Named after McMaster and his performing partner, Rob James, the duo released a self-titled gold album[1] and scored the radio hits "Love Wins Everytime",[2] "Thank You,"[3] "I Understand"[4] and "Sweet Sensation.

As a solo artist and songwriter, he is best known for his 2013 hit "Good Morning, Beautiful,"[6] with Grammy-nominated[7] American pianist Jim Brickman, which peaked on the US Billboard AC Radio charts at #3.

Later that year, as the Canadian music industry faced the challenges of the Napster era and related downloading phenomena, Luke McMaster and Rob James agreed to go their separate ways.

One song, "October Skies," written with Bobby Cameron[38] and Jenna Gawne[39] landed on the debut CD by Canadian Idol competition winner Ryan Malcolm.

Subsequently, McMaster also partnered with "Black Velvet" songwriter Christopher Ward, Wells and Chris Anderson to write material for Nick Carter's (Backstreet Boys) solo album.

[40] Luke also worked on writing and production for future Canadian Idol winners Eva Avila ( he co-wrote the single "Damned," and Theo Tams and 2005 runner-up Rex Goudie.

Since signing to Universal Music Publishing Group[41] (UMPG) Canada in 2004 as a songwriter, McMaster's melodic and lyrical contributions have adorned such multi-platinum, gold albums and other projects by Rihanna, Nick Lachey, Kyle Riabko, Rex Goudie, Kalan Porter, Eva Avila, Theo Tams and Marc Jordan.

Instant Star was a Canadian television program which aired from September 2004 to June 2008, chronicling the recording industry experiences of a character named Jude Harrison, the adolescent winner of a music competition, played by Alexz Johnson.

The co-founding brainchild of the Degrassi franchise and sole creator of Instant Star - Linda Schuyler - contracted McMaster as songwriter, composer and producer to its production company over its four-year lifespan,[43] contributing to the creation of more than 60 original compositions.

In the process, McMaster was not only reunited with a number of previous collaborators including Chris Burke-Gaffney, but also developed working relationships with such notable artists and composers as Marc Jordan, Christopher Ward, Damhnait Doyle, Rob Wells, Shelly Peiken (with whom he wrote "Ultraviolet") and Greg Johnston.

"[45] In the spring of 2006, McMaster joined Rob Wells, Simon Wilcox and producer Darcy Ataman[46] to record "Song For Africa",[47] a music single that premiered at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto held on August 13 that year in front of 30,000 delegates.

[52] In 2012, "Diamonds From Drops of Rain," a previously written tune by McMaster was selected as the lead single for the Sound Of Freedom Project Released on May 29, 2012, through Willow Music[53] and EMI Music Canada, proceeds from the album were earmarked for the Support Our Troops Fund and features a unique collaboration between musician members of the Canadian Forces, and civilian singers featuring Canadian-Danish crossover opera star Alexandria Beck,[54] Alan Frew, Mark Masri, Luke McMaster and Annie Villeneuve.

Produced by Glass Tiger keyboardist and songwriter Sam Reid, Sound of Freedom was recorded largely at the Canadian Forces Central Band Studio in Ottawa and at Newmarket, Ontario's SlipOne Digital during 2010 and 2011.

[55] During February 2010, McMaster was a member of Team Canada 2010, a troupe of performers, musicians and NHL hockey stars sent to Kandahar, Afghanistan, to entertain the Canadian troops.

In October 2010, McMaster opened for the American country-indie-folk singer Brandi Carlile at Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music in downtown Toronto, Ontario.

Recording the album All Roads at the new Revolution Studios in Toronto in January 2012, McMaster finished eight cover songs and four original tracks with Greg Johnston at the production helm.

Released on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2013, the album featured his biggest hit, "Good Morning Beautiful", co-written and recorded with American songwriter and pianist Jim Brickman.

In turn, McMaster packaged a limited edition Tuscan Skies five-track EP, included the feature song and four select covers, selling them exclusively off stage during the Pavlo dates.