The Luke Walton Band
The Luke Walton Band is an American alternative rock band from San Diego, California, composed of students from The University of Southern California's Popular Music Program. The members include Logan Shrewsbury, Peter Johnson, Nick "Thor" Campbell, and Luke Walton.
During the school year of 2009–2010, the band performed weekly around Los Angeles and began to form a fan base. Following that, they began a tour of the California coast.
Walton rose to internet fame by asking pop artist Taylor Swift out on a date via YouTube. The video soon went viral leading to being featured on the cover of Trojan Family Magazine 's 2009 Winter volume as well as having articles written in national newspapers such as Nashville's The City Paper, NBC, Orlando Sentinel, as well as others.
In early 2010, the band self-released, produced, performed, and distributed its first album, Goodbye/Hello.
History
Formation (2006)
Walton had been a solo artist for several years who had been featured on both national radio as well as national television. Although he was having success for a solo artist of his age, Walton believed he could gain more exposure by forming a full band to play locally. He got together with friends Jonathan Gillie, Zach Freeman, and Peter Rosenbaum and formed the group Mannequin.Mannequin (2006–2008)
While Walton was in high school, Walton with Gillie, Freeman and Rosenbaum started the band to enter into their school's Battle of The Bands competition. The band played original songs written by Walton as well as a cover of a song by Katy Perry. After months of playing together, the band finished second in the competition and decided to disband for the summer.Blue Suburbia (2008–2009)
The following year, Walton wanted to start a cover classic rock and blues trio band with Zach Freeman. After a brief search, the twosome met Jordan Sorokin and formed the band Blue Suburbia. The band played mainly covers from artists such as Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and others, along with playing a few originals written by Walton. The band performed at La Costa Canyon High School's Battle of The Bands and finished first. At the end of the following summer, the band recorded a four-song EP called The Other Side. When the members of the band all left for college, the band was put on hold. Walton attended The University of Southern California, Jordan Sorokin attended University of Pennsylvania, and Zach Freeman attended Texas Christian University.The Luke Walton Band (2009–2011)
Walton was accepted into The University of Southern California's Popular Music Program. During his first semester, he formed a band with a few of other students in his major. The new members were Logan Shrewsbury, Peter Johnson, and Nick "Thor" Campbell. The members decided to name the band The Luke Walton Band and play originals written by Walton. During the school year of 2009–2010, the band played weekly local shows around Los Angeles and began to form a fan base.During the summer of 2010, The Luke Walton Band went on a tour up the California coast from San Diego to San Francisco. The band stopped in various cities and played with artists such as Rozzi Crane and Liplash, among others.