SERVICES
Keynote Speaker /
Keynote Concerts
Luke has received standing ovations for his Chronic Symphonic musical keynote on four different continents. He is able to draw on his lived experience to speak with insight and humour on a range of topics connected to health, education and creativity. Past clients include NSW Health, Johnson & Johnson, Abbvie, Takeda, Ronald McDonald House Charities, NPS Medicinewise, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Genca, Crohn’s and Colitis Australia, IBD School and Janssen.
"A truly entertaining and passionate speaker at our professional nursing conference. Luke grabbed all of our hearts" - Stephanie Buckton, IBD Nurses Australia
EVENT MC / NARRATOR
With his deep, musical voice, comedian’s quick wit and songwriter’s ability to condense complex ideas into elegant phrases, Luke is a born MC. He has combined these natural gifts with his decades of lived experience as a patient, educator, advocate and artist to MC major conferences for state and national health associations, including the 2024 Global Youth Cancer Congress and the 2023 Health in Arts Forum. Luke has MC’d album launches and award nights, high-end corporate events, low-end comedy events, offices and auditoriums; he has shared the Opera House stage with Sydney Symphony Orchestra to narrate the classic “Peter and the Wolf” and spoken the words of Leonard Cohen to a spellbound audience at the State Theatre.
"Luke is a truly talented individual who has risen above personal adversity to share his experiences and make the world a better place through music and laughter. He is a great MC for any occasion."
Janette Randall, Chair, NPS Medicinewise
Health + Education
+ Arts projects
Music and storytelling played a transformative role in Luke’s recovery from serious illness. He now uses that lived experience to lead artistic collaborations with young people living with their own serious health issues. He has worked with Sydney Children’s Hospital and Canteen, Accessible Arts and the NSW Arts Advisory Panel. Luke has also written songs and created theatre works with children in a number of schools in western Sydney in partnership with the Sydney Opera House. He has the skills and experience to lead ambitious projects that create powerful outcomes.
"Luke is an artist who uses his profound lived experience of a chronic condition to produce art that is joyful and empowering. He is a gifted songwriter and project leader who creates an inclusive and inspiring environment for his collaborators, with a particular talent for working with young people."
Liz Martin, CEO, Accessible Arts
Writing and performing
for children
As the creator, songwriter, producer and band leader of award-winning Australian children’s band The Vegetable Plot, Luke has performed hundreds of shows for young audiences in venues big and small, all over Australia. He has taken part in musical theatre productions at the Sydney Opera House and Melbourne Arts Centre. He’s written original songs for school musicals. He has won international awards for his songwriting. He has developed workshops that send kids home inspired to write their own songs. And he has told some truly horrendous Dad jokes, and can’t wait to tell more.
"There are few joys in this world coupled with the sheer delight of hearing a Vegetable Plot song for the first time. Their music is nothing short of an absolute marvel and the pinnacle of what it means to write respectful music for children" - Major Minor Music Australia