Luke Schneider
A native of Dayton, Ohio, Luke Schneider is a pedal steel guitarist based in Tennessee. Over the past three decades he has established himself as an in-demand session and touring musician across the Outlaw Country, Indie/DIY, and experimental scenes in Nashville. Most recently, He has found his place in the landscape of New Age and pastoral Americana music. His well-received debut solo album, ‘Altar of Harmony’ (Third Man Records), is a collection of cinematic ambient compositions created entirely by pedal steel. In recent years Luke has continued his experimental elevation of the pedal steel guitar and delved deeper into meditative and calming sounds. In 2026, He will be touring in support of two releases, a solo EP titled ‘For Dancing in Quiet Light’ via Leaving Records, and a duo record with modular synthesist Jamie Lidell titled ‘A Companion for the Spaces Between Dreams’ via Northern Spy Records.

Mute Duo

Chicago's Mute Duo is Skyler Rowe (drums/percussion) and Sam Wagster (pedal steel). Building on simple, composed melodies, Mute Duo explores an atmosphere ranging from sparse chimes to pummeling drone with a free, rhythmic fluidity, and minimal electronic textures. They have released two LPs - ‘Lapse in Passage’ (2020), and ‘Migrant Flocks’(2023) - on American Dream Records, and in 2023, they also released the cassette ’5amSky,’ a live collaboration with Matthew Lux, Andrew Scott Young, and Chelsea Bridge on Astral Editions. In the summer of 2024, the Duo opened for REZN on an extensive three week West Coast tour, and in 2025 they opened the inaugural ‘Sound and Gravity’ festival. Earlier this year, they recorded their forthcoming LP with Cooper Crain at Electrical Audio.