By JONATHON HOWARD
NOOSA music producer Luke Williams is making waves in the music world.
Luke, 30, recently used his music production skills to help Wide Bay rockers “Dogwood Crossing”, rocket into Triple J Unearthed fame.
The five-piece rock band was Luke’s first major project and he produced the band’s most recent LP album “Hear Lies Freedom”.
The album is racing up the charts with the single ‘Little Birdie’ making its debut at #22 in the Triple J Unearthed Top 100.
But within two weeks all three songs released peaked in the top 5 with “Silence” at #1, “Fight” at #2, and “Little Birdie” at #4 on the Triple J Unearthed charts.
The passionate music producer has also worked with big names such as Matt Corby and Tim Freedman of The Whitlams.
Luke said his passion for music started at Sunshine Beach High, before he decided to study music production at Sunshine Coast University.
“My high school offered a subject known as Music Industry Skills – the subject was a huge starting point for me,” he said.
“I was able to really develop my production skills and this led to me studying a university degree.”
Luke said he was approached to start production for Dogwood Crossing last year – and he jumped at the chance.
“It’s been an incredible experience and we’re all really pleased with the band’s success,” he said.
Luke now hopes to continue using his skills to produce the best quality sounds and reach his ultimate goal to become a full-time music producer.
“You have to make a lot of mistakes and keep striving for the best sound, while balancing the expectations of bands and musicians,” he said.
“You have to want to be great – it doesn’t just happen.”
Luke works largely from Advanced Recording Studios in Noosaville where Sunshine Beach High students visit annually to record and experiment.
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