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.WebsiteSteven Lee Lukather (born October 21, 1957) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band. A prolific, Lukather has recorded guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums representing a broad array of artists and genres. He has also contributed to albums and hit singles as a songwriter, arranger and producer. He played guitar on ' albums (1977) and (1980). Lukather was a prominent contributor to several studio albums by, including, the.

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Lukather has released seven solo albums, the latest of which, was released in January 2013.In 1976, when Lukather was nineteen years old, he was invited by his high school friends and the Porcaro brothers and to join them in forming their band, Toto. He has been a member of the band ever since it began, and is still fully contributing to their album composition and touring. Lukather's reputation as a guitarist and his association with Paich and the Porcaro brothers, who also became established artists, allowed him to secure a steady flow of session work in the 1970s and 1980s. Lukather has been nominated for twelve, and has won five. While his work with Toto was predominantly based on music and his solo work ventures into and, many of Lukather's side-projects are focused on. He held a long-time collaboration with jazz guitarist that produced a -winning live album, and he was a member of the jazz fusion band Los Lobotomys, a collaboration of notable session musicians. Since 2012, Lukather has toured with former drummer 's live supergroup, the.Influenced by such blues-rock guitarists as and, and such jazz fusion players as and, Lukather is known for a 'melodic and intense' playing style.

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He is also recognized for his efficiency in the studio, often recording tracks in one take using minimal sound processing. While he once used many guitar effects in the studio and on stage, he now frequently disparages such practice, and instead advocates clean tones and minimal studio processing. Lukather plays primarily a signature electric guitar manufactured by bearing his nickname, Luke. He also plays and Adamas series acoustic–electric guitars. Contents.Early life Steven Lee Lukather was born on October 21, 1957, in the, California.

He first played keyboards and drums, and then taught himself how to play the guitar starting at age seven, when his father bought him a Kay acoustic guitar and a copy of album. Lukather has said that the album 'changed his life' and that he was greatly influenced by the guitar playing of in particular.At, Lukather met David Paich and the Porcaro brothers (, and ), all of whom eventually became members of Toto. Lukather, who had been a self-taught musician, began taking guitar lessons from. With Wyble, Lukather expanded his knowledge of wider aspects of music, including. It was during this period in the early 1970s that Lukather became interested in the idea of becoming a, a that provided opportunities to play with a variety of famous musicians.Jeff Porcaro, who had been playing drums with since 1973, became a mentor to Lukather and furthered his interest in session work.

Lukather's first job in the music industry was studio work with, after which Paich and Jeff Porcaro—who had become prominent session musicians in their own right —asked Lukather to join them in forming Toto in 1976 along with,. See also:Lukather is the original lead guitarist for Toto, serving in that capacity for the band's entire history, as well as a lead and backing vocalist and composer. Lukather won three of his five for work with Toto, twice as an artist and once as a producer. David Paich led the band's songwriting efforts during the development of 1978's —he penned all but two of the album's tracks, including all four of its singles. Lukather also credits Jeff Porcaro for his leadership within the band during that period. However, Lukather's role in Toto evolved over time owing to the changing needs of the band. In August 1992, Jeff Porcaro collapsed while doing yard work at home and subsequently died of heart failure.

The death profoundly affected Toto and Lukather in particular, who felt that he needed to step up and make sure the band kept going. Thus, he began taking more of a leadership role. Lukather solo withToto went through several lead vocalists over the years, including,. After the 1990 dismissal of their fourth vocalist, Toto was without a lead singer until around 1997; Lukather assumed most of the vocal duties for the band during that time. He performed lead vocals for every track on 1992's and 1995's except for two instrumental tracks. The single 'I Will Remember', co-written by Lukather and, reached number 64 on UK charts. Some Tambu reviewers contrasted Lukather's vocals with those of former singers Kimball and Williams (and indeed, heavily criticized the entire album), some concert reviewers noted that he struggled vocally on certain songs, and a number of and guest vocalists accompanied the band's live shows during that period.

