Luc Bergeron, originally from Lewiston, Maine, comes from a family of musicians and singers on both his mother's and father's sides, but is the only one in the family who had any interest in drumming. After much begging and pleading he was finally given a used drum set when he turned 12. His first formal lessons were with regionally well-known drummer and teacher Dick Demers.
Luc was a founding member of the rock band "Symmetry" while still in high school, which in 1986 recorded a demo that snagged national management (Fred Lewis - ex-mgr for "The Cars"), received radio airplay in Maine and Massachusetts, and generated major record label interest. The band played extensively through New England. After he left Symmetry in 1988, he spent a while wondering what he was going to do with his life, and decided to attend the University of Southern Maine as an English major during the fall semester of 1989. When he saw master drummer Steve Smith (Journey, Vital Information, sessions artist) in the spring of 1990 at a concert at the University of Maine in Augusta, it moved him to get serious about music, and so attended UMA's nationally known Jazz and Contemporary Music program. While there he had one-on-one instruction from drummer/pianist/composer Steve Grover. 
(Go to www.invisiblemusicrecords.com to check out his discography.)




Christmas morning at age 5
 
 
   
Since then, Luc has played classic soul and R&B, mixes of world music/reggae/pop, classic rock, acoustic trio jazz, electric fusion, and has performed on several various recording sessions. He was also the original house drummer for the Tuesday jams at the Free Street Taverna in Portland during the late winter of 2002. His very first drum heroes were Peter Criss and Ringo Starr. Alan White, Bill Bruford, Carl Palmer, Neil Peart, Joe Morello, Steve Smith, Vinnie Colaiuta, Horacio Hernandez, Peter Erskine, Manu Katche, and Gary Husband have since influenced him over the years.
1988 Symmetry Gig    Lewiston, Maine

Luc has been teaching since 1993, and has done so at Spectrum Music in Lewiston & Brunswick, The Music Centre in Brunswick, and The Drum Shop in Portland. He has had several different day gigs, but since June of 2005 he has owned his own dog-centered business, Kamp K9 (formerly Paw Prince Bed & Biscuit), a dog day care and pet boarding facility in Scarborough, at which Luc now works full-time. He also does some writing, and with his background in English and public speaking, is quite articulate in verbal and written formats, which makes him an effective communicator with his students and his customers. It also serves him well in the political activism in which he partakes. He has also written a book, "Beginning Drum Set Coordination", which he has self-published. He and his 4 dogs live in Scarborough, Maine.
1993.  YIKES.

Currently, Luc performs with the following bands:

-The Bob Charest Band

Substitutes for:

-Mystic Vibes
-Nick Halpern/Chronic Funk
-Antigravity Band
-The Delta Knights

 

See his Gig Calendar for his schedule.
2003 with Bob Charest Band
Westbrook, Maine