Luke Solomon

Luke began his proffesional DJ career in 1990 having practiced hard at his Friday night residency at Middlesex University student Union, where he met cohort Justin Harris. During this period he started working at a local Barnet record shop selling house music and soul music whilst holding down a part time job as a fishmonger. Following this his career within the industry was secured whence he got a job at Freetown, then home to Robert Owens, Felix the housecat,Jamie Principle and Masters at Work. This openned doors and led him to a long lasting relationship with Rob Mello and Kenny Hawkes, with hom he started his recording career and passion for live radio (Girls FM) respectively. Rob took Luke under his studio wing and taught him the ropes . Together they worked on productions for both Freetown and Prescription Underground. It was through the prescription owner Chez Damier,that he met a certain Mr Derrick L Carter. They immediately jelled due to their fascination with late nights and wild parties. From this Classic was born. The DJ's record label, home to artists such as DJ Sneak,Isolee,Tiefshwarz and Greenskeepers. During this time Luke and Justin had also begun to devlop their own production team,"Freaks." Recording for their own label Music for Freaks, they went to complete 3 studio albums, including within this, "the Man who lived underground. This brings us to present day. Luke decided to take a step back from the the record label business and began focus on production. Freaks have signed there four year old record "the Creeps", to the ministry of sound. The hype is massive and it looks set to be a top 20 record in the UK. They are also gigging as a 5 piece band and have 8 track demo of their new project, "the Last Days of Disco." Luke has also nearly finished his solo album for Rekids. The album is titled the Difference Engine. It features a multitude of musicians including, Robert Owens, Derrick Carter, Earl Gateshead and Nathan Haines to name a few. Then there is the business of producing. Luke has been working alongside Damian Lazarus. In the early stages of producing an album for fellow Freak, Jonny Rock, and more currently , working with old friend Timothy Shumaker on This Modern Dance. The ultimate weirdos underground supergroup. Features the talents of Sam Obernik, Chris Nazuka, Collette, DJ Heather, Chris Storr and Stella Attar.