Luke Smith

Luke Smith may refer to:

Luke Smith (session musician)

Luke Smith is a Keyboardist from Manchester, England, who has worked with numerous world class artists including George Michael, Eric Clapton, Rosie Gaines, Whitney Houston, Roy Ayers, Frank McComb, B. B. King, Phil Collins, Shaggy, Chaka Khan, Lulu, BeBe and CeCe Winans, Andrae Crouch and Noel Robinson.

In 1992 Luke spent two years with the pop group Hot Chocolate on their European tour as their main keyboard player. Smith later formed his own jazz band which supported Roy Ayres, Hugh Masekela and Earl Klugh among others.

At the beginning of 1995, Luke moved to London where he landed a job in the West End as Music Director of the sell out musical show Mama, I Want to Sing!.

Luke then went to Los Angeles on tour with the gospel choir The London Fellowship Choir, the first British choir to perform at the Gospel Music Workshop Of America.

In 2007 Luke performed with George Michael at the inaugural concert of the new Wembley Stadium.

Now based in London, Luke also plays keys for The AllStars Collective.

Luke Smith (record producer)

Luke Smith (born 4 May 1978) is an English record producer, musician and songwriter. He was the co-founder, song-writer, guitarist and vocalist of the band Clor. His production and writing credits include Foals, Depeche Mode, Petite Noir, Anna of The North, Everything Everything, Slow Club, Crystal Fighters, Shitdisco, Fryars, Theme Park, Is Tropical and Crystal Fighters. He has worked on such popular and critically acclaimed albums as Total Life Forever and Sounds of the Universe.

Career

Clor

From 2003 to 2005, Smith founded with Barry Dobbin and provided lead guitars and vocals for the band Clor. He co-wrote and produced their eponymous sole album which was released in 2005 to critical acclaim. In May 2006, Smith and his co-founder announced Clor had split up. Later, in 2010, their album was voted number 1 topping NME's “100 greatest albums you've never heard".

Production and writing

In 2007 to present, Smith has produced a number of critically acclaimed releases. Of his work, Smith’s most noted is his production of the seminal second album Total Life Forever by Foals in Gothenburg in 2010 and programming of the twelfth studio album Sounds of the Universe by Depeche Mode in 2009. Amongst others, Smith also produced the debut album Kingdom of Fear by Shitdisco in 2007 which was awarded 9/10 by NME, the second Slow Club album, Paradise, in 2012 which was given 8 out of 10 by Drowned in Sound magazine, produced the second album I’m Leaving by Is Tropical in 2013 which received 8/10 on the popular music blog, The 405. In 2014, Smith produced the much-lauded debut EP King of Anxiety by Petite Noir on Domino records which received outstanding reviews in i-D magazine and The Guardian. and has gone on to see it's track "Chess" streamed over 1,000,000 times on Spotify. "Chess" also appears on the debut album La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful by Petite Noir released on Domino Records.