Luke Reynolds
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lucas Fitzpatrick Reynolds |
| Born | April 20, 1979 |
| Origin | Cornwall, Vermont |
| Genres | Pop, Folk, Electronic |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Pedal Steel, Programming |
| Labels | Island, Vanguard |
| Associated acts | Pictures And Sound, Blue Merle, Guster |
| Website | http://lukereynoldsmusic.com/ |
Luke Reynolds (born April 20, 1979) is a Grammy nominated American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and studio musician best known as a member of Guster since 2010, and as a founding member of the bands Blue Merle and Pictures And Sound.
Luke Reynolds was born and raised in and around Cornwall Vermont in a geodesic dome that his parents built in 1970. His mother worked in education. His father was a computer programmer and built boats and guitars.
In 1999, Reynolds moved to Nashville to pursue music and attend Belmont University. He interned at Compass Records and Lost Highway Records. In 2002, he formed the band Blue Merle who signed with Universal Publishing, Island Records, CAA and Red Light Management. In February 2004, they began recording Burning In The Sun in Charlottesville, VA with British producer Stephen Harris. Strings were cut at Abbey Road in London and additional vocals recorded at Quad Studios in Nashville.
In February 2005, Blue Merle released Burning In The Sun. The album hit #8 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and peaked at #199 on the Billboard 200. The single, Burning In The Sun, went top 5 at AAA radio and stayed there for over 8 weeks. They performed at Lollapalooza,Farm Aid and Bonnaroo and toured with J.J. Cale and Guster. Their last show was Friday, April 21, 2006 at Vanderbilt University's Rites of Spring music festival.
Following Blue Merle, Reynolds left Nashville and spent the next two and a half years writing a body of work which would be released under the name Pictures And Sound. Gary Paczosa signed him to Vanguard Records.Pictures And Sound was released in August 2008. The album was produced by Jacquire King and included a duet with Willie Nelson. Recording took place in Nashville at House Of David Studios.
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