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Luke Machin

Luke Machin

Musical artist

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]

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Biography

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 with The Tangent in 2023

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]

Machin (left), Pete Jones and Dan Nelson performing with Cyan in 2023

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]

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