KABC-TV Los Angeles, and the Korean Broadcasting System. He was a top prize winner at the Schlern International Competition in Italy, the International Chamber Music Ensemble Competition in Boston, the Beverly Hills Auditions in Los Angeles on two separate occasions, the Music Teachers' Association of California Duo-Piano Competition, the American Prize in Piano Performance, and the Emerging Artist Award from Arts Orange County. Loucks was named one of Orange County's most influential people by OC Weekly and in 2018, was nominated for the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award by the Orange County Business Journal. In 2019, he received special recognition from the California State Legislature for the creation and development of the Sing! Program at Music Academy of the West. Personal Loucks resides in Brooklyn, New York and Irvine, California with his wife and musical partner, violinist Iryna Krechkovsky. He is an avid outdoorsman having earned his Eagle Scout in 2000. References External links Official Website Official Twitter Page Living people South Korean classical pianists American pianists Aspen Music Festival and School alumni American male pianists 21st-century classical pianists 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century American pianists Year of birth missing (living people)