An established and firm favourite of Sydney’s club & party scene for over ten years, Luke Leal is one of its most popular and versatile DJs. Renowned for his unashamedly uplifting and energetic vocal house style, Luke has 14 headlining performances at Sydney's world famous MARDI GRAS & SLEAZE BALL parties under his belt as well as countless main room performances at the biggest & best parties in the country including HOMESEXUAL, TOYBOX, RAW HIDE, ICE, BEYOND & QUEER NATION.
Luke currently holds down residences at popular Sydney club nights & venues “RISING†@ PHOENIX, STONEWALL, SLIDE, THE COLOMBIAN & most predominantly as main room resident at Australia’s only gay superclub; ARQ. Luke is most famous as the driving force behind ARQ’s popular Sunday club night SUNDAY SCHOOL; having forged & defined the musical sound, style & evolution of the night since the club originally opened in 1999. Over the last 12 months Luke has also been doing regularly main room guest spots at the clubs Saturday nighter, helping making it the biggest club night in town, if not the country!
Luke regularly spins at events across the country and around the globe, having headlined gigs with 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 major 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 & artists such as Dannii Minogue, Jan Johnston, The Rogue Traders, Katie Underwood, Kristine W, Emily WIlliams, Simone Denny, Melissa Tkautz, Paulini, Ricki-Lee, Cosima and Terra Deva.
Luke has produced studio remixes for Cosima De Vito, Michal Nicolas, Erika Heynatz and achieved ARIA club & national chart success with 'Glamorous Life' & 'All I Want' for Melissa Tkautz as well as a top ten position with 'Pray' for Tina Cousins. His own first production 'Set Me Free' featuring the vocal talents of soul legend Doug Williams received support & spins from local jocks & great reaction from crowds. Check it out in the music player above. 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 early 2006. To listen to track clips or purchase CD go to
www.stonewallhotel.com The CD can also be purchased over the bar at Stonewall itself.
Luke has also mixed & released official compilation CDs for MARDI GRAS, FREE FM and ICE.
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