Vintage Culture

Lukas Rafael Ruiz Hespanhol (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlukɐz ʁafaˈew ʁuˈiz espɐˈɲɔw]; born July 7, 1993), known as Vintage Culture, is a Brazilian DJ and record producer. He had a great ascent of releasing remixes of songs like "Blue Monday" by New Order and "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd. These songs went viral with his versions of "Bete Balanço" by Cazuza and "Bidolibido" by Fernanda Abreu.^[1]

Vintage Culture
Born	Lukas Rafael Ruiz Hespanhol (1993-07-07) July 7, 1993 (age 32) Katuete, Canindeyu, Paraguay
Occupation(s)	Record producer, DJ, Manager
Years active	2011-present
Musical career
Genres	House Dance Electronica
Instrument	Digital audio workstation
Labels	Spinnin' Records Só Track Boa
Website	vintageculture.com

Vintage Culture is also a record company manager at Só Track Boa.^[2]

Biography

Lukas Ruiz Hespanhol was born in Mundo Novo, Mato Grosso do Sul in 7 July 1993.^[3] Son of Valdir^[4] and Edmara Rita Hespanhol,^[4][5] he has a sister named Lohana Sthefanie Hespanhol Ruiz.^[6] During his childhood, he spent much of it in a farming village in Katueté, a city belonging to the Canindeyú Department, which borders Brazil.^[7] At that time, he helped his father with work on the family farm and his desire was to be a "harvest pilot", he says.^[4] At the age of 8, he moved to Mundo Novo, where he studied at the Mundo Novo Mickey Educational Center where he completed elementary school and graduated from high school.^[8]

It was in that city that his interest in electronic music began when he found a CD that his uncle had.^[7] Until then, he had been enjoying electronic bands like New Order and Depeche Mode.^[7]

After finishing school he moved to Maringá, at the age of 19, where he decided to study law, but he abandoned his career to dedicate himself fully to producing music.^[7]

In 2015, Vintage Culture barely missed the DJ Mag by appearing at #118 in the Top 100 DJs list of British magazine,^[9] and in that same year, he had appeared at #2 on the best Brazilian DJs House Mag list.^[10] By 2016, he achieved the 54th position at the DJ Mag.^[11]

In 2016, he released the EP Hollywood by Ganza Seal Skol Music in partnership with Spinnin Records. Soon after, he charted his remix of "Drinkee" for duo Sofi Tukker, released by Ultra Music at the #4 Dance chart of Beatport; after a month, the release has remained in the Top 10. However, it was "Wild Kidz" Spinnin Records as he began to gain international recognition, as the song entered the "Global Viral" Spotify and received support from Oliver Heldens, EDX, and Sam Feldt.^[12]

In 2023, he climbed up at the best position of his career, at #10 in the DJ Mag Top DJs list.^[13]

