Luke Tan

Luke Tan (born 1977), alias Michael Luchtan, is a country singer and songwriter.

His songs are generally on the topics of life and death, the sadness of separation, and the despair of misfits.

In the Summer of 2004, he left his job as a Programming Specialist in Bioinformatics for the Kissinger Research Group at the University of Georgia to dedicate his life to his music and ideals.

In 2006, he sold the farm in Lexington, Georgia and released a series of original content podcasts called "Stubbornly Curious" as he traveled across the United States in an RV.

He has translated and interpreted the works of Mexican singer songwriter José Alfredo Jiménez In 2010, he founded the Asheville Tango Orchestra.