-Top 50 Artists & Entertainers in The City - Vancouver Magazine
-The Ones To Watch For '99 - DJ Magazine (UK)
Owner and head of A&R for Vancouver-based Nordic Trax, Luke McKeehan has steadily established himself as one of the most innovative names in the world of House music. With over 50 releases spanning a decade & seminal tracks from such artists as Home & Garden, Gavin Froome, JT Donaldson, DJ Heather, Iz, Jay Tripwire, Kelvin K and McKeehan himself, Nordic Trax has remained firmly committed to releasing pure quality. A veteran of Toronto's warehouse scene in the 1980's, Luke's contribution to Canada's ever-growing dance culture runs deep; while his innovative DJ sets and critically acclaimed productions have earned him fans worldwide.
"Canada's finest label"Blues & Soul (UK)
"Luke McKeehan is a label manager who isn't afraid of taking risks with unknown producers."XLR8R
Exploring the boundaries of deep, tech and jackin.. House music through his deejay sets, productions & label, for over decade Luke has been one of the strongest advocates for Canadas underground club scene. Luke has also put his considerable studio skills to work, dropping original productions, remixes and critically-acclaimed DJ mixes [see complete discography]. His most recent CD on Nordic Trax 'Many Shades of House' (NT040CD) received a near-perfect 4.5/5 rating from DJ Magazine, who exclaimed "The love affair continues this latest Nordic Trax gem".
"When it comes to quality few can match the deep, deep house of Luke McKeehan's Nordic Trax imprint." IDJ
"This label just continues to serve up quality portions of tracky house music."Muzik Magazine (UK)
With weekly appearances at home and around the globe Luke McKeehan is known as a DJ with a real passion for music. Career deejay high-lights include headlining some of the premier nights in the recent history of house: including Sonar & The Chameleon (Vancouver, resident/partner), Air Parties at The Mass & 333 (London), Lazy Dog + Buzzin Fly (London), Turnmills (London), Rebel Waltz (Scotland), Free Thinking & Balance (LA), Smart Bar (Chicago), Sullivan Room (NYC), Stereo (Montreal), The Room (Madrid), La Fabrique (Tokyo), City Hall (Barcelona), Acapulco Sound Fest (Mexico), Gravity Music Festival (France), Bar Rhumba (London), Artsala (Pamplona), The End Up (San Francisco), Mercury Lounge (Ottawa), Commodore Ballroom (Vancouver), Blue Note (London), ARO Space & Seesound Lounge (Seattle), Holocene (Portland), Sir Henry..s (Ireland), Bionic/Pink (San Francisco), Phoenix Landing (Boston) and many more.
Sonar (Vancouver) "Best Clubs in The World"Ministry Magazine
History: Nordic Trax label founder Luke McKeehan has been keepin' it real behind the decks since the 1985, in the process becoming one of Canada's most celebrated underground house DJs. He has hosted and deejayed alongside Mark Farina, H-Foundation, DJ Heather, Gilles Peterson, Danny Tenaglia, Marques Wyatt, Little Louie' Vega, Doc Martin, Jazzanova, Diz and Ben Watt among many others, as well as opening for St. Basement Jaxx, Groove Armada, Jamiroquai and David Bowie to name only a few. Nordic Trax releases have been widely licensed to other dance compilations, web & tv advertisements as well as film and tv productions large & small. Clients include Queer As Folk, Nike, Defected Records, Om Records, Sony Canada, Sony Sweden, Puschkin Vodka, UCMG France, PIAS Germany, Global Underground, Max Music, Turbo Recordings, Dune, Blast Radius, Alliance/Atlantis and many more.
The 'Old People Drive Too Slow EP' is the second release on the Moodclub Music imprint. The result is an interesting and varied fourtracker with tracks by Kinky Movement, Jazzy Eyewear, Demarkus Lewis and Belgian cats Soul Circus. Something for everyone, as they often say!
Some feedback to the Old People Drive Too Slow EP:
''Standout tracks for me are Kinky Movement 'You Make Me Feel' and Soul Circus 'You've Been On My Mind'''
(Andy Riley - Inland Knights, Toka Project)
''Thanks for the EP, really nice selection. My favourite is the Jazzy Eyewear track, but I also love the Kinky track, I'll play both of these for sure! Good luck to Soul Circus too, track sounding good.''
(Giom - Aroma)
''Very nice and varied second EP. I like all the tracks, the ones that I will play out the most are Jazzy Eyewear - 'Puffin' Away' and Kinky Movement - 'You Make Me Feel'''
(Tommy Largo - 1st spot in his Stompy chart)
''Wow, you made it all the way down here! We do hope you like the EP so that we'll eventually become rich and be able to buy a Ferrari, but first things first, some cat food!''
(Moodclub Music)
''Shouldn't you youngsters get a real job? That cat looks pretty hungry.''
Hello Luke I am Happy for my new release.contains 3 tunes She Says Tuya, Brother Beat and Sex In The Morning(2008 club Mix). Purple E.P. is a real job with great Bass lines and deep sounds for your Body and your mind. Your comments, feedbacks and critics are very special for me !!
Hey Mr Nordic, Canada's very own Phono Jones return with a Quality Three Track Jacker. Mastered by Belgiums Dimitri Dewever (Swirl People) @ CMS Productions. Available from today on @ Traxsource and Stompy.
The new Cheers records (003) is on Traxsource! The famous track "Another Man" is on it.
Already a lot of support (Tony Humphries, DJ Spen, Marlon D...)
Check it, click there:
ahah...I was stopping by the say the same thing. I won't be in Seattle on the 23th, but I will be on the 24th. You should stick around town. There is going to be a great party that night. Hit me up
