The Struts

A Song That Changed My Life: The Struts’ Luke Spiller on Gordon Lightfoot

The Band Members: Luke Spiller, lead vocals; Adam Slack, guitar; Jed Elliott, bass; Gethin Davies, drums.

The Storyteller: Luke Spiller

The Song:  The honey-smooth baritone voice of Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Circle Is Small” struck a chord with modern-day troubadours, showing how richly detailed, vantage-from-afar storylines can be intertwined with gentle harmonic tension and sweet, piquant phrasing.

The Background: Luke Spiller — the charismatic, swaggering frontman known for his stadium-strength, operatic rock vocal performances with the verbose classic-rock revivalists The Struts — describes how Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Circle Is Small” revealed to him that an artist can “strive to be a wordsmith while also infusing beautiful melodies at the same time….” READ MORE

Megan Perry

Megan Perry Moore

Photographer | Author | Music Essayist

Megan Perry Moore is a Seattle and Los Angeles-based photographer and author with an extensive portfolio documenting well-known artists and musicians throughout the industry. She is currently a contributor to Music Connection Magazine, providing live coverage, industry profiles, and regular features focused on the technical and creative pulse of the modern music scene (A Song That Changed My Life; In the Studio).

Megan’s professional perspective is informed by a deep history within the studio system, having begun her career at Moir/Marie Entertainment under veteran manager Steve Moir and later serving as Assistant Studio Manager at the legendary NRG Recording Studios. This foundational experience, combined with her work as a publicist for gear companies and producers, allows her to navigate the private creative spaces of artists with a unique technical fluency.

Her career is backed by a prestigious editorial history, including photography and features for Rolling Stone, SPIN, Electronic Musician, Guitar Player, and various indie publications. For Alternative Press, she notably served as the In the Studio columnist and lead photographer, providing an intimate look at the recording process of many influential bands.

She is the author of two definitive books: How to Be a Record Producer in the Digital Era (Billboard Books / Penguin Random House) and WIRED: Musicians’ Home Studios (Rowman & Littlefield), featuring artists such as Snoop Dogg, No Doubt, and Sonic Youth. Megan is currently in production on WIRED v2.0, a follow-up series documenting a new generation of artists in their personal recording environments.

Megan maintains a private workroom and archive in Seattle, where she continues to develop custom, large-scale photographic installations. Her archive spans a diverse range of subjects, from an extensive collection of indie high-art rock photography to profound nature and wildlife studies—including specialized work in partnership with the Snow Leopard Trust for their annual conservation initiatives.

https://www.meganperry.com
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