Lucky Pierre is arguably the most versatile modern musician/composer and producer/engineer in town.
His
twenty-five+ year career as a musician enables him to seamlessly switch from Kompa
to Twoubadou, R&B, Jazz, Zouk, Reggae, Calypso or Soca.
Lucky has a new CD project Lucky Twoubadou
Entitled “Poupe Kreyol” It’s going to be a treat and a
surprise to all his Fans. After an R&B CD release (The Pretty
Music) in 2004 and a Jazz CD release (Collaboration 1) in
2006, Lucky has gone full circle back to his roots, traditional
Haitian Twoubadou music.
With six previous released CDs and a long list of
studio sessions and productions to his credit, Lucky continues to
surprise the public with every new release. His last CD (Collaboration
I) with pianist/composer Nandy Pierre-Louis (2006) has cemented
his reputation as a premiere guitarist/ producer. Lucky is also very
involved in humanitarian work. He collaborates with Operation Green
leaves in the US and Afe Neg Combit in Haiti.
HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY
As a teenager growing up in New York, Lucky,
Pierre LeBlanc made his debut with the Kompa group Patchou Combo and
studied Jazz with guitarist Claude Dennise. In 1978, Lucky joined
the U.S. Air Force where he met the infamous bass player Vinni,
and together they formed the band Executive Suite.
Through a series of talent competitions - first at the Air base
level, then the Air command level, then the World wide level -
Lucky Pierre was selected to tour with the world famous U.S. Air
Force TOPS IN BLUES BAND.
Upon relocating to Miami in 1984, Lucky Pierre
joined the group Voila, a seven-piece variety band. Voila
was a local success doing both club gigs and playing major festivals
in Miami, such as Goombay, Miss Haiti Beauty Pageant and
Zouk Scandal at the Marine Stadium. In 1988. He formed the group
“Vision” with friend and long-time associate Remy. For the
next four years, they were very busy playing venues such as
Sundays on the Bay, Shooters (North Miami Beach), and
Mombassa Bay (Fort Lauderdale, Florida).
Even though, Lucky was deeply engaged by other
cultural promoters, he never forgot his roots. In 1991, Lucky
collaborated with the great saxophonist Loubert Chancy in the
“Loubert Chancy & Friends” project which featured Compas
greats such as Anderson Cameau, Nestor Azero and
Michelle Angus. Lucky left Vision in 1992 and took a
break from the live scene to sharpen his production skills. He
founded the five piece group D’Votion in January 1994, and
performed on a regular basis at Mangos, South Beach's top
live entertainment venue from October 1994 to February 1995, and at
Cafe Iguana. David Wallack, owner of Mangos,
said “D’votion is one of the best groups he has heard in a long
time."
In 1996, Lucky Pierre signed a recording
contract with Antilles Mizik and released two Cds under that
label. The first one entitled “Superstar” featured TABOU
COMBO’s bass player Yves Abel. The second, entitled “Pirouli”
was co-produced with Jeff Wainwright and released in July 1999.
The album also featured the great Haitian trumpet player Andre
Dejean, the fabulous vocal group Saima and drummer
Andrew Massac. Lucky inaugurated his 24-bit digital recording
studio in 1999 and has worked on numerous projects since then.