It was not until Toto brought back Williams and Kimball to collaborate on 1998's that Lukather returned predominantly to the role of backup vocalist.Lukather's songwriting contributions grew from a smattering of tracks on early Toto albums to co-writing almost every track starting in the late 1980s. Lukather admitted that the reason why he has no songwriting contributions on the first two Toto albums was that he wasn't writing many songs at the time, being intimidated by the talent of the band's chief songwriter, David Paich. He credits Paich himself with encouraging him to contribute more songs to the band. He wrote very few of Toto's songs by himself, an exception being the hit single ' from. Lukather has said that writing lyrics is not one of his strengths. Thus, he collaborated with other band members to complete song ideas and make them into viable album tracks. Lukather's official site claims he contributed to writing all the songs on Toto's 2006 album, even though 'Spiritual Man' officially credits Paich as the sole writer.By 2008, Lukather was the only remaining, original Toto member still performing with the band: Bobby Kimball was also in the band at the time, but earlier had been absent from it for some time – whereas Lukather has been with Toto since its formation.

However, in June of the same year, Lukather decided to leave Toto. This decision directly led to the official dissolution of the band. In a 2011 interview discussing his career with Toto, Lukather indicated that the band had evolved too far from its original incarnation and that he was dealing with the physical and mental toll of recording and performing. In February 2010, the band announced that they would reunite to support Toto bassist, who was diagnosed with. They continued to tour on a limited basis in 2011 and 2012.Although Lukather indicated in April 2011 that the band would not record any further material, Toto announced a heavy international tour schedule and new studio album in March 2014. In March 2015 was released. Session work Lukather achieved notability in the 1970s and 1980s as one of the most sought-after session guitarists in Los Angeles, playing with a wide range of artists from to.

He has performed on over 1,500 spanning 36 years. Music journalist noted, 'It's hard to name a guitarist who has had a more prolific and fulfilling career than Steve Lukather.' Lukather credits fellow Toto members and for getting him exposure in the industry—although he lamented in an April 2011 interview that opportunities for have curtailed in recent years: 'There is no 'session guy' thing any more—not like it was. It's not like the old days when I was doing 25 sessions a week.

All the studios are gone. The budgets are gone. The record companies are all gone.'

His own output as a session musician has slowed along with the rest of the —as of 2009, Lukather stated he was doing only a few sessions a year.Named by as one of the Top 10 session guitarists of all time, Lukather has performed on many notable tracks. Other notable session performances include 's album soloing on the tracks 'Back on the Road' and 'You Went Away', two tracks from the album, and the album. Lukather and Jeff Porcaro were heavily involved in the recording of virtually all of Michael Jackson's. In addition to recording guitar tracks, Lukather has also written or produced music for,. He won a Grammy award in 1982 for the song '. Solo albums.

Lukather and performing with Toto, 2016When not working with Toto, Lukather has participated in numerous side projects including playing with band Los Lobotomys and with other session musicians, and touring with Larry Carlton, Steve Vai, and others.Lukather was a long-time member of the band Los Lobotomys, a collaboration of session musicians including and player David 'Creatchy' Garfield and Toto drummer, replaced after his death by, who also replaced Porcaro in Toto. Los Lobotomys formed in the mid-1980s and played regular shows in the Los Angeles area, often inviting whatever session musicians happened to be available and in the area. They recorded an album under the Los Lobotomys name in 1989, and the band was heavily involved in the recording of Lukather's Candyman. Los Lobotomys recorded a live album in 2004 comprising several tracks from Candyman and from the 1989 album.In 1998, Lukather received an invitation to tour Japan with fellow guitarist after Japanese promoters requested that Carlton's annual tours each be different from the last. Lukather and Carlton exchanged some recorded material and decided that a collaboration would be interesting. Lukather was flattered by the invitation to tour with Carlton, citing him as his favorite guitarist.

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Lukather speaks highly of their stage efforts, although the two were admittedly outside their normal realm of work. He stated in an interview that 'you can hear us having fun on the record—you can hear the smiles on our faces.' After several shows, the duo realized that they should record their collaboration even if just for their own use. Guitarist and producer Steve Vai heard one of the subsequent recordings and expressed interest in releasing it under his label, also home to such artists as. Vai and Lukather mixed and produced the recording, which is said to be a mixture of jazz, and fusion music. The resulting album, won a 2001 Grammy award for. Album reviewers described Lukather as having a heavier style than Carlton.

