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Profile:
updated 30th March 2007
The golden boy of Sydneys club
& party scene for ten years, Luke is one of Oxford St's most popular and
versatile DJs. Renowned for his unashamedly uplifting and energetic vocal house
style, Luke has 14 performances at Sydney's world famous 'Mardi Gras' &
'Sleaze Ball' parties under his belt as well as countless performances at the
biggest & best parties in the country including 'Homesexual', 'Queer
Nation', 'Raw Hide' & 'Toybox'.
Luke holds down residences at
popular Sydney venues 'The Colombian', 'Slide', 'Stonewall', 'Manacle' & 'ARQ'. Luke is most
famous as the driving force behind the hugely popular SUNDAYS @ ARQ having
forged it's musical sound, style & evolution since the club originally opened in 1999.
Luke regularly spins at events
across the country and around the globe, having headlined gigs with many return appearances
in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Singapore and Auckland as well as gigs in
Seattle, San Diego, and legendary clubs such as 'Heaven' in London and 'Pacha' in
Ibiza. Luke has headlined with
and played alongside local & international DJ's TV Rock, The Freemasons, Chris Cox, Junior Vasquez, Rob Kay, Paul Heron,
Luke Johnstone, DJ 4Strings, Ferry Corsten, Matt Darey, Victor Calderone, Brett
Henrichson, The Space
Brothers, Barry Harris, Tom Stephan,
Wayne G, Pants & Corset, Fragma, Gonzalo, Sacha Collisson (Aurora), Pete
Wardman, Neil Lewis, Frankie Knuckles as well as major acts like Dannii Minogue,
The Rogue Traders, Katie Underwood, Emily WIlliams, Simone Denny, Melissa Tkautz,
Paulini, Ricki-Lee, Cosima, Terra Deva
Style:
Always uplifting and energetic, Luke's style
has progressed over the years - his current sound being a heady mix of piano infused big room
house injected with electro & trance elements, infectious vocals and
a heavy emphasis on driving rhythm & percussion - all combined into a genre
Luke has dubbed 'Fusion'.
Discography:
Luke has produced studio remixes for Cosima De
Vito, Michal Nicolas and achieved national chart success with 'Glamorous Life'
& 'All I Want' for Melissa Tkautz. His own track 'Set Me Free' featuring
Doug Williams is due for release later this year. (Listen to the MP3 above for a
sneak preview) His remix of 'We All Need Somebody' by The Peachy Project feat
Erika Heynatz can be found exclusively on the STONEWALL: THE ADDICTION, a 2xdisc
CD compiled & mixed by Luke Leal which was released in 2006. To listen to track
clips or purchase CD go to www.stonewallhotel.com
Luke has also mixed &
released official compilation CDs for MARDI GRAS, local gay radio station FREE FM and
former boutique party ICE.
Media:
Luke has
contributed regular shows to community radio stations FREE FM, OUT FM and most
recently "Lost In Trance-lation" on BEAT FM. He has had mixed
sets featured nationally on Triple J and Nova and occasionally writes
music based articles for print media.
Sydney Star Observer top 5 article here
Gear
Setup:
Adobe
Audition 2.0
Luke is constantly in his studio re-working or editing existing tracks as well
as creating cheeky bootlegs to give his sets an individual feel of their own.
You can hear anything from subtly different to exclusive versions of tracks in
his sets that you won't hear anywhere else.
Major Parties:
Adobe
Audition 2.0
Luke is constantly in his studio re-working or editing existing tracks as well
as creating cheeky bootlegs to give his sets an individual feel of their own.
You can hear anything from subtly different to exclusive versions of tracks in
his sets that you won't hear anywhere else.
Major Parties:
MARDI
GRAS: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006
SLEAZE BALL: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
HAND IN HAND: 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003
QUEER NATION: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
BIG QUEER NATION: 2004, 2005
Previous
Parties/Venues:
ICE, FRISKY, MAGNITUDE, XTC,
The Midnight Shift, Family (Brisbane), Gilligans, DCM, The Oxford, Shift Lounge,
The Exchange, The Lizard Lounge, Viper Room (Melbourne), The Flinders, The
Beresford, The Taxi Club, Lava Bar, The Loft.
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