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Luke Whitfield   born Kuuipo Luke Whitfield/ Born in Rochester New York on September 3rd 1961 Raised by a artistic and creative single Mother with three siblings. Attended numerous public and art schools there. Learned to Swim, thieve, fish, sketch and play guitar. Joined Rock Band the Hawks as guitarist. Chucked into a few Juvenile delinquent centers and foster homes. Ran away to NYC at twelve to live with my ex step father. Joined spiritual commune, Meditation, Reading philosophy, singing, dancing and praying. Joined High school funk band as guitarist. Learned cooking for 40 persons weekly at the commune. Attended the Seward Park High school, won the The Augustus Saint-Gaudens Award for professional achievement in art. Finished High school by GED. First Jobs as Ice cream scooper on the Graveyard shift at all night haagen dazs Ice cream parlor, Christopher street NYC (Main Gay Strip) Moved to Atlanta Georgia to another Commune. worked at Sufi Bakery until sixteen. Quit commune to become a carpenter. Learned to disco dance and party. Moved in with a single mother, twice my age with four children. Became a surrogate father and professional builder. Stated My own company at eighteen. Moved back to NYC at 21. Continued with own construction company and clubbing. Married 19 year old Danish Girlfriend. Deforced in two years. Met current wife at 28 Closed business and all NYC ties. Moved to St Thomas US Virgin Islands. Became roadie and sound man for Hurricane Freddy with side job as Sushi catering. Got a small boat and Island hopped. New job with current wife as Professional Tile setters for new Hotels and estates. Moved back to NYC. wife with Child, Opened Tile setting company specializing in Mosaic "VersaTile" No work due to heavy recession. Moved to Amsterdam Holland 1989. First child born Oct 1990 Founded new building firm specializing in interior design. Occasionally returning to NYC and brooklyn for renovation contracts. Second Child born Feb 1991 Joined cabinet workshop. Reclaimed wood furniture and design, Commercial clients, Private and artist community work. Started making guitars in attic as a hobby. Formed Blues band, Luke & the JukeJumpers. Guitar building progressed to space in workshop. Learned techniques in vintage guitar restoration and refinishing. Stopped interior building and design company to start building guitars full time and in 2006 RebelRelic guitar became official. Opened the RebelRelic guitar shop Amsterdam in 2007. Now building Rebelrelic guitars with sales worldwide. 2011