Luke Ski
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Luke Ski is a parody
, filk and rap
artist who writes, records and performs comedy music. (The decapitalization of the words "the great" in Sienkowski's stage name is his own preferred spelling, and the title has appeared as such on all of his albums to date.) He had the #1 most requested song on the Dr. Demento
radio show in both 2002 and 2003 ("Peter Parker" featuring Sudden Death
and "Stealing Like a Hobbit", respectively.)
Topics of his parodies have included The Lord of the Rings
, Star Wars
, Spider-Man
, Keanu Reeves
and Hamlet
. He has, in one song, parodied all the Star Trek
television shows. His parody songs are reminiscent of the pop music
works of "Weird Al" Yankovic
. Luke helped bring parodies of rap and hip-hop to Science Fiction conventions. He does not play an instrument, and sings to pre-recorded music, often in costume or with props. Much of his work satirizes science fiction movies, television, and their marketing and are often from a fan perspective. Many of his longer works are snippets of song parodies collected together into an extended medley, such as Grease Wars or It's A Fanboy Christmas.
Since 1996, Luke has released numerous albums. He is a frequent performer at science fiction
and gaming
convention
s. Luke is also a caricature artist, and has done the cover art
for several of his own albums (with the notable exception of UnCONVENTIONal, which features the artwork of John Kovalic
).
Luke Ski hosts the weekly show Dementia Revolution on Dementia Radio, and has a bi-monthly podcast that he hosts with back-up vocalist Carrie Dahlby called "Luke and Carrie's Bad Rapport" in each episode there are several segments in which the two talk about different things, this podcast also regularly features comedy music.
Luke portrayed P.T. Barnum on three episodes of The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
.
Luke appeared as several characters in the Shockwave Radio Theater
production "Let's Play Doctor" at the 2004 Marscon.
He wrote and performed the theme song for the independent parody fanfilm The Dork of the Rings.
He has songs in several compilations featuring artists other than himself, including Technobabble, Laughter Is A Powerful Weapon Vol. 2, Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes, Volume 15 and Earpicac.
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
, filk and rap
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artist who writes, records and performs comedy music. (The decapitalization of the words "the great" in Sienkowski's stage name is his own preferred spelling, and the title has appeared as such on all of his albums to date.) He had the #1 most requested song on the Dr. Demento
Dr. Demento
Barret Eugene Hansen , better known as Dr. Demento, is a radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present....
radio show in both 2002 and 2003 ("Peter Parker" featuring Sudden Death
Sudden Death
Sudden death may refer to:* Sudden cardiac death* Sudden death Sudden Death may refer to:* 1958 NFL Championship Game, nicknamed "Sudden Death" for its dramatic ending* Sudden Death , starring Robert Conrad...
and "Stealing Like a Hobbit", respectively.)
Topics of his parodies have included The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a high fantasy epic written by English philologist and University of Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit , but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in...
, Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
, Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
, Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor. Reeves is perhaps best known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed, Point Break and the science fiction-action trilogy The Matrix...
and Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
. He has, in one song, parodied all the Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
television shows. His parody songs are reminiscent of the pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
works of "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts...
. Luke helped bring parodies of rap and hip-hop to Science Fiction conventions. He does not play an instrument, and sings to pre-recorded music, often in costume or with props. Much of his work satirizes science fiction movies, television, and their marketing and are often from a fan perspective. Many of his longer works are snippets of song parodies collected together into an extended medley, such as Grease Wars or It's A Fanboy Christmas.
Since 1996, Luke has released numerous albums. He is a frequent performer at science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and gaming
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
convention
Fan convention
A fan convention, or con , is an event in which fans of a particular film, television series, comic book, actor, or an entire genre of entertainment such as science fiction or anime and manga, gather to participate and hold programs and other events, and to meet experts, famous personalities, and...
s. Luke is also a caricature artist, and has done the cover art
Cover art
Cover art is the illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book , magazine, comic book, video game , DVD, CD, videotape, or music album. The art has a primarily commercial function, i.e...
for several of his own albums (with the notable exception of UnCONVENTIONal, which features the artwork of John Kovalic
John Kovalic
John Kovalic is a cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.Kovalic is best known for his Dork Tower comic book, comic strip and webcomic, and other humorous work set in and about the fantasy role-playing game genre, such as The Unspeakable Oaf...
