Luke Cresswell is a co-creator (along with Steve McNicholas

Steve McNicholas

Steve McNicholas is an English director, composer, actor and co-founder of dance percussion act Stomp.McNicholas has worked with Cliff Hanger Theatre Co., 7:84, Covent Garden Community Theatre, Pookiesnackenburger Buskers and the Flying Pickets. His work in television includes Rowan Atkinson's Mr...

) of the dance percussion act Stomp

Stomp (dance troupe)

Stomp is a percussion group that uses the body and ordinary objects to create a physical theatre performance.-History and performances:...

. He is a self-taught percussionist and one-time member of British busking

Busking

Street performance or busking is the practice of performing in public places, for gratuities, which are generally in the form of money and edibles...

/cabaret musical group Pookiesnackenburger. Stomp is famous for using ordinary objects as instruments (dustbins, brooms, etc.)

Cresswell starred in the Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

 TV series Stomp, and writes music extensively for TV. He composed the score for the 1997 film Riot

Riot (1997 film)

Riot is a 1997 television movie starring Luke Perry, Mario Van Peebles, and Lucy Liu. It was written and directed by four writers and directors of four different racial groups prominent in Los Angeles...

. His session work as a percussionist and programmer include; Beats International

Beats International

Beats International was a British electronic music band, formed in the late 1980s by Norman Cook , after his departure from The Housemartins.-Career:...

, Bette Midler

Bette Midler

Bette Midler is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys...

, Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...

, Bryan Ferry

Bryan Ferry

Bryan Ferry, CBE is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in...

 and Freak Power. With Steve McNicholas, he directed the film links for the 1994 Billboard Music Awards and directed three Target

Target Corporation

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 commercials in the United States. Also with McNicholas, he helped direct the HBO special Stomp Out Loud

Stomp Out Loud

Stomp Out Loud is a 1997 musical produced by HBO that featured the Brighton, UK and Manhattan-based dance troupe known as Stomp. The film provides footage from performances and also some scenes on the streets. The objects used are a variety from basketballs, broomsticks, and even trash cans...

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