About Me
Luke began his career as a promoter, booker, publicist and then Dj, giving him a total understanding of music and people. Luke has been musical director, booker and resident of many of Melbourne’s best venues and events for years, focusing on the right sound for the right time in the right venue has always been his forte whether he is behind the decks or behind the desk.
Luke’s new home is la di da, in the heart of Melbourne’s clubbing district yet tucked into it’s own space musically and geographically it looks to be one of Melbourne’s hottest new spaces for drink, food, fun and music. Check us out www.ladidapeople.com.
Dj Luke McD has played house, electro, techno, breaks, funk and disco supporting the likes of Thomas Schumacher, Laurent Guarnier, Jesse Rose, Marc Romboy, Kosheen, Extrawelt, Tipper, Black Strobe, 2 many Dj’s, Perry Farrel, Will White, Miss Kitten and the Hacker, Nitin Sahwney, Speedy J, Ladytron, Jamie Lidel, Arc, Ransom, Phil K, Spiderbait and many 2 Many Dj’s. Luke has also played sets and hosted various radio shows including Melbourne’s Kiss FM breakfast show Friday mornings.
A tour through parts of Europe in 2006 and again in 2007 took Luke too many venues including the ABC club in Glasgow, The Keys in London, Pogo Club in Dublin, Nemo party’s in Belgium, Marbella Beach and Solar Factory gigs in Barcelona with the Fake Out crew during Sonar, Lola warehouse parties in Barcelona and City Hall in Barcelona, Space Beach in Berlin and Vinyl bar in Frankfurt.
Production was the next step for Luke McD and first release "Not Yet" is availible on beatport now with Smash Bang. more in stacking up on remixes on Freakshow disco.
Luke has teamed up with Melbourne producer Ehsan Gelsi to launch Smash Bang digital record label, taking the sound of his piers to the world. Smash Bang is distributing through Beatport, and Juno download and has already begun releasing Melbourne’s producers, www.smashbangrecords.com
Currently focused on techno, minimal, medial, electro, house and disco with respect to the audience and a common McD twist through every set. You can hear a demo of a live set from Lounge including Davarj on live bass and some live trumpet layered in live by Luke recorder 3 years ago now it still stands up. Check it out http://www.48records.com/label.htm .
