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Duncan Mackay (musician)

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Occupation(s)
  
Singer, songwriter

Role
  
Composer

Name
  
Duncan Mackay

Instruments
  
vocals, keyboards


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Born
  
2 July 1950 (age 73) (
1950-07-02
)

Origin
  
Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Associated acts
  
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Colosseum II, 10cc, Alan Parsons Project, Kate Bush

Music groups
  
10cc (1978 – 1981), Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1975 – 1977)

Albums
  
Bloody Tourists, Look Hear?, Ten Out of 10, Love's a Prima Donna, 10cc in Concert

Similar People
  
Stuart Elliott, Stuart Tosh, Paul Burgess, Ian Bairnson, Rick Fenn

Years active
  
late 1960s – present

Duncan Mackay (born 26 July 1950) is a British composer, singer, arranger, and keyboard player who has recorded three solo albums. He was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

In 1985, MacKay met Debbie Raymond, the daughter of Paul Raymond, at a party. The couple went on to have a daughter, Fawn, the eldest of her two children.

In 2004, he completed an album with South African singer/composer Greg McEwan-Kocovaos, The First Time. This indie album received its first airplay on Radio Caroline by the veteran UK DJ Martin Turner and was reviewed by the official 10cc fan site.

He played with Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel from 1975 to 1977 and 10cc from 1978 to 1981, and also played on Kate Bush's first three albums, The Kick Inside (1978), Lionheart (1978 ) and Never for Ever (1980), as well as Camel's 1981 album, Nude, and Budgie's 1982 album, Deliver Us from Evil.

Discography

Solo

Chimera (1974)

  • Recorded at Gallo Recording Studios, April 1974
  • Remixed at Pye Studios
  • Arranger, producer – Duncan Mackay
  • Artwork: Norman Catherine
  • Artwork [Calligraphy]: Anne Marie Mackay
  • Artwork [Cover Typography]: Roy Clucas
  • Composed by Duncan Mackay
  • Engineer: Peter Thuiaites
  • Photography by Rod Lazarus
  • Tape Op: Steve Prestage
  • Musicians:
  • Duncan Mackay – vocals, piano, electric piano, synthesizer
  • Gordon Mackay – violin, electric piano, piano
  • Mike Gray – drums
  • Score (1977)

  • Produced by John Wetton
  • Executive producer: Duncan Mackay
  • Recording engineer: Ray Hendriksen
  • Mixing engineer: Dennis Weinreich
  • Recorded and mixed at Scorpio Studios, London August - September 1976
  • Musicians:
  • Duncan Mackay – keyboards, Yamaha grand piano, Hammond B3, Clavinet D6, Wurlitzer 200, Roland Sequencer, ARP 2600, ARP 2800, ARP 2701, ARP2100 ARP 2200
  • Steve Harley – vocals on "Time Is No Healer"
  • John Wetton – vocals (except for "Time Is No Healer")
  • Clive Chaman – bass, Fender Precision Bass
  • Andrew McCulloch – drums & percussion
  • Mel Collins – flute on "Time Is No Healer"
  • Wilf Gibson – orchestra arrangements
  • Yvonne Keeley – vocal effects
  • Visa (1980)

  • Distributed by WEA Records Ltd.
  • Published by Heath Levy Music Co. Ltd.
  • Engineer: Duncan Mackay
  • Producer: Duncan Mackay
  • Written by Duncan Mackay
  • Recorded and Mixed at Duncan MacKay's private studio on Allen & Heath Studio equipment during August 1980.
  • Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
  • The Best Years of Our Lives (1975)
  • Timeless Flight (1976)
  • Love's a Prima Donna (1976)
  • 10cc
  • Bloody Tourists (1978)
  • Look Hear? (1980)
  • Kate Bush
  • The Kick Inside (1978)
  • Lionheart (1978 )
  • Never for Ever (1980)
  • Camel
  • Nude (1981)
  • Budgie
  • Deliver Us from Evil (1982)
  • with Greg McEwan Kocovaos
  • The First Time (2004)
  • References

    Duncan Mackay (musician) Wikipedia