Paul Mac
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Paul Mac is one of the leading figures in Australian electronic music.
He's a conservatorium graduate and a multi ARIA award winner for his work with underground dance pioneers Itchee & Scratchee and for his own solo work. He's scored music for films and TV. His remixes of artists like Gorillaz, Silverchair and Powderfinger have also established him as one of this country's pre-eminent remixers.
In addition to his multiple ARIA awards, some of Paul's career highlights include Australian Dance Music Awards for "Outstanding Contribution to Dance" and for "Producer Of The Year". He has received an APRA Award, an MTV Award and been named "Dance Artist Of The Year" three times in recent years in Rolling Stone's Readers Poll.
Paul's acclaimed gold selling debut solo album "3000 Feet High" was released in August 2001 by indie label, Eleven: a music company. Recorded in his Blue Mountains studio, the album's first single sold out its pressing within a week of release. The second single, the gold selling anthem "Just The Thing" (featuring vocals by Peta Morris), was a #1 multi format hit.
Paul then formed a band with Silverchair's Daniel Johns in 2004. Calling themselves The Dissociatives their self titled debut album was one of the most acclaimed releases of that year. The album was also a commercial success yielding two top 40 singles and was certified gold within a week of its release.
In late 2005 Paul released PANIC ROOM, his much anticipated sophomore solo album. The album was written and produced by Paul in his new Sydney inner city home studio. Peta Morris returned to deliver the opening single ("Sunshine Eyes") once again showcasing Paul's trademark emotive lyrical punch. The single debuted in the national top 30 and the album's club tracks ("Panic Room" & "It's Not Me, It's You") both achieved top 10 in the national dance charts.
After recording with his great mates in Silverchair Paul toured the world with the band as special guest performer on their 2007/08 YOUNG MODERN world tour. More recently Paul has been as busy as ever with such varied projects as mixing Mr G's radio and club smash "Naughty Girl", hosting the last series of BigPond Music's "Monday Night Live" and composing the music for much loved comedian Frank Woodley's theatre production "Possessed". Paul has also composed and produced the wonderfully atmospheric music featured in the forthcoming Australian film "Beautiful" which filmlink have called an ambience-building score.
Frank Woodley's Possessed
Original music for theatre show (Token Artists 2008)
Wrote/Produced/Recorded/Mixed
Faker
Forthcoming single "Magnetic" (EMI 2008)
Remix
Mr G
"Naughty Girl" (EMI 2008)
Mixed/Remixed
Dappled Cities Fly
"Cream" (2007)
Remix
Gorillaz
"Dirty Harry" (EMI 2006)
Remix
Paul Mac
"Panic Room" sophomore solo album (Eleven 2005)
Produced/Recorded/Mixed
The Dissociatives
Debut self titled album (Eleven 2004)
Co-Produced/Recorded/Mixed
Jimmy Somerville
"So Good" (BMG Germany 2004)
Produced/Recorded/Mixed
Natalie Imbruglia
"Beauty On The Fire" (BMG 2002)
Remix
Silverchair
Various tracks for "Diorama" (Eleven 2002)
Keyboards
Tina Arena
"Symphony Of Life" (Sony 2002)
Remix
Paul Mac
"3000 Feet High" debut solo album (Eleven 2001)
Produced/Recorded/Mixed/Keyboards
(2002 ARIA Award for Best Dance Release)
Leonardo's Bride
"Even When I'm Sleeping" (Mushroom U.K. 2000)
Remix
Silverchair
"Anthem For The Year 2000" (Murmur 1999)
Remix
Powderfinger
"The Day You Come" (Polydor 1999)
Remix
The Cruel Sea
"Runnin" (Polydor 1999)
Remix
Silverchair
Various tracks for "Neon Ballroom" (Murmur 1998/99)
Keyboards Production
Grinspoon
"Rail Rider" (Grudge/UMA 1998)
Remix
[live] tattoo (Stephen Atkins)
"History Of Disco Part 2" (London Records U.K. 1998)
Produced
Baz Luhrman's
"Something For Everybody" various trks (EMI 1997)
Co-Produced/Mixed
Silverchair
"Freak" (Murmur 1997)
Remix
Savage Garden
"Break Me Shake Me" (Roadshow 1997)
Remix
The Lab
"Labyrinth" (BMG 1997)
Co-Produced
INXS
"Don't Lose Your Head" (Mercury 1997)
Remix
Itch-E & Scratch-E & Friends
Self titled album (Volition 1996)
Co-Produced
Severed Heads
"Dead Eyes Opened" (Volition 1996)
Remix
Itch-E & Scratch-E
"Itch-E Kitch-E Koo" album (Volition 1994)
Co-Produced
(incl. "Sweetness & Light" - 1995 ARIA Award for Best Dance Release)
Beautiful
Composed, Produced & Engineered score for forthcoming feature film (2008)
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueberger
Composed, Produced & Engineered film's title track "The Only One" (featuring Bertie Blackman) (2007)
Kath & Kim
Produced, Recorded & Mixed two tracks (ABC Music 2004)
One Perfect Day
Remixed The Cure's "Pictures Of You" for feature film (Lightstream Films 2004)
Heinkein
Composed & Produced soundtrack for corporate video (2003)
Secret Bridesmaids' Business
Composed, Produced, & Engineered original score for Telemovie (ABC TV 2002)
Secret Life Of Us
Produced track for Abby Dobson (Network Ten2002)
Good News Week
Music Director (Network Ten 2002)
Head Start
Composed & Produced title song "Head Start" (ABC 2001)
Good News Week
Musical Director / Title Music (Network Ten 2000)
Sample People
Produced various tracks for movie starring Ben Mendelson & Kylie Minogue (Living Motion Pictures 2000)
Leonardo's Bride
Remixed "Even When I'm Sleeping" for feature film "Broke Down Palace" starring Claire Danes (FOX Films 1999)
Good News Week
Musical Director / Title Music (Network Ten 1999)
Good News Weekend
Composer Title / Breaker music (ABC TV 1998)
Kit Kat (Orange and Mint)
Composer for TVC (1997)
The Ferals
Incidental music (ABC TV 1996)
TVTV
Title music (ABC TV 1995)
The Reading, Writing Roadshow
Title music (ABC TV 1994)
The Afternoon Show
Title music (ABC TV 1993)
Big Square Eye
Composer, performer, sound FX (ABC TV 1991/2)