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Piane was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 4, 1980, and later graduated with a bachelor of music in musical composition from New York University in 2003.

He built his career as a composer and served as a music assistant at the 76th Annual Academy Awards in 2004, per IMDB.

Piane also worked as the music and tech assistant for the 2007 musical  Hairspray,  which ultimately earned him a Grammy nomination. He was also the orchestrator for the 2008 production of  Pretty Ugly People. 

8 Piane (seen here) celebrated one year of sobriety in August. Instagram/Lucian Piane

8 In the days leading up to his death, Piane (seen here) was taken into custody. FilmMagic

The composer signed on with  RuPaul's Drag Race  for Season 1 in 2009 and worked on the series until Season 8.

Piane was responsible for several of RuPaul's biggest hits, such as  Sissy That Walk,   Cover Girl,   Glamazon  and  Peanut Butter. 

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