Luke Stokes(I)
- Actor
DJ, tour manager and merchandiser for several international touring
musical acts, comic book writer, and co-host of the radio show Abstract
Science on 88.7 FM WLUW Chicago. Luke Stokes made a name for himself
over the last decade and a half while working with Martin Atkins
Invisible Records - Undergorund Inc.(98-03), John Hughs III's Hefty
Records (05-06) as well as running his own deezal records (99-06). He
has been involved in Radio since 1995 when he started work for 88.1
KCOU in Columbia, MO. Working as a dj/producer/music director. In 1999,
Luke joined Chris Widman & Henry Self's radio program Abstract Science,
now based out of Chicago on award winning station 88.7 fm WLUW. In the
past he has been the opening DJ for such artist as: Plaid, Monolake,
Amon Tobin, The Field, Roger O'Donnell (x-cure), Christopher Willits,
the Cinematic Orchestra, Jaga Jazzist, Tycho, Moderat, UNKLE, Dosh,
Apparat, Ben UFO, Active Child, Shlomo, Blockhead, Daedelus, Nightmares
on Wax, Booka Shade, Meat Beat Manifesto and countless others. In 2014
Abstract Science celebrated its 18th year on the radio air waves. Over
the last decade and a half Luke has also been touring heavily and
handling management & merchandiser responsibilities on the road.
Working for such acts as: Damien Rice, Dope, Gravity Kills, Godhead,
Mudhoney, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Supreme Beings of Leisure,
Pigface, VNV Nation, Still Corners, the Baldwin Brothers,
Chris Connelly, Bile, Meg Lee Chin, The Rolling Blackouts, Jaga
Jazzist, Sheep on Drugs and countless others while on tour alongside
artist such: Disturbed, Corrosion of Conformity, Black Label Society,
Static X, Powerman 5000, Mushroomhead, Alice Cooper & Caribou. Luke has
also been published in a book entitled "Tour:Smart". A 500+ page book
that looks first hand at the business of touring with input from over
100 industry professionals (from Kevin Lyman of Warped Tour to Henry
Rollins). Used as text book at Columbia University's business of
touring classes and available at book stores across America. Luke is
also the writer of the comic books "CPD 70" & "Tales of the Ordinarily
Average" and has worked on a project with comic book artist Kenneth
Rocafort. He has been in several tour documentaries as well as acted in
a few videos for bands such as Dope, Mushroomhead & Pigface. His
biggest project to date was a 72 camera, 5 hour live shot for the
television show American Horror Story -The Asylum - Get Committed The
Experience.