Luke Rayner is a British,

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and

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. He is best known for being part of the reformed Leaf Hound. Since joining Leaf Hound his guitar style and ability have been praised by the music press; ''

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'' calling him, "a real discovery" and ''

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'', "a guitar hero in the making". He is the older brother of the fashion photographer Ben Rayner.

Production work

Rayner was introduced to original vocalist Peter French in 2004, they began a songwriting partnership that would create the songs for ''Unleashed'', a Leaf Hound album released in 2007. Rayner produced ''Unleashed'' and was credited with, "retaining an enviable 1970s authenticity and spirit". He also produced the debut album for the London-based

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References

External links

Official Leaf Hound Myspace siteOfficial Leaf Hound site
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