Photo Credit: Billy Joe
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| Shure KSM9 | Premium vocal condenser microphone that captures vocal subtlety with extraordinary detail. Supercardioid and Cardioid, Condenser. |
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Biography
For Australia’s best-known Shearer, things simply keep getting better in 2011.
By the end of January Luke Dickens has already released, the single Underdog gaining national radio play, sung for the Prime Minister on Australia Day, played crowded rooms at his debut appearance in Tamworth, performed alongside Tommy Emanuel, gained a spot on the prestigious Global Artist Showcase in Nashville and won the coveted Toyota Star Maker Award 2011.
At the Gympie Muster in August Luke will release the Toyota Star Maker 2011 album Devil in the Wind. Recorded at Foggy Mountain Studios by multi award winning producer Nash Chambers, this is set to be an exciting release. A roots country rock album, 12 great songs and musicians such as Bill Chambers, Mark Punch and Shane Nicholson will sure to have heads turning.
2010 saw the release of Luke’s debut album Underdog and has garnered rave reviews around the country. Working on his own as well as with some of Australia’s finest writers has meant that the album is an authentic and remarkable body of work, in the tradition of great Australian music. A solid reflection of the Australian music psyche, Underdog is a breath of fresh air, and will be noted as one of the surprise finds of 2010.
Taking in NSW, Qld and Victoria Luke also traveled to Afghanistan where he and the band performed for Aussie troops. In December he headed to Egypt with Beccy Cole to bring a bit of home to troops abroad for the Christmas season.
Luke also hit the road with Golden Guitar Winner Victoria Baillie, New Horizon Winner Amber Lawrence and Toyota Star Maker Winner Luke Austen in 2010 taking the best of new country and rock music across the eastern seaboard.
There is clearly something about Luke’s story that resonates deeply within the Australian psyche. A country kid with a yin for the outback, Luke left school at 16 and plied his trade shearing sheep in the dusty outcrop of Young for the next nine years – a life he would have been quite happy continuing to lead – however, a dare to audition for Australian Idol soon changed everything.
Luke’s honest spirit, soaring voice and natural charisma saw the Australian public take him into their hearts and in return crowned him runner up in the competition – not bad for someone who had never set foot in the music industry. 2008 to be a landmark year for Luke in more ways than one with his first son, Jordan, born in the midst of the competition.
2011 is simply another big year in the life of this Aussie Shearer and with the Toyota Star Maker under his belt the year is jampacked with touring, performances at all the major Australian Festivals and working in the studio on a brand new album which will be released at the Gympie Muster in August.
The shearer from Young, will always remain a country boy & with his career as a singer set for longevity, Luke Dickens will be a name to be seen on the Australian music scene for a long time to come.
