Yo, what’s up everyone!

I’m Lucas Dias, drummer for Mashup Band, yup... The Beast!

I thought I’d share a bit of my story with you. Let’s vibe.

So, I was born on November 22, 1987, in Marília, Brazil, but I grew up in a tiny town called Gália. Music has been in my life forever, like, literally. My dad played guitar, my mom sang, and fun fact: I was born on Saint Cecilia’s Day, the patron saint of musicians. No pressure, right?

Meet Lucas Dias

Drummer Lucas Dias playing the drums while wearing headphones.

At home, there were always instruments lying around, guitars, a keyboard, but I was all about making noise. Pots and pans were my first "drum kit." My parents wanted me to stick to guitar or keyboard, though. I even took lessons, but drums? Man, that was my thing. They thought it was too loud and impractical, but I couldn’t shake the dream.

I was a shy, quiet kid who loved soccer. For a hot minute, I thought I’d be a pro player, but spoiler: I wasn’t great. I ended up as a goalkeeper and realized soccer was just for fun. When I was 4, we moved to Duartina, where I went through my soccer phase. But the real magic happened when we moved to Bauru, a bigger city.

Drummer Lucas Dias shouting into a megaphone while playing a drum strapped around his body.

After years of begging, my mom finally said I could play drums, but only if I took lessons first. I was 13 when I started, and by 14, I had my first drum set. The catch? We lived in an apartment, so I had to stash my kit at a friend’s music school. That’s how my first band started, with school friends.

Playing drums hit different. I’d tried guitar and keyboard, but nothing clicked like this. My parents kept pushing me to try other instruments, but I always came back to the drums.

Drummer Lucas Dias playing the drums with his eyes closed, holding two drumsticks.

In college, I had a band with Lucas Vianna, playing classic rock, and I joined a bunch of other bands in Bauru and nearby cities. One of them toured São Paulo state for seven years. Bars, private gigs, college parties, you name it. It was wild. On those tours, I met Julian (Ian’s brother) and Leo, who were in another band hitting the same spots as me.

While all this was going on, I started teaching music to kids and adults. I loved it, but as the gigs piled up, I had to choose: teaching or performing. Live music won.

Drummer Lucas Dias wearing a short-sleeved white shirt and a pork pie hat, playing a black drum set.

Through my teenage years, I was all about rock bands. I kept up with lessons, always trying to level up my skills. Still, I wasn’t sure about my future. I even tried studying geography for a while, but it wasn’t it. By 17, I decided to go all in and study music.