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that Luke has played in include: Luke started playing the drums at the age of 13, when he gave up the trombone. A pair of sticks were thrown into his hands and he was told 'If you're not going to play the trombone there's a space for a drummer in the school orchestra!'. From then on Luke began to have regular drum lessons at Beal High School and then progressed to have lessons at Redbridge Music School with his now friend and colleague, Malcolm Ball. Since then, Luke has played with many different groups and in many different places from local pubs to the Royal Albert Hall. From 1997 - 2002 Luke played for Jazz Bands, Big Bands, Wind Bands, Orchestras and Rock/Pop Bands. In 2002 Luke was a regular player with NYJO II (National Youth Jazz Orchestra) where he was coached by the likes of Paul Eshelby and Bill Ashton and gained invaluable experience at improvisation and latin jazz. In February/March of 2002, Luke enjoyed composing a fanfare for the Queen's Golden Jubilee, which was played at the Royal Albert Hall on 8th March 2002. (Luke conducted the Orchestra). In September 2002, Luke left school to pursue a career as a professional drummer and soon acquired his first professional contract onboard the MS Saga Rose, touring the Mediterranean with a 6 piece show-band under the musical direction of Simon Fricker. Shortly after his return,
Luke secured a job on land as a percussion teacher for Redbridge
Music Service which he held until July 2006. Luke has a keen interest in conducting and was fortunate enough to maintain his interest professionally, working with the Eastbury Players as Musical Director from 2003 - 2006. Shows included a wide variety of musical styles with music from George Gershwin to Danny Elfman. In the Summer of 2006 the merge of Trinity Guildhall saw the implementation of a brand new syllabus for graded Drum Kit exams. Drummers from the UK and USA have composed various pieces for inclusion in this long overdue publication. Along with other drummers including Dave Weckl, Dave Webster, Paul Francis, Malcolm Ball and Andy Gleadhill, Luke has written a piece for this exciting new release which is featured in the grade 6 book. In December 2006 Luke was
invited to audition for Indie/Rock band, Interloper.
After a week of nervous waiting he got the call to confirm that
the 'gig' was his! Since the start of 2007, the band have been recording
and filming new tracks for their debut album.
Luke is pleased to have
worked and performed with many reputable artists including: A list of thank you's....
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