Real name: Luca Venezia

Effective period / Period of releases: 2004 - 2012

New York City based DJ & producer (born 29th November 1981)

He has been experimenting with sound for years via the underground electronic scene of Kid 606’s TigerBeat6 label, Mad Decent and French label Institubes (under his alter ego "Curses!").

Drop The Lime's influences range from Brian Eno to rockabilly (he’s well known for his 50s doo wop and soul sets) to Sonic Youth to Wu Tang but things don't just stop there. He also runs Trouble & Bass, an influential New York club night and label since 2006. The Trouble & Bass crew are the DJs who are defining a new New York sound.

Drop The Lime has worked with DJ duo Crookers and remixed tracks for Armand Van Helden, Drop The Lime also releases tracks on French label, Institubes, under the moniker Curses!

London's superclub Fabric also gave Drop The Lime a club residency in summer 2008.

He has remixed tracks for Armand Van Helden, Little Boots, Robyn, Blaqstarr, Moby, Rex the Dog, Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip and Buraka som Sistema.