Luke Machin | |
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Background information | |
Born | Congleton, Cheshire, United Kingdom | 22 November 1988
Genres | Progressive rock, progressive metal |
Occupation(s) | Guitarist |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | InsideOut Music |
Member of |
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Formerly of | Francis Dunnery |
Luke Machin (born 22 November 1988) [1] is an English progressive rock guitarist, composer and record producer known as a member of The Tangent and Karnataka, as well as founding member of Maschine. [2] [3] He has been named in Prog' Magazine's top ten guitarists of the year for 4 years, alongside Steve Hackett, Guthrie Govan, Steve Howe, David Gilmour and Steve Rothery. [4]
Machin started playing guitar at age 2 or 3. [3] [5] He studied at Brighton Institute of Modern Music (BIMM) between 2007 and 2010, [6] playing under Guthrie Govan [3] and with the likes of Jeff Beck, [7] [8] Francis Dunnery, [9] Pain of Salvation [10] and Robert Plant, by the age of 22. [5]
Machin formed Maschine in 2008 while studying at BIMM. The band consists of Machin (guitar, vocals), Dan Mash (bass, vocals), [11] Marie-Eve De Gaultier (keyboards, vocals), [12] Andy Morgan (guitar, vocals), [13] James Stewart (drums). [14] Maschine have released two albums Rubidium (2013) and Naturalis (2016). The band are influenced by Pain of Salvation, It Bites and many other prog and non related prog artists. [2]
In late 2011, Machin and Mash joined The Tangent, with band leader Andy Tillison describing Machin as an "unbelievable musician". [2] Mash and Machin parted ways with Tillison in 2012 due to Tillison's financial struggles. [2] However, Tillison referred Machin to Thomas Waber to get the band signed to prog label InsideOut Music. [2]
Around this time Machin auditioned for Pain of Salvation but didn't take the role due to his commitment to Maschine and geographical issues, [2] though he did guest with the band in 2012. [10]
Machin re-joined The Tangent for their 2015 album A Spark in the Aether, [15] and has remained a member ever since. [16] Contributing to later albums including The Slow Rust of Forgotten Machinery (2017), [17] [18] Proxy (2018), [19] Auto Reconnaissance (2020), [20] [21] Songs From the Hard Shoulder (2022). [22] [23]
In November 2018, Machin joined Welsh progressive rock band, Karnataka, [24] as a guest guitarist, however he has stayed with the band to the present, [25] contributing to their 2023 album, Requiem for a Dream. [26]
In March 2021, Machin announced his debut solo album, Soulshine. [27] Which will include guest appearances from Marco Minnemann, [27] Guthrie Govan, [28] Francis Dunnery ( It Bites), [29] Jonas Reingold ( Steve Hackett, The Tangent) [29] and Daniel Gildenlow (Pain of Salvation). [30]
In August 2021, Machin joined a revived Cyan. A project by Magenta keyboardist Rob Reed and Camel multi-instrumentalist Peter Jones. [31] He appears on their albums, For King And Country (2021) [32] and Pictures from the Other Side (2023). [33]
Luke Machin | |
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Background information | |
Born | Congleton, Cheshire, United Kingdom | 22 November 1988
Genres | Progressive rock, progressive metal |
Occupation(s) | Guitarist |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | InsideOut Music |
Member of |
|
Formerly of | Francis Dunnery |
Luke Machin (born 22 November 1988) [1] is an English progressive rock guitarist, composer and record producer known as a member of The Tangent and Karnataka, as well as founding member of Maschine. [2] [3] He has been named in Prog' Magazine's top ten guitarists of the year for 4 years, alongside Steve Hackett, Guthrie Govan, Steve Howe, David Gilmour and Steve Rothery. [4]
Machin started playing guitar at age 2 or 3. [3] [5] He studied at Brighton Institute of Modern Music (BIMM) between 2007 and 2010, [6] playing under Guthrie Govan [3] and with the likes of Jeff Beck, [7] [8] Francis Dunnery, [9] Pain of Salvation [10] and Robert Plant, by the age of 22. [5]
Machin formed Maschine in 2008 while studying at BIMM. The band consists of Machin (guitar, vocals), Dan Mash (bass, vocals), [11] Marie-Eve De Gaultier (keyboards, vocals), [12] Andy Morgan (guitar, vocals), [13] James Stewart (drums). [14] Maschine have released two albums Rubidium (2013) and Naturalis (2016). The band are influenced by Pain of Salvation, It Bites and many other prog and non related prog artists. [2]
In late 2011, Machin and Mash joined The Tangent, with band leader Andy Tillison describing Machin as an "unbelievable musician". [2] Mash and Machin parted ways with Tillison in 2012 due to Tillison's financial struggles. [2] However, Tillison referred Machin to Thomas Waber to get the band signed to prog label InsideOut Music. [2]
Around this time Machin auditioned for Pain of Salvation but didn't take the role due to his commitment to Maschine and geographical issues, [2] though he did guest with the band in 2012. [10]
Machin re-joined The Tangent for their 2015 album A Spark in the Aether, [15] and has remained a member ever since. [16] Contributing to later albums including The Slow Rust of Forgotten Machinery (2017), [17] [18] Proxy (2018), [19] Auto Reconnaissance (2020), [20] [21] Songs From the Hard Shoulder (2022). [22] [23]
In November 2018, Machin joined Welsh progressive rock band, Karnataka, [24] as a guest guitarist, however he has stayed with the band to the present, [25] contributing to their 2023 album, Requiem for a Dream. [26]
In March 2021, Machin announced his debut solo album, Soulshine. [27] Which will include guest appearances from Marco Minnemann, [27] Guthrie Govan, [28] Francis Dunnery ( It Bites), [29] Jonas Reingold ( Steve Hackett, The Tangent) [29] and Daniel Gildenlow (Pain of Salvation). [30]
In August 2021, Machin joined a revived Cyan. A project by Magenta keyboardist Rob Reed and Camel multi-instrumentalist Peter Jones. [31] He appears on their albums, For King And Country (2021) [32] and Pictures from the Other Side (2023). [33]