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LASERPANTHER /Singsong writer/Musician/Engineer & Producer/owner at mountain Sound Workshop. 
Progressive rock/freak out. https://soundcloud.com/laserpanther. 
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New tracks coming 2022 Sunday, 20 March. 
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35 year old musician learning music production and living in Medellin, Colombia. Guitar, bass, piano, lead vocals and harmonies. Frequent collaborations with father Peter Knowles at https://soundcloud.com/peterandbrent.

Bitmap is a band made from just one man. Luke Barwell is that man.

Releasing a brand new track every month since January 2020 and aiming to continue until, at least the end of 2022. 

Luke is formerly a member of John Peel favourites Salako.

The first two Bitmap albums - Alpha Beta Gamma & Micro / Macro - and the EP - Black Arts in the Town Hall - are available to buy on CD via BandCamp. Follow the link for cut-price joy.

NME said:
How does a modern petunia stand out from the hanging basket? Does he go down the Pavement "writing songs while sleep-walking" approach, sonic terror dentistry or a little bit of "analogue synths go bloop"? Bitmap try all approaches. If Bitmap could change their name to The Beta Band, thousands would hail this as the album that finally confirmed their potential.(8/10)

The Sunday Times Magazine said:
Fitting neatly alongside the classic harmony-drenched summer sound of The Thrills, Bitmap offers an alternative that is equally seasonal. Alpha Beta Gamma is a delight. Basically it's the album we've all been hoping the Beta Band would make. Smart electronic noodling underpins old-school melodic pop that veers from easy listening to weird psychedelic workouts. As with so much frothy pop, there's a darker twist to the lyrics. (Pop CD of the Week - *****)

Where to start.. Music has been the core of all existing value to my life. Without it, I would have been in deeper troubles that I could never even imagine. I guess I have to go all the way back to when I was born, that rainy summer day in 1990. (I’m guessing it was rainy since I’m from Sweden). Raised with both parents being music teachers has been a life lesson I strongly appreciate and feel thankful for. With my mother being a violin teacher and my dad a classical guitar teacher, I quickly started to understand the value of great arrangements and melodies. I work with melodies first in many productions I start out with. I’m guessing, waking up to my dad playing “Koyunbaba” by the great “John Williams” in the living room every morning, made me understand the importance of melodies. The feeling is priceless when melodies come together with arrangements and compositions. I think every producer understands that this contains great importance to a song, but the real understanding you get is when you feel the song through your spinal-core, and when it be giving you goosebumps. Remember, goosebumps don’t lie! After talking a lot about melodies I now realize that I started playing the drums first. I love to mix with genres as you can tell, and I think all I’m trying to say with my music is thank you, for everything, my music exists because of you. To mom and dad.

The music is mostly on the YouTube channel - occasionally it has found its way onto BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio  Nottingham, BBC Radio Derby & BBC Radio Leicester

"Killer groove" & "irresistible jam" Tom Robinson (legendary songwriter, musician & BBC Radio 6 Music broadcaster)

“Banging beat”  Dipesh Parmar (President - Ministry of Sound Records)

“Super unique!”  Jaguar (Broadcaster, Journalist & DJ BBC Radio One & Mixmag )

“Gritty and authentic...makes me want to hear more” Emerald Rose Lewis (DJ & Presenter @ BBC Radio 1Xtra & Rinse FM)

“Nice down tempo vibes” Steven Braines  (co-founder of HE.SHE.THEY. collective)

Music played on SLE Punk & Indie Show; The Psychedelic Jukebox; In The Moog; etc...

And very proud to have been the very first track on Signal Committee’s Eclectic Picks at Fresh On The Net – plus other triumphant returns! 

Reviewed as a Fresh Fave at Fresh On The Net!

A small amount of chaos is now on Twitter

We got thrown off TikTok because the 52 second runtime of our track Big Band Theory was quite correctly perceived as being of 'prog-rock dinosaur proportions'; chastened by this, we are now here instead.

Starting to make some music.  Exploring many sounds.  Love the work of Mother Mother, Wallows, Ricky Montgomery, Jack Stauber, and Rebecca Sugar. You can also find me on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, and most other streaming platforms.

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