Lucas DiPasquale

It's one thing when an amateur Internet mash-up attracts the artist who's being mashed, but singer, songwriter, and masher Lucas Dipasquale's story goes further with an eventual Canadian/Caribbean connection. Born and raised in Markham, Ontario, Dipasquale joined the fray of acoustic Internet cover artists and strummed then uploaded his way through songs by Maroon 5, Louis Armstrong, and Ed Sheeran, with the occasional unexpected choice, like his mashing of numerous Young Jeezy hits. After hearing Jamaican dancehall artist Popcaan -- and first thinking it was hip-hop -- he bec...