Luke Whitman Walker is a singer and the bassist of punk rock band The Summer Obsession and former frontman of the punk rock band Start Trouble.
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In 2004 Walker along with Bed Destroyers partner Fin formed The Summer Obsession. This time Walker put down the bass and played keyboards. The group started writing songs in the summer of 2004. They attended a Myspace party in Miami that summer where they met founder Tom Anderson.[1] Anderson loved their music and The Summer Obsession one of the first MySpace bands.[2]
In 2005 the group landed a slot on a side stage of the Warped tour. They packed up Walker's Jeep and drove from Jacksonville to Indianapolis only to find that the stage had been canceled.[3] Not wanting to return to home, the group continued driving and went to Los Angeles in the hopes of landing a record deal.[4] Times were tough as the group found themselves homeless and stealing food just to get by. After a few months of eight-hour practice sessions and countless showcases Virgin Records signed the band.[2]
In July 2005, The Summer Obsession entered the studio with producer Josh Abraham (Velvet Revolver, Pink), engineer Ryan Williams (Rage Against the Machine, Outkast). Eventually Chris Wilson joined the group and in 2006 This Is Where You Belong was released.[2]
In January 2007 the band left Virgin Records and released the EP 'We're Not Virgins Anymore'.
In 2008 The Summer Obsession released the single 'We Are All Telepathic'.
In late 2009 the band reformed. 'Believe Nothing Explore Everything' is the title of their new CD that was released March 31, 2010.[5]
On October 29, 2007 Walker along with former TSO band members Chris Wilson & Fin Leavell formed Allegiance To The Fire (ATTF).[6] Guitarist CJ was later added to the group. Not merely a band, but a way of thinking, they focus on the power of the law of attraction and the manifestations of one's mind.[6] The group is not together anymore and have since reformed The Summer Obsession.
Walker also goes by the name Gods Paparazzi and has worked with The Deftones, Alkaline Trio, Filter, The Perfects, Elliot Yamin, Jeffree Star, Christian TV, Elisa Jordana, From First to Last, Ace Enders, Lorene Drive, Sugar Ray, Ashlee Simpson, Peter Gallagher, Marti Fredrickson, Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, Rob Roy, Five Finger Death Punch, Red Handed, Love Arcade, The Blacklist Club, Alaina Alexander, Black Veil Brides, The Millionaires, Blood on the Dance Floor, Donni, Korn