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LUKE MULHOLLAND is a rare young talent. At age 19, he could easily be considered at once a guitar virtuoso, a prolific songwriter, and a vocalist blessed with a voice that sounds wise beyond his years. His music effortlessly blends the blues, rock and pop together with a phenomenal guitar style that has earned him the admiration of fans and fellow musicians alike. After receiving his first classical guitar at age 10, Luke quickly progressed from playing “little classical ditties” to “playing power chords” in the vein of bands like Blink-182 and Limp Bizkit, to finally trying to master the guitar technique of music from his parents’ generation, such as Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. “I realized there was more guitar talent from that music than there was from current music,” Luke says. “So, I started learning how to solo and got into oldies stuff, and it just blossomed from there.” By 13, Luke was writing songs and performing locally in Toronto, Canada. His father took him to his fi...