Discography

Extended plays

• 2016 Hollywood, Ganzá, N.5 iTunes Electronic^[14]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		BRA	USA Dance [15]	USA Dance Club [16]
"What U Want"	2013	–	–	–		Non-album singles
"Disco Nights"		–	–	–		Disco Nights - EP
"U Gonna Want Me"		–	–	–		Non-album singles
"70's Police Pursuits"		–	–	–
"Everyday" (featuring theDuo)	2014	–	–	–		Everyday's a G-Thing
"Body Down"		–	–	–		Body Down - EP
"Real" (with Elephanto featuring Ju Nedel)		–	–	–		Side B
"Love Games"		–	–	–		Love Games EP
"Hey No" (with Nytron)		–	–	–		Hey No EP
"Cicles" (with Ashibah)		–	–	–		Non-album singles
"I Like Dirty"		–	–	–
"Sure Thing" (with Eastrip & Torha featuring Ashibah)		–	–	–
"Love Haters" (with Re Dupre)	2015	–	–	–
"Voices" (with Eastrip & Torha featuring Ellie Ka)		–	–	–
"Eyes" (with Constantinne and Felten)		–	–	–
"Sometimes" (with Woo2Tech)		–	–	–
"Slowing Down"		–	–	–
"Hollywood"[17]	2016	–	–	–
"Wild Kidz"[18] (with RICCI)		–	–	–
"Manifesto" (with Wolfire featuring Anamari)	2017	–	–	–
"Why Don't U Love" (with Selva and Lazy Bear)		–	–	–
"Later" (with RICCI)		–	–	–
"Monday" (with Felguk and Le Dib)		–	–	–
"Feeling Good" (with Chemical Surf)		–	–	–
"Memories" (with Clubbers)		–	–	–	Pro-Música: Platinum[19]
"Eternity" (with Jetlag Music)	2018	–	–	–
"Cante por Nós" (with KVSH featuring Breno Miranda)		–	–	–
"Need U" (with Krieger(BR))		–	–	–
"Pour Over"[20] (with Adam K)		–	–	16	Pro-Música: 2× Diamond[19]
"I Will Find" (with Rooftime)		–	–	–	Pro-Música: 2× Diamond[19]
"Save Me"[21] (with Adam K featuring MKLA)		–	–	–	Pro-Música: Diamond[19]
"Yesterday" (with Pimpo Gama)	2019	–	–	–	Pro-Música: 2× Platinum[19]
"My Girl" (with Fancy Inc)		–	–	–	Pro-Música: 3× Platinum[19]
"In the Dark"[22] (with Fancy Inc)		–	32	1	Pro-Música: Diamond[19]
"Intro (Rework) [Remix]" (with Bruno Be, Öwnboss and Ashibah)		–	–	–
"Deep Inside of Me"[23] (with Adam K featuring MKLA)	2020	–	–	41	Pro-Música: 3× Platinum[19]
"Bros"[24]		–	–	–	Pro-Música: 2× Platinum[19]
"Things"[25] (with Wolf Player and Jets)		–	–	–
"Coffee (Give Me Something)" (with Tiësto)		–	44	–	Pro-Música: Platinum[19]
"Happy"[26] (with Fancy Inc and Drunky Daniels)		–	–	–
"It Is What It Is"[27] (featuring Elise LeGrow)		–	–	–	Pro-Música: Platinum[19]
"Time"[28] (with Frank La Costa and Superjava)		–	–	–		Vintage Culture & Friends, Vol. 4
"Terrified"[29] (with Kvsh and Bruno Be featuring The Beach)		–	–	–
"Splice & Dice"[30]		–	–	–
"Show Me the Way"[31] (with Fm Laeti and Shapeless featuring Padox)		–	–	–
"Cali Dreams"[32] (with Fancy Inc featuring The Beach)	2021	–	–	–	Pro-Música: 2× Platinum[19]	Non-album singles
"Free"[33] (with Fancy Inc and Roland Clark)		–	–	–
"Butterflies"[34] (with FFlora and Meca featuring Tristan Henry)		–	–	–
"Last Thought"[35] (with Sunny Fodera featuring Mkla)		–	–	–
"You Give Me a Feeling"[36] (with James Hype)		–	–	–
"Coming Home"[37] (with Leftwing & Kody featuring Anabel Englund)		–	–	–
"Nightjar"[38] (with Sonny Fedora featuring Shells)	2022	–	–	–
"Amanhã"[39]		–	–	–
"Commotion"[40] (with Maxi Jazz)		–	–	–
"Under Pressure" (with Meduza)[41]		–	–	–
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes

