Luke picked up the guitar in his late teens and started writing songs within a few months. Drawn to the story and the sound. Never putting it back down and never stopping putting pen to paper.

D.C. based singer-songwriter Luke James Shaffer’s sound spans indie and folk-pop with a touch of soul. His music has garnered him comparisons to The Lumineers, Gregory Alan Isakov and Mumford & Sons.  

Luke has shared the stage with some notable artists including Danity Kane, Maroon 5, Ryan Montbleau, Christian Lopez, Beta Radio and Scott Helman to name a few.

“Luke James Shaffer, Vol. 1" reached number 7 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts.

Luke has received numerous accolades for his songs in the International Songwriting Competition, Unsigned Only, The Wammies, The International Acoustic Music Awards, The International Songwriting Awards and recently The UK Songwriting Contest.

Luke was able to team up with the Global Mental Health Movement on his song, “We're All A Little Crazy” and participate in a university tour sharing the #SameHere movement.

“Luke James Shaffer, Vol. 2" included the song “Moses”, written with Daniel Strauch, a song which is featured in the award winning documentary “Bastards’ Road”.

Shaffer released “Luke James Shaffer, Vol. 3” in 2023, a 7 song ode to cities that have impacted him and his life in some way.

Shaffer started working in the chill house world in 2025 and amasses over 10 million streams in that year alone. He is currently working on a singles project and multiple chill house and tropical collaborations to be released through out 2026.