Paul Mac
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Paul Mac is a musician, producer and music remixer from Sydney
, Australia
. He was classically trained at Sydney's Conservatorium of Music. Paul Mac formed the bands Smash Mac Mac, Itch-e And Scratch-e
, The Lab
, and The Dissociatives
, as well as releasing two records under his own name. He has also played with Severed Heads
and Silverchair
.
Mac has produced remixes for Silverchair, Powderfinger
, The Mark of Cain, Grinspoon
, The Cruel Sea
, INXS
and Placebo
. He has also done soundtrack work for Baz Luhrmann
and on the films Head On
and Sample People. He also worked as musical director on the Australian TV show Good News Week
.
Mac is not to be confused with Paul McDermott
, an Australian comedian and host of Good News Week—although Mac co-wrote and produced the single "Shut Up/Kiss Me" for the other McDermott and Fiona Horne
. He is also not to be confused with the UK techno
DJ and producer Paul Mac (alias of Paul Souter).
Mac was part of Silverchair's touring band and helped record piano parts for their last album, Young Modern.
Music Store Essentials with many singles featuring as a part of the AppleCare
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Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He was classically trained at Sydney's Conservatorium of Music. Paul Mac formed the bands Smash Mac Mac, Itch-e And Scratch-e
Itch-E and Scratch-E
Not to be confused with the fictional characters Itchy and Scratchy from The Simpsons.Itch-E and Scratch-E is an Australian electronic music group formed by Paul Mac and Andy Rantzen in Sydney in the early 1990s initially recording on the Volition label...
, The Lab
The Lab (band)
The Lab were an Australian Sydney-based electronic music band consisting of keyboardist Paul Mac, vocalist Yolanda Podolski and vocalist and bassist Warwick Factor. An early line-up included a second bass player. They formed in the late 1980s and initially recorded on the rooArt label...
, and The Dissociatives
The Dissociatives
The Dissociatives are an Australian band consisting of Daniel Johns of Silverchair, Australian dance producer DJ Paul Mac, and touring members Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes from Sydney electronic duo "The Presets"...
, as well as releasing two records under his own name. He has also played with Severed Heads
Severed Heads
Severed Heads is an Australian electronic music group based and founded in Sydney in 1979 as Mr. and Mrs. No Smoking Sign. The original members were Richard Fielding and Andrew Wright, and were soon joined by Tom Ellard. Fielding and Wright eventually left the group, leaving Ellard as a singular...
and Silverchair
Silverchair
Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether, Newcastle with the line-up of Ben Gillies on drums, Chris Joannou on bass guitar and Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo...
.
Mac has produced remixes for Silverchair, Powderfinger
Powderfinger
Powderfinger was an Australian rock band that formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their breakup the band lineup consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins, and drummer Jon Coghill....
, The Mark of Cain, Grinspoon
Grinspoon
Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, they won the Triple J-sponsored Unearthed competition for Lismore,...
, The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea (band)
The Cruel Sea are an Australian indie rock band from Sydney formed in late 1987. Originally an instrumental-only band, they became more popular when fronted by vocalist Tex Perkins in addition to Jim Elliott on drums, Ken Gormly on bass guitar, Dan Rumour on guitar and James Cruickshank on guitar...
, INXS
INXS
INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...
and Placebo
Placebo (band)
Placebo are a British rock band from London, England, formed in 1994 by singer and guitarist Brian Molko and bass guitarist Stefan Olsdal. The band was joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who was later replaced by Steve Hewitt after conflicts with Molko. Hewitt left the band in October 2007 and...
. He has also done soundtrack work for Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann
Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for The Red Curtain Trilogy, which includes his films Strictly Ballroom, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!...
and on the films Head On
Head On
-Music:* Head On * Head On * Head On * Head On * Head On * "Head On" , by The Jesus and Mary Chain, covered by several artists...
and Sample People. He also worked as musical director on the Australian TV show Good News Week
Good News Week
Good News Week is an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that initially aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and resumed on 11 February 2008 to 9 May 2011. The show aired first on ABC TV before it was bought by Network Ten in 1999...
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Mac is not to be confused with Paul McDermott
Paul McDermott (comedian)
Paul McDermott is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, director, singer, artist and television host. He currently hosts the satirical news-based 'Good News World' a follow up to quiz show Good News Week which airs in Australia on Network Ten...