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Lukather and Carlton later did an international tour in support of the album.In 2005, Lukather won critical praise for his rendition of the song ' at a 90th birthday celebration for jazz guitarist. Returning after a five-year absence, the 2012 featured Lukather alongside Joe Satriani and Steve Vai.In the autumn 2006, Lukather contributed his cover-version of the -song 'I'm Buzzed' (originally from Landau's album) from a live recording of his side band project, to the album project Artists for Charity –, produced by Slang Productions, to assist World Vision Canada in helping underprivileged kids in need.In February 2012, announced that Lukather would be the guitarist in his for their summer tour. Lukather has been touring with that ensemble since that time, performing three Toto songs (',' ',' and 'Africa') nightly.Lukather periodically contributes material and expertise to instructional and educational enterprises. In 1985, he released the instructional ' guitar video featuring many of the guitar parts from the first five Toto studio albums. It was released on DVD in 2005. The guitarist has also been participating in the Fermatta Master Class Series project, an educational cooperative organized by the in Mexico.For the past several years, Lukather has also performed with his side project Nerve Bundle at in, CA around Christmas time.

The band also features: Toss Panos on drums, Jeff Babko on keyboards and Jorgen Carlsson on bass. Musical style and equipment. Lukather performing with Toto, 2017Influenced by such blues-rock guitarists as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page, and such players as, and, Lukather is known for a 'melodic and intense' playing style. He has also cited as a major long-time influence—one that emerges prominently in later solo work such as All's Well That Ends Well. Journalist notes that his vibrato is very pronounced and his 'exaggerated wide bends' are distinctive and quickly recognizable. Well-versed in, Lukather can follow chord charts and changes in a way typical of jazz musicians—this ability enhances his value as a session musician. In interviews, he has explained how he thinks of the guitar in a 'chordal cluster' format, and not the typical 'linear scale' format.Lukather's approach to engineering his sound in the studio is usually simple.

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He is not known for doing a large number of takes or for incorporating much —rather, he has a reputation for doing only single takes for many parts. He has said about this approach: 'If a solo didn't work—either because I didn't have the right sound, or because I wasn't inspired at that moment—I'd just move on. A part either works or it doesn't. You can't batter it into submission, or force inspiration to save you. It's always better to just surrender, and then come back later to give it a go with fresh ears.'

Although he enjoys the technical mastery that is possible in the studio, Lukather prefers the dynamic of performing live on stage. He has stated that are the most important element of producing a recording with good sound quality.Despite being known in the past for having an intricate set of, Lukather now says he plays mostly free of such modifications after seeing some overdone commercial unit configurations named after him. Other than some, he has not used many effects in recent years. He has held a long association with Bob Bradshaw of Custom Audio Electronics, who designed and manufactured key elements of Lukather's effects rack. Lukather was one of the few official endorsers of pickups, having collaborated on his own Lukather signature 'SL20' system, which is a single unit incorporating two single coils and an EMG 85. The system has a single volume and tone knob, and a. In December 2012, Lukather collaborated with DiMarzio pickups on a new set of signature pickups called 'Transition'.

He has been using these pickups in his Music-Man Luke 3 guitar.Lukather endorses guitars and has a signature model named 'Luke' that incorporated his signature EMG pickup system. The guitar started out with only MusicMan (including a Floyd Rose locking vibrato, later replaced with a vintage-style fulcrum bridge), but in 1998, the manufacturer made several customizations to the model to better fit Lukather's playing style. Music Man also produces a Ball Family Reserve Steve Lukather Model that features an alder body with a 'tone block' inlaid under the, capped with a figured top and transparent finish. In 2012 a new version of the guitar called the LIII was introduced with a 3% larger but similarly contoured body, all- neck and passive pickup options (dual humbucker or single-single-humbucker) combined with an active preamp and 12- boost activated from a push/push tone pot. The LIII model also debuted Lukather's switch from EMG to custom DiMarzio 'Transition' model pickups.

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In 2013 Lukather changed to a roasted maple neck with a rosewood, citing the exceptional stability of roasted maple while touring as a factor in his decision. As a result, the LIII specification and production was changed to match Lukather's preference.

Lukather has also been known to play and guitars. His relationship with Ibanez and Valley Arts yielded an endorsement for a brief time in the 1980s with the release of the Ibanez Roadstar RS1010SL and Valley Arts Custom Pro Steve Lukather Signature guitars in 1984–85. He has played Adamas series. Starting before his 2010 tour, Lukather began playing and endorsing Studio Response Technology acoustic–electric guitars.Information about his current equipment can be found on Lukather's website, which is kept up-to-date. Discography. ^, SteveLukather.net, archived from on April 18, 2012, retrieved May 1, 2012. ^ Molenda, Michael (May 2008), 'Steve Lukather', Guitar Player, 45 (2), pp. 14–16,.

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