Beat Tapes
The Gospel According to Luke is a 12-track instrumental journey rooted in soul, grit, and intention. This beat tape pulls from the raw energy of classic boom bap while moving the sound forward with layered samples, textured drums, and subtle musical details that reveal themselves with every listen.
With no vocals to lead the way, the beats take center stage—telling stories through rhythm, mood, and atmosphere. Some tracks move smooth and reflective, perfect for late-night drives or focused moments. Others hit hard and unapologetic, carrying that streetwise knock that defines real hip-hop at its core.
This album isn’t designed to sit in the background. It’s meant to be lived with. Whether you’re creating, thinking, or just tapping back into the essence of the culture, The Gospel According to Luke provides a soundtrack that’s honest, expressive, and deeply personal.
Press play and let the message come through the music!
Instrumentalizm is a five-track instrumental EP that lives at the intersection of hip hop, jazz, and funk—music you don’t just hear, but feel. Built on hard-hitting drum breaks and brought to life with rich live instrumentation, this project moves with intention, depth, and soul.
Each track unfolds like a composition, not a loop—layered with guitar, bass, Rhodes, trombone, and percussion that breathe and evolve with the music. The result is a sound that feels cinematic and immersive, pulling you into a space where rhythm meets melody and groove meets storytelling.
This isn’t background music. Instrumentalizm is meant for late-night listening, focused work sessions, and moments where you want music that stimulates the mind as much as it moves the body. It reflects a deeper side of Luke Ellington’s artistry—where composition, arrangement, and orchestration come together to create an experience that’s both timeless and forward-thinking.
Press play and let the music take you somewhere!
The first of many Beat Tapes released by Luke Ellington. Paraphernalia is a mix of instrumental records from previously released projects, new tracks, and beats that were never released on any projects. Luke dives deep into his bag (catalog) of beats, giving them new energy and new mixes in an attempt to release his entire catalog into the stratosphere.
Albums
West Coast Producer Luke Ellington releases his new album, Sessions. Compton, California native Luke Ellington brings listeners inside the studio with the release of his new album, Sessions. Released on June 18th, 2019, Luke Ellington shows his versatility as a producer in an industry overshadowed by “beatmakers.”
Advances in technology have changed the way we consume and create music. In this era of bedroom producers and laptop DJs, music production has been reduced to point, click and loop. But the true essence of music is the magic of people coming together. Different souls, different sounds intertwined to create something greater than sum of the parts. On Sessions, Luke expertly finds the balance between …As a result, it has a very intimate feel; almost like being a fly on the wall in the studio session.
Sessions is composed of 9 tracks with audio clips from actual recording sessions during the making of the album. True to his hip-hop pedigree, Luke uses samples but enhances them with live instrumentation and harmony. You don’t know where the samples end and the live music begin. They are seamlessly woven together into a new expression. Luke shows artists that they don’t have to hide behind layers of production in order to create something epic.
Soulful, West Coast hip-hop. A sound unique unto itself. A sound that recalls a classic era nostalgia. A sound steeped in the deep roots of gospel, funk and soul. Low Blow builds on that tradition with his debut album “First Book of Timothy”. The native Inglewood emcee embraces that sun-drenched Southern California hip-hop sound and pushes it forward with intoxicating flows and a soulful musicality that the Los Angeles music scene is so well known for.
Consisting of 10 tracks, “First Book of Timothy” finds Low Blow reflecting on his life, recounting stories of hardship and loss, relationships and social issues over soulful beats with his unique brand of melodic rhymes and cadences. The album includes production from Compton native Luke Ellington and Low Blow, along with added production from Allakoi “Mic Holden” Peete, and features musicians Miguel Atwood Ferguson, Uncle Chucc (1500 or Nothin), Jose Rios, Ernest Tibbs, Jamire Williams, Jimetta Rose, and more.