"the great Luke Ski", writes, records and performs comedy music on a variety of pop culture subjects ranging from Lord of the Rings and Star Wars to Spider-Man and Keanu Reeves. Luke has enjoyed repeated success on "the Dr Demento Show", by taking top honors with the #1 most requested songs of both 2002 ("Peter Parker") and 2003 ("Stealing Like a Hobbit"), making him the first artist in 20 years to have the #1 song for two years in a row, as well as garnering him the position of "Dr. Demento's Most Requested Artist of the 21st Century". Luke's music has also been heard on ManCow's Morning Madhouse and various college and morning shows across the country. Since 1996, Luke has released 6 albums, Fanboys 'n da Hood (1996), Shadows of the Bunghole (1997), Carpe Dementia (1999), Uber Geek (2002), Worst Album Ever (2003), and now "unCONVENTIONal" (2005).
Luke Ski's hilarious use of props and costumes while performing his parodies have made him a fan favorite at many Science Fiction and Gaming Conventions, including GenCon Indy and Star Wars Celebration (Indianapolis), GenCon SoCal (Anaheim), Dragon*Con (Atlanta), MarCon and Origins (Columbus), MarsCon and ConVergence (Minneapolis), WindyCon, CapriCon, DucKon, 2BCon-Tinued, and HalloweeM (Chicago), Odyssey Con and FilmCon (Madison), Archon (St. Louis), PenguiCon (Detroit), TolCon (Seattle), Gamefest (Milwaukee), Uny-Con (Rochester), FarPoint (Baltimore), ConGlomeration (Louisville), MilleniCon (Cincinnati), MidSouthCon (Memphis), ConCarolinas (Charlotte) and BashCon (Toledo). Luke has also performed at numerous showings of the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" across the Midwest, at The King Club in downtown Madison, WI, and at the college campuses of Lawrence University (Appleton, WI), Binghamton University (NY) and Notre Dame University (South Bend, IN).
Luke Ski, a SWM age 31, resides near Lake Geneva, WI, with his sister, Amy, and her two insanely hyper dogs, Emma and Yukon. When home, Luke enjoys playing with his TiVo, singing Karaoke, trying to keep up with movies, and finding new reasons to hang out at Kinko's, if he can find one.
Please visit www.LukeSki.com for clips of his music, his tour dates, and his online art portfolio.
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