Melbourne club icon to headline Geelong event next month

He leads a lineup of DJ's and wax spinners at a favourite late-night spot.

His name is linked to Revs, Interstellar, and even Fat Boy Slim. Trumpet player turned DJ, Luke McD will make his way down the highway to headline a special birthday event for OCD (Old Cunts Disco) next month. Taking over go-to late night spot in Geelong, Captain, on Friday 15 May, Luke McD, is ready to rave.

Luke McD at Captain

When: Friday 15 May, from 7pm – 1am

Where: Captain Bar Geelong, 8 Malop Street, Geelong

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Luke McD has a colourful and highly celebrated career in the club scene, having been involved in the music scene for over 20 years playing everywhere from Melbourne to Europe. An expert in mixing house, techno and disco, he is known for underscoring the most high energy and euphoric nights out. A further look into his CV includes residencies at Q Bar, Lounge for over a decade, LaDiDa, Vineyard and his own Screw boat parties, and a regular at Honkytonks, Room680, Sunny, Mink, Revolver, Circus, 161, Electric, Music Room, Warehouse 3000, Abbots Yard, Killing Time, Riviera Beach Club, Lucky Coq, Sky Disco, Dive Bar Disco, Adore, and so many more. He was also a regular spinner in Sydney, Byron Bay, and Bali, and has spent a significant chunk of time gracing stages at festival sites. The list includes renowned affairs Earthcore, Rainbow Serpent, Interstellar Groove, Chi Wah Wah Town, Esoteric, Valley Serpent, and even Germany’s Love Parade. In addition to supporting UK pioneer Fatboy Slim, Luke McD has also supported big hitters in EDM, 2 Many DJs, Nitin Sahwney, Thomas Schumacher, Jamie Lidell and Radio Slave. Huge!

For the OCD event, Luke McD is joined by a list of local and further out talent – many known in the Geelong scene. You have misterjon, Eddie Example, Shanita Vice, and Jazzy J all jumping up on the decks for back to back number.

From cocktail bars to warehouse raves, beer gardens to nightclubs, boat parties to car parks, breweries to festivals, spin classes to roller discos — whatever the vibe, misterjon matches it with his own unique style.

A local legend having first made a name for himself playing at Geelong’s infamous National Hotel where you could often find him behind the helm for 5+hours jamming a vast array of tracks from his personal collection, Eddie Example is both charismatic and highly regarded. Since then, he’s been hosting parties such as Mutant Dance, Tilt Shift and Sonic Therapy while holding down guest spots/residencies at Revolver Upstairs, Lucky Coq, Geelong Hotel, Xe54, New Guernica, Boney, The Gaso, Lounge and much more. As the co-founder of Supermercado Records and with a career spanning two decades, Eddie Example has supported the likes of Optimo, Andee Frost, Tornado Wallace, Phil Kieren, Funk D’void, Pleasurekraft, Juan Atkins, Magda, Mike Dunn and Dave Clarke.

With free entry, this OCD event is bound to have Captain goers bouncing through the night. No need to register for a ticket – just turn up and embrace a world of sonic spins from 7pm until 1am.

Find out more about Captain here, and OCD here.