Born and raised in the musically-rich San Francisco Bay Area, Lucas Sanchez is an up and coming guitarist, singer/songwriter, and composer, whose music is assured to grab your attention. His music is a carefully crafted cocktail of sounds that draw inspiration from rock, blues, funk, pop, jazz, and more. Lucas’s guitar work is energetic and distinct with underlying tones of Hendrix, Clapton, Satriani, and Stevie Ray Vaughan; while his songwriting is influenced by masters like Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Sting, and Dave Matthews.         Lucas is now based out of LA but still plays frequently around the SF Bay as a solo artist and as a sideman in the Sugarbear Band. Some of the venues Lucas has played at in the past include Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay, Wente Vineyards, Freight and Salvage, Yoshi's, TEDxLivermore, DNA Lounge, Hotel Utah, Music City SF, Kilowatt SF and the Alameda County Fair; just to name a few.          Lucas’ educational background started when he began attending Las Positas College (which he later earned his music degree from) where he studied classical music, jazz, voice, guitar, and composition. After his time as Las Positas, he earned a scholarship to attend the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley where he spent his time studying various forms of jazz improvisation and composition.         In 2020 Lucas released his very first original work. He released a six-track EP of all original music to showcase his versatile songwriting. This self-titled EP is available on all streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Tidal, etc.). Now he's in the midst of working on a new album for 2026.  Lucas also collaborates with artists through studio work and songwriting. So far his main collaborations include Moonlight Jack and DELE. Lucas’ music is impossible to classify under one genre. He draws influence from many styles of music, new and old, all while making it, unmistakably, his own.