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Luciana is a music producer and sound artist.
Born in Belo Horizonte, Luciana da Costa Amorim was active in the electronic music scene of her hometown in the 1990s and later became part of the underground music and party scene in Sao Paulo. In her master's thesis in political science, she explored political perspectives within Brazil's electronic dance music culture. Subsequently, Luciana started producing techno influenced by Samba grooves under the artist name Heliponto. She released her first album, "Eletronia," in 2008 on her own label, "Tupy."
In 2019 she completed another master's degree in Sound Studies at the UDK Berlin. For her thesis, she developed a multi-channel sound performance based on sample recordings from Berlin construction sites. Luciana curated and led various workshops with a focus on music and technology, since 2019 she has also been active as a workshop leader for lev.