LUMADESKI formed in the summer of 2009 in London and is a collaboration of 5 men from around the world, writing material and sharing ideas on what they believe to be a fresh approach to hard rock music. They encompass and almost religiously reference influences from their widely varied folk, rock, metal and post-punk backgrounds. These include the likes of Deftones, Mudvayne, Pantera, Propagandhi, A Wilhelm Scream, 36 Crazyfists, Slipknot all the way through to Neil Young, Silverchair, Rhinobucket, Calexico and many more. Their belief is that inferior, mass produced “popular” music is being forced upon newer generations of audiences and that the true creative emotion, technicality and art of creating music of any genre is getting slowly suffocated. They wish to contribute and produce on as large a scale as they can muster an alternative listening experience to many of these modern “artists”. They also wish to pay homage to the thousands of bands out there that have been creating amazing music over the years, and turned them into the people they are today.
The group are currently planning their next recording sessions for the end of April which at present should include five brand new tracks.

Dev Maritz is originally from Johannesburg, South Africa and has been a session guitarist on the local and underground circuit playing with a wide array of artists and honing his self-acquired skills around many different styles.
Max Loubser also from Johannesburg is best known for his drumming collaborations with South African funk-rock legends Eight Legged Groove Machine (Later known as Wonderboom), Me and Mr Sane (with the well-documented song-smith Riku Latti), Damn the Icebergs, and the punk outfit Sundogs with his guitarist brother Conrad. He has appeared on many bills over the years alongside various artists including Ginger Baker, Simple Minds, Sting and Midnight Oil.
Kevin McCarthy is from London and was the driving bass force behind “Xperience” later becoming “Bushveld” in the late 90’s .A hard rock/indie outfit from SE London that played venues like the Rock Garden, 100 Club, Dublin Castle & many more.
Scott King (Sweetpea) grew up in Timaru, New Zealand where the learnt to ply his trade as a fast and edgy guitar player. He performed in a couple of extreme bands, most notably his spate with the illustrious “Papa Smurf and the Sex Offenders”.
Luke Dabbs hails from the “sunny” London Suburb of Hammersmith and is the definitive young guitar and vocal talent in the group. He perfectly compliments the more traditionally minded members song writing styles with a fresh and exciting outlook. Luke can also often be seen performing his solo material at open mic nights in and around London.