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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lukas Wooller |
| Origin | Yorkshire, England |
| Genre(s) | Indie Rock Post-punk revival |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard, Vocals |
| Years active | 2000–Present |
| Associated acts | Maxïmo Park |
Lukas Wooller is the keyboard player and occasional backing vocalist of British indie rock band, Maxïmo Park, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene The post-punk revival is a movement in Alternative rock of the 2000s where bands draw from of the original sounds and aesthetics of the Post-punk sound of the late A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Maxïmo Park (sometimes spelled Maximo Park) are an English Post-punk revival band signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000 Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene Maxïmo Park (sometimes spelled Maximo Park) are an English Post-punk revival band signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000 Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England
Wooller is one of the original members of the band, hailing from Yorkshire, where he went to Batley Grammar School and Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, he then attended Newcastle University to study music. Newcastle University is a leading research intensive University located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north-east of England. As an undergraduate, Wooller was involved in the Newcastle music scene and performed in nearly all North East England's smaller venues with bands such as Bozo, Neon, S22 and The Fallout Trust (including living with them for a while). North-East England is one of the nine official Regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear Lukas also worked with the electronic team RTL in Newcastle's Byker area with members of the fallout trust and House DJ's Triky Disko- they performed at Sunderlands bunker club for the Geordie Gabba Mafia with DJ UEP (Use Ear Protection). He formed Maxïmo Park in 2000, after meeting Archis Tiku and Duncan Lloyd in a pub. Archis Tiku (born 6 May 1977 in Bombay, India) is a founding member and bass guitarist of British Indie rock band Maxïmo Park. Duncan Lloyd is guitarist songwriter and backing vocalist for Newcastle-based band Maxïmo Park. His involvement in other music projects remains, including a recent appearance playing keyboards with electronica duo Posthuman and co-writing a track for Modeselektor's 2nd LP. Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range Posthuman is primarily a duo of Richard Bevan and Joshu Doherty
Wooller was an advertising executive for The (now defunct) North Guide (a spin off from The Leeds Guide in Yorkshire). Before Maxïmo Park's record deal, Wooller worked in the Bigg Market of Newcastle as a glass collector. In addition to his various TV appearances, Lukas also briefly featured in the Red Productions film "Vanity" as Governor of the Baker Institute - a film directed by Ben Heyworth of "This Morning Call" fame. On 24 March 2007, Wooller stated that he was a Huddersfield Town fan live on the Saturday morning football programme Soccer AM. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. [1]
References
- ^ "Maximo Park on Soccer AM - Part 2", YouTube, 2007-03-24. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Retrieved on 2007-03-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King
| Maxïmo Park |
| Paul Smith | Duncan Lloyd | Archis Tiku | Tom English | Lukas Wooller |
| Discography |
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| Albums: A Certain Trigger | Missing Songs | Our Earthly Pleasures |
| Singles: "The Coast Is Always Changing" | "Apply Some Pressure" | "Graffiti" | "Going Missing" | "Apply Some Pressure" (Re-Release) | "I Want You to Stay" | "Our Velocity" | "Books From Boxes" | "Girls Who Play Guitars" | "Karaoke Plays" |
| DVDs: Found on Film |
| Related articles |
| Warp Records | County Durham | Maxïmo Park discography |
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