• 2016: Sofi Tukker — Drinkee (Vintage Culture Remix)
• 2016: Joy Corporation — Do You Remember (Vintage Culture Remix)
• 2017: Martin Garrix and Troye Sivan - There For You (Vintage Culture and Kohen Remix)
• 2018: Bob Sinclar - World Hold On (Vintage Culture and Dubdogz Remix)
• 2019: Martin Garrix featuring Macklemore and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy - Summer Days (Vintage Culture and Bruno Be Remix)^[42]
• 2020: Maverick Sabre featuring Jorja Smith - Slow Down (Vintage Culture and Slow Motion Remix)^[43]
• 2020: Rompasso - Paradise (Vintage Culture Remix)^[44]
• 2020: Winona Oak and Robin Schulz - Oxygen (Vintage Culture and Fancy Inc Remix)^[45]
• 2020: Moby featuring Mindy Jones - My Only Love (Vintage Culture Remix)^[46]
• 2020: Felix Jaehn featuring Nea and Bryn Christopher - No Therapy (Vintage Culture Remix)^[47]
• 2021: Bob Moses and Zhu - Desire (Vintage Culture & Kiko Franco Remix)^[48]
• 2021: Louie Vega and Marc E. Bassy - Let It Go (Vintage Culture Remix)^[49]
• 2021: Meduza - Paradise (Vintage Culture Remix)^[50]
• 2021: Steve Angello, Laidback Luke, and Robin S - Show Me Love (Vintage Culture Remix)^[51]
• 2021: John Summit - Beauty Sleep (Vintage Culture Remix)^[52]
• 2021: Tiësto - The Business (Vintage Culture and Dubdogz Remix)^[53]
• 2021: Aleyna Tilki - Retrograde (Vintage Culture Remix)^[54]
• 2021: Diplo featuring Elderbrook and Andhim - One By One (Vintage Culture Remix)^[55]
• 2021: Rüfüs Du Sol - Next to Me (Vintage Culture Remix)^[56]
• 2021: Claptone featuring Seal - Just A Ghost (Vintage Culture Remix)^[57]
• 2021: Kasablanca - Hold Me Close (Vintage Culture Remix)^[58]
• 2021: Burns - Talamanca (Vintage Culture Remix)^[59]
• 2021: Chris Lorenzo - California Dreamin' (with High Jinx) [Vintage Culture Remix]^[60]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Nominated work	Category	Result
2015	DJ Mag	Vintage Culture	Top 101-150 DJs[61]	No. 118
2016	DJ Mag	Vintage Culture	Top 100 DJs	No. 54
2017	DJ Mag	Vintage Culture	Top 100 DJs	No. 31
2018	DJ Mag	Vintage Culture	Top 100 DJs	No. 19
2019	DJ Mag	Vintage Culture	Top 100 DJs	No. 47
2020	DJ Mag	Vintage Culture	Top 100 DJs	No. 30
2021	DJ Mag	Vintage Culture	Top 100 DJs	No. 17
2022	DJ Mag	Vintage Culture	Top 100 DJs	No. 11
2023	DJ Mag	Vintage Culture	Top 100 DJs	No. 10
2024	DJ Mag	Vintage Culture	Top 100 DJs	No. 9
2024	Berlin Music Video Awards	Best Editor	Fallen Leaf with Fideles feat. Be No Rain	Nominated

Filmography

Music videos

Year	Title
2016	"Hollywood"
2016	"Slowing Down"
2015	"Eyes"
2017	"Memories"
2018	"Save Me"
2019	"Yesterday"

Web series

On The Road

In its 10th episode, the series web can be considered a mini documentary about the life, career and the artist's career. In the series, the testimony of Vintage Culture are interspersed with behind the scenes, concerts and studio sessions, and some periods off with friends.

WKND Hi Lights

In short videos of one minute on average, Vintage Culture presents to the public a summary of their weekends.

Awards and indicated

DJ Mag

N. 118 no TOP 100 DJs DJ Mag (2015)^[62] N. 19 no TOP 100 DJs DJ Mag (2018)^[63]

House Mag

N.2 no TOP 50 DJS House Mag (2015)^[10]

Rio Music Conference

Melhor DJ Big Room (2015)^[64]