Interview with Summon Luke

Photo Credit: Michael Neumaier |

What got you into music, and if you had not gotten into music what would you be doing today?  

• I've been drawn to music since I can remember.  Everyone in my family is musical, and we all love to share what we're listening to with one another.  

  I truly cannot imagine life without music.  I find that, even when I am not actively trying to make or listen to music, I still will naturally gravitate towards music.  

What do you like to do when you are not playing music and how does that influence your creativity?  

• I enjoy film, video games, and software development outside of music.  These mediums will directly influence songs I'm writing.  A few months ago, I released a song called "Jellyfish Girl" that was directly inspired by a quest from the video game "Elden Ring"

Where are you based and how did that influence your music?

• I am based out of Columbus, OH.  I find a great deal of inspiration from the music scene here.  "Milky Way" was a song written by a musician from Columbus (Katie Dotson).

If you could play any show with any lineup, who would be on the ticket?  

• Give me a good spot at Glastonbury.

  Bring Radiohead back as one of the headliners, and let me see a private Rufus Wainwright performance.

If you could go back in time and give yourself advice, what would it be?  

• Do releases more often... they don't all have to be perfect, and not everything has to be a concept album.  

Of your songs which one means the most to you and why?  

• They all mean a great deal to me.  I love making them, releasing them, and performing them.  

What kinds of messages do you like to get across in your music?  

• I tend to write songs that are story-like.  I'll try and set the scene, and place an image in the listener's head with the music & lyrics.  

What are your plans for the future, and do you have anything that you want to spotlight that is coming up?  

• I plan to steadily release new music and content throughout the year.  There may be a full-length LP in the near future!  My next release will be music I did for the feature film "Moongarden".  If you haven't heard of it, "Moongarden" is a Fantasy/Horror style film along the likes of Pan's Labyrinth, and it will be in select theaters next month.   

  In addition, I have a group, and we've been performing shows in and around Columbus OH.