Songs start small.

Luca Rowan is a DJ and producer making independent house and soul records in London.

Portrait of Luca Rowan in a studio, headphones around the neck.

About the artist

(01) Biography

Finding a little room in the everyday.

Four short chapters: where the tracks come from, how they sound, the records so far and the nights they are played.

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Everyday details
Everyday details
Luca Rowan makes records from the moments that are easy to pass by: a conversation at the kitchen table, the last train home, the pause before someone answers. A loop usually comes first. The words follow when they have something to say.
02
House, soul, space
House, soul, space
Working independently in London, Luca brings together the pull of house music, the warmth of soul and a loose, jazz-influenced feel for rhythm. The records keep a human pace. You can hear the space around a voice and the movement of players listening to one another.
03
Three records
Three records
The first EP, Room Tone, introduced six tracks built around that idea. Live at the Workshop opened them up with synth bass and drum machines, capturing the same material in a shared room. The latest EP, Hours Between, follows those threads into six new recordings about distance, small routines and the places people return to.
04
In the room
In the room
In clubs, Luca plays solo from the decks or with a trio. The sets change from night to night, but the centre stays the same: a groove, a story and a room of people giving it their attention.

Luca Rowan holding a headphone to one ear, eyes closed.

(02) Artist statement

Leave something breathing.

“I like a record that lets you hear people making it. A little movement in the tempo, a breath before a line — those are often the parts I want to keep.”

— Luca Rowan

(03) Live lineup

Three people, one conversation.

The trio keeps the arrangements open, moving between stripped-back, loop-led tracks and fuller, more rhythmic versions of the records.

Solo DJ sets are also available for suitable rooms and sessions.

CH 01
Luca Rowan
Decks & vocals
Tracks, voice and the loop everything starts with.
CH 02
Maya Ellis
Synth bass
Melodic movement and a steady centre.
CH 03
Theo Vale
Drum machines
Texture, space and the lift into the next drop.

(04) Photo story

Between the recordings.

Three moments from the months around Hours Between.

Luca Rowan producing at home with a laptop and a drum machine.

Luca Rowan in the DJ booth of an empty club before the doors open.

Luca Rowan with Maya Ellis on synth bass and Theo Vale on drum machines.

(05) Listen

Start with a song.

Listen to Hours Between, or find a night to hear the tracks in person.

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