In the press
Accolades
Motif Music Awards – Favorite Hip-Hop Act (2024)
Webby Award – Short Video "Generations" (2022)
PVD Fest – Headliner (2021)
TedX Providence Speaker (2019)
Vienna Idol, Vienna VA – 2nd Place (2017)
Bagram’s Got Talent, Bagram Airfield Afghanistan – Winner (2016)
Top Talent Korea – Finalist (2014)
Media & Press
Big Lux is making waves across five continents as an innovative and sensational talent, leaving a size twelve boot-print everywhere he goes. With recognition from the Apollo, features on the Armed Forces Network, and an invitation to speak at the 2019 Providence TEDx Talks, Big Lux has graced some of the world’s largest stages. Witness the incredible journey of a Veteran, Poet, and True Performer as he settles his scores with just a string and a bow. Follow the Big Lux Journey.
VoteVets
VoteVets presents Generations, ft. Big Lux. Black History is American History
Boston Globe
Big Lux’s Beautiful Resistance: A Veteran’s Violin Sings Black Lives Matter
FUN 107 Radio
Rhode Island Violinist Impresses Kelly Clarkson After Viral Whale Performance
The Korea Times
Violinist Big Lux returns to Korea
Patch Media
Big Lux Blends Classical Violin with Hip Hop and More at the Kate
The Westerly Sun
Local hip-hop music legend Big Lux, well known for his unique twist on playing the violin, rocked the UNITED Theatre
Community MusicWorks
The Bigness of Big Lux. Lux works with CMW students on improvisation, listening, and musical explorations, and produced a newly commissioned piece for our 25th Season Reunion Concert
The Sun Chronicle
Big Lux performs a lively interlude of ‘Killing Me Softly with His Song,’ celebrating the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Westerly Sun
Big Lux debuts powerful music video that meets the moment
Uprise RI
Rally for Black lives gets loud in Barrington
The Knickerbocker Music Center
Big Lux plays the hits with a full band
TED
Big Lux – Live at TEDxProvidence