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Luke MacNeil

 
Luke MacNeil

Alternate tunings and classical finger style training lend a hand in creating a style for Luke MacNeil that is truly powerful and unique. His songs are filled w

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Picture for song 'Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen Cover' by artist 'Luke MacNeil'

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen Cover

This is a cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' off my album 'Under Covers'
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Picture for song 'All of the Time' by artist 'Luke MacNeil'

All of the Time

All of the time
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Picture for song 'Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead Cover' by artist 'Luke MacNeil'

Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead Cover

This is an acoustic cover of Radiohead's 'Fake Plastic Trees'. It is on my album 'Under Covers'
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Picture for song 'John Brown - Bob Dylan Cover' by artist 'Luke MacNeil'

John Brown - Bob Dylan Cover

This is my cover of Bob Dylan's song 'John Brown' off my album Under Covers
Alternate tunings and classical finger style training lend a hand in creating a style for Luke MacNeil that is truly powerful and unique. His songs are filled with breathtaking emotional vocals and unconventional musical twists. "Music is my life, it is who I am. At 15 when I was bashing my head to bands like Slayer and Pantera, I could have never imagined I would grow to play and enjoy the works J.S. Bach.. Music makes me feel, and its my responsibility to see that it makes my audience feel something as well." Beginning his musical journey at a young age, Luke has crafted a style for himself that infuses many different genres. An early interest in Death Metal gave way to a use of interesting chord forms and scales. After being exposed to some local musicians at open mics, he became infatuated with finger style guitar technique and alternate tunings. Dissatisfied with the tone of distorted guitar, he has now taken an acoustic role. "The acoustic guitar vibrates... it just vibrates more. I like to feel the chords ring through my bones. My family have played country for all of my life. Some of those old songs have become a part of me.. and I think that might be one of the reasons that I love the sound of an acoustic guitar so much. I found that with the electric stuff, I spent too much time fiddling with the knobs and foot switches... searching for the tone that was me.. I finally found it when I turned the amplifiers off" Frequently Featuring at open mics and coffee houses around the Metro west area, the expansiveness of the musical world has really sunken in. From Blues, to Death Metal, over to Rock, and now Folk, Luke has evolved and developed for himself a style that is truly unique. "I've played in bands, and had a great time, but I've found that what works best for me is performing solo. I like to play with people, but not so much all together. The nights that I really enjoy are the ones where we sit around in a circle, and trade songs back and forth. In the round. It's intimate.. It brings the performers closer together, and the audience closer to us." Luke has recently released his first solo album entitled "Here's one for Sanity". The album is a collection of original songs and some covers of the songs that he believes the world should hear. A pleasant mix of instrumental finger style pieces, descriptive sonic imagery, and testosterone.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
I play all around Massachusetts, and anywhere else that will let me. If I didn't like it, I wouldn't be a performer!
Your musical influences
Damien Rice, John Gerard, Peter Mulvey, Martin Sexton, Greg Brown, Tom Waits, Radiohead, Stone Temple Pilots, Thom York, Cake, David Gray, James Blunt, Elliot Smith, Ben Folds, The Beatles, Everclear, Oasis, Jeffrey Foucault, Ellis Paul, Paul Simon, Alice in Chains, Layne Staley, Chris Cornell, Josh Groban, Sublime, Blind Melon, Perl Jam, Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Josh Ritter, Jason Myles Goss, Bob Dylan, Amos Lee, Ani Difranco, A Perfect Circle, Audioslave, Ben Harper, Chris Smither, Dave Matthews, Deftones, Ella Fitzgerald, Eric Clapton, Five for Fighting, Godsmack, Hank Williams, Incubus, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Jeff Buckley, Jerry Cantrell, Jim Croce, John Mayer, Johnny Cash, Kris Delmhorst, Laurance Juber, Leonard Cohen, Mad Season, Nickleback, Nirvana, Norah Jones, Porcupine Tree, Rush, Ryan Adams, The Cardinals, Simon and Garfunkle, Soundgarden, System of a Down, Tantric, Tenacious D, Tool, Tracy Chapman, Travis, Uncle Tupelo, The White Stripes, Wilco
What equipment do you use?
Taylor 410CE Crate Limo Shure Beta 58 Boss TU-2
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