The career of Lucas Michailidis spans more than three decades. He is a past winner of the International Open Strings Competition in Germany and an ARIA award recipient for his work with Zulya and the Children of the Underground. Lucas has performed in Europe, South Korea, and the USA, and has released three solo recordings that have garnered worldwide acclaim. The latest Laughing at the Thief, is featured on premier US acoustic label - Candyrat and promotional videos accompanying the release have clocked over three hundred thousand views.  Lucas has been published by Mel Bay, and Guitarist Australia Magazine, and presently has two compositions featured in the VCE Contemporary Guitar Syllabus. He is a long-term instructor at the University of Melbourne and Melbourne Polytechnic and has conducted workshops in Australia, the USA and South Korea.