2021 Year End Review
This is not my typical experience, but I actually completed every musical goal I set at the begining of the year. I’m just as surprised...
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Luke
Nov 11, 20212 min read
Just Do It
I haven’t dropped a singer-songwriter track since May of 2019. Since then I’ve been working on other projects, releasing videos, and...
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Luke
Oct 14, 20211 min read
My Internship with the Minnesota Music Coalition
I am extremely blessed to be an intern with the Minnesota Music Coalition. Their mission is to support Minnesota musicians by creating a...
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Luke
Sep 8, 20212 min read
It Takes Practice
This Summer, I started teaching guitar lessons. It’s been interesting learning guitar again through beginners’ eyes and hearing their...
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Luke
Feb 17, 20212 min read
Creative Offloading
Today I’m going to talk about something I learned in music school. It’s called “offloading” and it’s one of the reasons I was able to...
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Luke
Dec 15, 20202 min read
Making a Lofi EP
This December I graduated college and I celebrated by releasing a lofi EP. I wanted something commemorative of the college experience,...
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Luke
Feb 25, 20203 min read
Big Turn Music Fest – 2020
I had volunteered at Big Turn last year, and it was a good experience. I discovered new music and met a ton of musicians. I knew I had...
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Luke
Jan 17, 20202 min read
Beat Station EP
My creative projects fell through the cracks during my Fall semester. Understandably, I was busy with work and school. Over break I...
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Luke
Sep 10, 20192 min read
I Moved to Mankato
As many of you know, I’ve been going to MSU Mankato since January of 2018. I’ve been living and working in Faribault: making the drive...
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Luke
Jun 20, 20192 min read
The Importance of Making Demos
When I thought about demos, I used to imagine a shittier version of the final song: badly recorded, unedited, and with a sub-par...
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Luke
Jun 4, 20193 min read
Spring (2019) – Semester Wrap-up.
This semester I took Songwriting II, Musicianship II, Practicum in Music Industry, private guitar lessons, and Concert Attendance. I had...
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Luke
May 1, 20192 min read
Dave Simonett (of Trampled by Turtles) came to my school!
If you’re savvy to Minnesota music, chances are you’ve heard of Trampled by Turtles. Hailing from Duluth, this blue-grass and folk band...
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Luke
Apr 6, 20192 min read
MSU Mankato, Songwriter Showcase. Spring Semester, 2019.
On April 2nd, MSU Mankato’s department of Music hosted a songwriter showcase. It took place at the Halling Recital Hall of the Earley...
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Luke
Mar 27, 20192 min read
MSU Mankato, Minnesota Storytellers: Martin Zellar.
I hadn’t heard of Martin Zellar before he came to school, but I got a brief history lesson from my teachers. In the 80’s Minnesota rock...
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Luke
Mar 20, 20193 min read
First Do It Badly
Lots of people are afraid to start something on the grounds they won’t be any good. I’m that way. We’re usually right about it too, but...
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Luke
Mar 12, 20192 min read
Book Review: How To Make It in the New Music Business – Ari Herstand.
Ari Herstand is an LA-based singer-songwriter, blogger, and actor. He graduated with a degree in music business from McNally Smith...
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Luke
Mar 5, 20192 min read
How Do You Define Success?
When I tell people I’m going to school for music, they often assume I want be a rock star, or at the very least a full-time musician. ...
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Luke
Feb 24, 20192 min read
Big Turn Music Fest – 2019. My Volunteer Experience.
I was already planning on attending Big Turn. Their lineup boasts some of Minnesota’s most well-known acts: Charlie Parr, Dessa, Gaelynn...
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Luke
Feb 19, 20192 min read
You Don’t Have to Be First
Eddie Van Halen is famous for his tapping technique, but he wasn’t the first to do it. In fact, hundreds of years before “Eruption,”...
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Luke
Feb 9, 20192 min read
Finish Your Songs
A few years back, I had a ton of musical ideas floating around my head. I wanted to write it all: hip-hop, EDM, singer-songwriter,...
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