Luke Rowell (born 1983 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand) is an electronic musician known for performing as Disasteradio and Eyeliner. Beginning in 1999, he created chiptune and synthpop music and released free albums online through platforms such as mp3.com, BeSonic, and IUMA. His first CD-R album, Disasteradio, was released in 2002. In 2007, he achieved wider recognition with the album Visions, which was voted the best New Zealand release of the year by Real Groove magazine. Disasteradio toured extensively, including a performance at the Worldtronics Festival in Berlin in 2008 and a 5-month world tour in 2009. He later released additional albums, including Charisma (2010) and Sweatshop (2017). His video for “Gravy Rainbow” attracted widespread online attention and had surpassed 1 million views in 2023.
