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Luke Simpson

About Me

My mom taught me piano. My dad taught me drums and guitar. My sisters taught me how to treat girls. My brothers taught me how to punch people. Dr. Rathmell taught me four-part writing.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/07/2006
Band Website: You're on it. Boom.
Band Members: Billy Haley plays drums on "Rocket"
Allie Andrews sings bgvs on "I am a Bird"
Jessie Aron sings bgvs on "Upside Down"
Influences: You might hear: Sufjan Stevens, Iron & Wine, Feist, Nickel Creek, Weezer, The Bad Plus…
Sounds Like: Music you play in your room with a friend. Or like a little kid running around and jumping off of things.
Record Label: NASHVILLLLLLLLLLLE!!! OMG NAAAAAAAAAAAAASHVIIIIIII
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

I'm a finalist in the Portland Songwriters Association's 2008 Songwriter of the Year contest!

Hello all!I was notified today that I've been selected as one of the 10 finalists for the PSA 2008 Songwriter of the Year competition. Yesssss!They have 10 songwriters perform each month, and I heard ...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:55:00 GMT

Most Random Thing in the World Discovered to be Kite String

One of life's great mysteries was recently put to rest as a girl walking through Target announced to her friend over her cell phone that she was looking for kite sting"like, the most random thing in ...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:56:00 GMT

Local Youth Raises Awareness

"Awareness is something my generation really lacks, in general," observes John Stikes, a pretty genuinely concerned teen new to the social issue scene. "So I'm starting Awareness Drive 2000." Currentl...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:58:00 GMT

New song

Actually it's an old song, by The Ramones. It's one of those songs that "really" "captures" the ethos of something. So here is me reinterpreting the ethos. Speaking of transitional sentences, I bought...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:09:00 GMT

My band’s song on ccli.com

Hey all, The band I drum for (Rend the Heavens) has a live song up here on CCLI's website (Christian Copyright Licensing International). It's a video from a church we played at in Washington. My drums...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:32:00 GMT

Turntables

I am fascinated by turntables. Record scratching is one of my favorite sounds. If I were rich enough to not have to work, my empty days would be filled learning to turntable. Also with my extra time I...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:22:00 GMT

New Rend the Heavens Album

I just got done recording my drum parts for a new Rend the Heavens album today. Woo hoo. The album should be out mid-August. Oh, and go watch the new teen girl squad.
Posted by on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:47:00 GMT

Romance

Sucker!
Posted by on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:28:00 GMT

Pirates 3 Earns 500 Bajillion Dollars in Opening Minute

At 8:01 P.M. Thursday, a giant meteorite made of gold, diamond, and platinum crashed into the front yard of producer Jerry Bruckheimer. He reportedly has already found a nice spot for it in his living...
Posted by on Sat, 26 May 2007 17:33:00 GMT

My new top 5 movies

1. The Incredibles 2. Signs 3. Dumb and Dumber 4. Airplane 5. Hot Fuzz I think Little Miss Sunshine is 6.
Posted by on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:37:00 GMT