both as a solo artist and accompanied by his trio. His musical influences have not stopped evolving and stretch from Jazz and artists such his personal favorite Ray Charles to Indian music where he is fascinated by the work of Ravi Shankar. His first album of original songs called “Horas Sem Dias” was released in October 2012. An album where Soul, Funk, Jazz and Blues come together with the Portuguese language. After two and a half years, the desire to create new songs and to tell new stories drove him to release his second album where the piano and the organ are the key musical instruments. In “Esboço de Mim”, LUD’s second album, he is not just the sole song and music writer but also the producer, and his blues and jazz influences become quite traceable throughout the entire album. LUD makes his own artistic mark when he plays some of the greatest internacional hits with his piano and his voice.