In June 2009 Luiters was announced as the bassist for The John Butler Trio,[REF] replacing previous bassist Shannon Birchall, although he didn't officially leave The Ray Mann Three until August 2010 [REF].
The new line-up of The John Butler Trio, according to Billboard recorded twenty two songs at Butler's home based studio in Fremantle in late 2009 to early 2010, this was eventually cut down to the fifteen that appear on the album, April Uprising [REF].