Luke Solomon

Luke began his professional 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 da Housecat, Jamie Principle and Masters at Work. This opened 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, Isolée, 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 just signed their latest album,"Psych", to German label Ladomat. This is in the last few weeks of mixing and will be released in 2007. They are currently touring showcases with a 5 piece bands,finding new fans in Switzerland and Holland to name a few.

Luke has also been busy working on his own re-edits and productions. Working with people like Radioslave and Henrik Shwarz, he has currently signed singles to Crosstown Rebels, Gallery, Icon, and most recently, he has been welcomed into the world of Cajual and Relief, having finished his first single for Cajual, entitled monsters. You can also catch Luke back at the radio dials with Freak partner, Jonny Rock. The 2 record a monthly show of eclectic nonsense on WWW.Samurai.FM....