Luke McMaster toured with his band mates Arun Chaturvedi (piano), Quisha Wint (vocals), Selena Evangeline (guitar) and Austin Gembora (drums) for their “Icons of Soul” tour in Moose Jaw at the Mae Wilson Theater on Friday, Feb. 3.
“I fell in love with singing and songwriting probably around 14 years old,” Toronto-based pop and R&B singer-songwriter, producer and performing artist McMaster said.
He started his career when he was 14 years old and started as a songwriter, writing lyrics and slowly started to learn to play musical instruments. He later fell in love with singing and songwriting. His new album “Icons of Soul” was produced with some of the industry’s Motown legends and created music that he always loved. “I was working with these guys to bring all their music and stories right onto the stage with me.”
He says he enjoyed performing in Moose Jaw and finds the city charming.
For this new album, he worked with Lamont Dozier who is one of the industry’s iconic songwriters from the 1960s. McMaster says, “It was just a super fun learning experience for me.”
He says, their lifestyle, the way they loved their life and wrote musical pieces, that kind of reflects their timeline, which is inspiring.
He also enjoyed his time with Berry Gordy (R&B, pop, rock n’ roll and soul music composer), Smokey Robinson Jr. (American singer, songwriter, record producer, former executive director, and the founder and frontman of Motown vocal group the Miracles), Stevie Wonder (American singer-songwriter and record producer) and the inspirations of Marvin Gaye (American singer and songwriter).
McMaster says, “The music that came from one small little house in Detroit turned into a studio was amazing, and it turned out wild.”
He also shared his plans about working on another new album and will also be performing some of the new songs during this tour, which he and his band have been working on for quite some time.
The Prairie debut evening tuned out quite fascinating for Moose Javians with lots of Motown and splashes of soul music. The band continues their performances in the province with shows in Yorkton, Regina and Manitoba.
