Luke O'Malley is a guitarist, composer, singer, and producer known for his contributions to New York City-based jazz, funk, improv, and rock music. He was a founding member of Antibalas, writing and recording on all of the group’s albums and spent years touring with them worldwide.
He has done studio work with musicians including Usher, Mary J. Blige on her Billboard #1 album Growing Pains, Mark Ronson, Daniel Merriweather, Aloe Blacc, Spank Rock, Nneka, TV On The Radio, GRiZ, Sinkane, Kronos Quartet, Baloji, and Dead Prez. As a performer, O’Malley often sits in with The Roots on Fallon and has shared the stage with Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Jamie Foxx, John Mayer, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Nile Rodgers, David Byrne, Stevie Wonder, Rick Ross, Public Enemy, and way more.
He composed a large portion of the score to the 2018 VGX “Best Original Video Game Score” winner Red Dead Redemption 2. In 2013, he co-composed the score to the Oscar-nominated HIV/AIDS documentary, How To Survive A Plague. In addition, Rockstar Games hired O’Malley to bring his distinct guitar style to the soundtracks for Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto 5.
He’s recently worked as a songwriter and producer in sessions with Diane Birch, James Morrison, Andrew Wyatt, Jamie Lidell, Rag N’ Bone Man, Texas, Alex Francis, and Tommy Down.
