Notes from the studio and the stage

Journal

Live sets, releases, collaborations and experiments — the stories behind the music.

Luca Aza in front of the Prague Metronome on Letná hill

Metronome

For me, the metronome is more than a tool — it’s the three-dimensional projection of rhythm itself. I love it because it’s exact and…

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Luca Aza and János Vázsonyi on stage, selfie with laptop and wind controller

Live Act

What I love about our live act with János Vázsonyi is the way finished pieces transform — they gain new faces, and the outcome is never the…

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Pentatonic – music video by Luca Aza Soundscapes: a painting created for the Heti Betevő charity auction, set to a Koshi chime soundscape

✨ New video on YouTube: “Pentatonic” ✨

I’m excited to share my latest work: the “Pentatonic” music video is now out! 🎥 The video shows the creation of a painting that was made…

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Pentatonic cover art – a wooden wind chime above a forest river

Pentatonic got into the Groover List

Too many things happening and I hardly cope let alone post about it but Pentatonic got to Groover charts and also got to Heart Dance…

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Luca Aza in an orange sweater playing a live set with a DJ controller at Három Holló, Budapest

Done for Now release & Birthday party

This event was literally a birthday present. We performed a live act at Három Holló, the favourite place of Ady, with a bunch of friends…

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Eco Flight Project cast taking a bow in a Budapest courtyard, seen from above with the audience seated on the ground

Eco Flight Project in Budapest

Our shows in Budapest were a real success — it felt amazing to bring this fusion to the stage. On top of the vertical dance, the…

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Downtempo / ambient work in progress by Luca Aza – dog-approved

Original downtempo / ambient work in progress

Working on a new downtempo piece — somehow inspired by Gymnopédie, but it naturally slipped into a 6/4 flow. There's a soft, jazz-like…

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Performer in white guiding a flying fabric bird on a pole in blue light in front of a brick building, Eco Flight tour

Eco Flight Tour – France & Spain

Our Eco Flight tour with The Flock Project has officially finished! The first stop was the magical village of Correns, France, where music…

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Luca Aza, János Vázsonyi and Győző Horváth playing live at the Heti Betevő charity exhibition opening

Live Music Among Art – Heti Betevő Charity Exhibition Opening

Last night we had the honour of playing at the opening of the charity auction exhibition for Heti Betevő. Two of our images were also…

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Takeaway coffee cup in front of green and white ornamental ceramic tiles at the University of Pécs art department

What the Music Theory at Pécs did to my brain? 😱

A lot has been happening, and for a moment I was pulled away from music by Christmas gigs. (AKA: life across multiple art forms.) In the…

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Luca Aza's home studio desk with a Novation Launch Control, Focusrite audio interface, laptop, headphones, microphone and flute under a neon cloud light and a painted Christmas tree

The Holiday Ableton Adventures

On the night of the winter solstice, when the dark pauses and the light quietly considers returning, Ableton and I finally met in the…

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Inside the Dome – music by Luca Aza and János Vázsonyi for the One Two Many Collective's geodesic dome at INspirál Cirkuszközpont

Inside the Dome: A Collective Sound Experience

I had a social media cleansing recently. Partially because we moved, but mostly because I got fed up and wanted to distance myself from…

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Luca Aza – fully live ambient set with biofeedback synth, loops, voice and flute at Atno

I Lost Track of Reality Mid-Set

This was a first for me: I created ambient fully live — no backing track, just biofeedback synth, loops, voice, and flute (and a lot of…

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Close-up of Luca Aza's hands on a MIDI controller and red keyboard during a live ambient set at Kacsakő

Site matters – Kacsakő 2026

This year we got more than one opportunity to play at Kacsakő. It's a chill zone by itself with the sunbathing chairs and the Danube right…

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Luca Aza playing a watermelon through a biofeedback synth – live at Bánya

Watermelon as a synth – Live at Bánya

I'm sure you've all seen those videos on socials where they say "Now you can hear the sound of nature!" and then they hook up electrodes to…

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