, an Australian comedian and host of Good News Week—although Mac co-wrote and produced the single "Shut Up/Kiss Me" for the other McDermott and Fiona Horne
Fiona Horne
Fiona Horne is an Australian singer, rock musician, radio and television personality, actress and author. She is famous for her public promotion of Witchcraft and as the singer in Australian band Def FX...
. He is also not to be confused with the UK techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
DJ and producer Paul Mac (alias of Paul Souter).
Mac was part of Silverchair's touring band and helped record piano parts for their last album, Young Modern.
Albums
- 3000 Feet High (album, Eleven/EMI, 6 August 2001) - "Above The Clouds", "Just The Thing", "See You Much Later", "The Sound Of Breaking Up", "Gonna Miss You", "Heatseeking Pleasure Machine", "Set You Free", "Stay", "Post Jesus", "Everywhere I Go", "Rave Goodbye", "Disconnected" ... AUS#29
- 3000 Feet High double pack - bonus CD track "Mac's Megalong Mix"
- Panic Room (17 October 2005) - "Panic Room", "It's Not Me, It's You, "Sunshine Eyes (Album Version)", "Love Declaration", "Never Been Before", "Heaven Where You Find It", "As Long As I Am", "All We Really Want", "Slow Down Time", "The Beginning Of The End Of Time" ... AUS#39
- Panic Room - double pack - bonus remixes CD (Renovations Disc) (17 October 2005)
Singles
- "Heatseeking Pleasure Machine" feat. Tex PerkinsTex PerkinsTex Perkins is an Australian singer-songwriter, who is widely known for fronting the popular Australian rock-band The Cruel Sea, but has also performed with the Beasts of Bourbon, Thug, James Baker Experience, The Butcher Shop, Salamander Jim, and Tex, Don and Charlie. He has also released many...
(single release, 26 February 2001) - "Just The Thing" feat. Peta Morris (single release, 4 June 2001) AUS#17
- "The Sound Of Breaking Up" feat. Peta Morris (single release, 29 October 2001) AUS#25
- "Gonna Miss You" feat. Abby DobsonAbby Dobson (Australian musician)Abby Dobson is an Australian singer and musician. Dobson was the lead vocalist for the pop band Leonardo's Bride.Dobson has often collaborated with musician Paul Mac on a few tracks, including "Gonna Miss You" from the 2001 album 3000 Feet High.She recently appeared on i98fm with Lachlan Kitchen...
(single, 18 March 2002) - "Stay" feat. Jacqui Hunt (single, 5 August 2002)
- "Sunshine Eyes" (single, 25 September 2005) AUS#27
- "It's Not Me, It's You" feat. Ngaiire (Airplay Promo Only - B-side on "Love Declaration"))
- "Love Declaration" feat. AaradhnaAaradhnaAaradhna Jayantilal Patel , better known by her stage name Aaradhna, is a New Zealand-award winning, R&B/pop recording artist, writer and record producer, signed under the music label Dawn Raid Entertainment...
(Aaradhna went on to appear on the SavageSavage (rapper)- Studio albums :-Singles:-Featured singles:- External links :*****...
track "They Don't KnowThey Don't Know"They Don't Know" is a single by Savage and Aaradhna that was released in 2005 from his debut solo album Moonshine. The single peaked at number three in New Zealand and number twenty six in Australia.-Track listing:#"They Don't Know"...
") (single release, 2006) AUS#31 - "The Only One" feat. Bertie BlackmanBertie BlackmanBertie Blackman is an Independent Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist. She rose to fame with her debut album in 2004, entitled 'Headway' which came after years of prolific performances around Sydney's Inner city venues, where she developed a dedicated following.-Early life and...
(radio promo single, February 2008)
Apple Influence
The album Panic Room is a feature of the iTunesITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
Music Store Essentials with many singles featuring as a part of the AppleCare
AppleCare
AppleCare is a service and support plan offered by Apple Inc. that extends the standard Apple warranty and phone support for its products to two years for iPods, iPads, and iPhones or three years for Macs.-AppleCare Protection Plan:...
Technical Support
Technical support
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music on hold
Music on hold
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