).
Luke Ski hosts the weekly show Dementia Revolution on Dementia Radio, and has a bi-monthly podcast that he hosts with back-up vocalist Carrie Dahlby called "Luke and Carrie's Bad Rapport" in each episode there are several segments in which the two talk about different things, this podcast also regularly features comedy music.
Luke portrayed P.T. Barnum on three episodes of The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
The Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd is a short audio and video series distributed via podcasting. Created by Grant Baciocco and Doug Price, it is a family friendly show in the style of old-time radio. The show also draws much inspiration from The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show. The show first began in April...
.
Luke appeared as several characters in the Shockwave Radio Theater
Shockwave Radio Theater
Shockwave Radio Theater was broadcast for 28 years on Fresh Air Radio, the community radio station KFAI-FM, 90.3FM Minneapolis, 106.7FM St. Paul. Much of Shockwave Radio is archived on archive.org or on the audio page of Dave Romm's portal. Podcasts of some shows are available as Baron Dave...
production "Let's Play Doctor" at the 2004 Marscon.
He wrote and performed the theme song for the independent parody fanfilm The Dork of the Rings.
Studio Albums
- Fanboys 'n Da HoodFanboys 'n Da HoodFanboys 'n Da Hood is the first studio album released by The great Luke Ski under the name "Luke Ski's Psycho Potpourri" in 1996. This album has been out of print since 2003, and many of the tracks have since been re-released on later compilation collections...
(1996) - Shadows of the BungholeShadows of the BungholeShadows of the Bunghole is the second studio album released by The great Luke Ski under the name "Luke Ski's Psycho Potpourri" in 1997. This album has been out of print since 2003, and many tracks have since been re-released on later compilation collections...
(1997) - Carpe DementiaCarpe DementiaCarpe Dementia is the third studio album by Luke Ski. Released in 1999, the album's artwork is a parody of Insane Clown Posse's Joker's Cards albums, the front cover illustration specifically parodying the cover of The Great Milenko...
(1999) - Uber GeekUber GeekUber Geek is the fourth studio album by Luke Ski. The album was released in 2002.-Track listing:#"My Name Is Al Bundy"#:A parody of "My Name Is" by Eminem#:A song about the TV show Married With Children#"Fanboy"...
(2002) - Worst Album Ever (2003)
- UnCONVENTIONal (2005)
- Baconspiracy (2007)
- Target: Audience (2008)
- Too Much Stuff (2009)
- Be Amused by Me (2011)
Compilations
- Forgotten Fishheads Vol. 13Forgotten Fishheads Vol. 13Forgotten Fishheads Vol. 13 is the first compilation album released by The Great Luke Ski in 2000, containing rare tracks and three new tracks. This album and the similarly titled Forgotten Fishheads Vol...
(2000) - rarities - Forgotten Fishheads Vol. 27Forgotten Fishheads Vol. 27Forgotten Fishheads Vol. 27 is the second compilation album released by The Great Luke Ski in 2000, containing rare tracks and live tracks. This album and the similarly titled Forgotten Fishheads Vol...
(2000) - rarities - Forgotten Fishheads Vol. 42 (2004) - rarities
- Forgotten Fishheads Vol. 69 (2004) - rarities
- Forgotten Fishheads Double Feature (2004) - rarities
- Psycho Potpourri (2004) - compilation
- Forgotten Fishheads Vol. Zero (2004) - rarities
- Are We Stalling For Time? (2004) - live
- Forgotten Fishheads Vol. Zero (2004) - rarities
- May The Farce Be With You (2005) - compilation
- Animation Compilation (2005) - compilation
- Trek-Wutchyalike (2006) - compilation
- What a Ripoff! Volume 1 (2008) - compilation
- Greatest Hits Volume 1: 1996-2003 (2010) - compilation
Produced by Luke Ski
- MarsCon 2007 Dementia Track Fund Raiser CD (2007) - produced and contributed to compilation
- MarsCon 2008 Dementia Track Fund Raiser CD (2008) - produced and contributed to compilation
- MarsCon 2009 Dementia Track Fund Raiser CD (2009) - produced and contributed to compilation
He has songs in several compilations featuring artists other than himself, including Technobabble, Laughter Is A Powerful Weapon Vol. 2, Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes, Volume 15 and Earpicac.