DJ/Music Producer/Remixer/Promoter
COOL HANDS LUKE, BANG BANG CLUB, SANTIAGO BLUE ARE IS THE MONIKER OF (LUKE) DONINGTON! , REMIXER, PRODUCER AND DJ
Donington has been part of clubland for over 20 years. Initially catapulted onto the scene in the 90s as Cool Hands Luke he played in every major club, playing alongside legends such as Oakenfold, Rampling, Dj Pierre, Tenaglia, Kerri Chandler, Farley & Heller. In the mid 90s he was offered the weekend residence at the iconic Queen Club in Paris, where he took over from David Guetta. Commuting every week, he was one of the first regular jet setting DJs.
He’s also taken his hand to music, producing under Santiago Blue, Bang Bang Club and more recently as Donington!. He has remixed for Twisted Records, FFRR, XL, ZTT Records, doing mixes on classic tracks such as Danny J Lewis - Spend The Night and Johnny Dangerous - Beat That Bitch.
Luke proceeded to move into show music for fashion designers, which led to working for Disney and creating viral campaigns for various movies. He has also remixed for various pop bands for Polydor Records.
In London he runs the successful night ‘Genius’ that has seen Marco Faraone, Arado, Leon, Santo, and Darius Syrossian to name a few, guest DJ, he has also hosted parties at key venues Egg, Cargo, Lightbox and Public Life. He also has numerous residencies in London, playing regularly at Fire, Heaven, Canvas and the Shadow Lounge. has been flown to Cannes, Sweden, Australia and Italy to DJ at huge events.
Specialising in underground party music, mixing up House, Techno & Minimal, he has an encyclopaedic knowledge of 90s music, that he blends with contemporary tracks, his own productions and special mixes and acapellas & FX on a 3rd deck, creating an hedonistic, euphoric party atmosphere that have filled many a dance floor
Parties / Venues Played:
Residencies;
Orange @ Fire
Popcorn @Heaven
Friday @ Shadow Lounge
Gravity @ Protocol
Le Queen (Paris)
East Village
Strawberry Sundaes
Fierce Child
Billion Dollar Babies
SubStation
Limelight
Emporium
Genius
Foundation
Key Of Life @ The Egg
Cargo
Public Life
Russian Bar
Guest-spots;
Echoes (Italy)
Debbies Delite (Sweden)
Q club (Sweden)
Boys Own parties
Ministry of Sound
Trade
Glitteratti
The Cross
Redlight Afterhours
East Village
Astoria
Neighbourhood
Canvas
The Colosseum
Skin Two
Rubber Ball
Kinky Gerlinky
Velvet Underground
Milk Bar
Sin
Paradise Factor
Café de Paris
Heaven
The Egg
Cafe 1001
Tribal/Twisted Record parties
Lizard Lounge (Australia)
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Donington - Follow The Suit (Blockhead Recordings)
Donington - Freek (Blockhead Recordings)
Donington - Each & Every (Blockhead Recordings)
Doll house - Santiago Blue remixes (Twisted Records)
TuffJam - Santiago Blue remixes (Locked on / XL)
Danny j Lewis - Santiago Blue remix (Locked on / XL)
Girls Aloud - Bangbang Club remixes (Polydor)
Girls Aloud - Soundhouse remix (Polydor)
Rachel Stevens - Bangbang Club remixes (Polydor) unreleased
Johnny Dangerous - Santiago Blue remix (FFrr) Unreleased