Editing Paul Mac

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{{short description|Australian electropop musician, singer, producer, and remixer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = Paul Mac
| image               = Paul Mac.jpg
| image_size          =
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| alt                 = Refer to caption
| caption             = Mac at Sydney Harbour in January 2012
| background          = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name          = Paul Francis McDermott
| alias               =
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|9|17}}
| birth_place         = Sydney, Australia
| origin              =
| death_date          = <!-- {{death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) -->
| death_place         =
| genre               = [[Electropop]], [[electronica]]
| occupation          = Musician, singer-songwriter
| instrument          = Piano, keyboards, [[sampler (musical instrument)|samples]]
| years_active        = 1986–present
| label               = Second Nature, [[Volition Records|Volition]], Interdance, Prozaac, Shock, Eleven, EMI
| associated_acts     = [[The Lab (band)|The Lab]], Smash Mac Mac, [[Itch-E and Scratch-E]], Boo Boo and Mace!, Boo Boo Mace & Nutcase, [[The Dissociatives]], [[Silverchair]]
| website             = {{URL|paulmac.com.au}}
}}

'''Paul Francis McDermott''' (born 17 September 1965), who performs as '''Paul Mac''', is an Australian [[electropop]] musician, singer-songwriter, producer and music re-mixer. He was classically trained at [[Sydney Conservatorium of Music]]. Mac has formed various bands including Smash Mac Mac (1986–88), [[The Lab (band)|The Lab]] (1989–1998), [[Itch-E and Scratch-E]] (1991–present), Boo Boo Mace & Nutcase (1996–98), and [[The Dissociatives]] (2003–2005). Mac has released two solo albums, ''[[3000 Feet High]]'' (6 August 2001) and ''[[Panic Room (album)|Panic Room]]'' (17 October 2005) – both appeared in the top&nbsp;40 on the [[ARIA Albums Chart]].

At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2002]] Mac won 'Best Dance Release' for ''[[3000 Feet High]]'' and was nominated for 'Best Male Artist' and '[[ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year|Engineer of the Year]]'. In June 2001 he released his highest charting single, "[[Just the Thing]]", which featured lead vocals by Peta Morris. It reached No.&nbsp;17 on the ARIA Singles Chart and at the [[APRA Music Awards of 2002]] it won 'Most Performed Dance Work'.

Mac played with [[Severed Heads]]. He was also a touring member of [[Silverchair]] as well as recording piano parts for their album, ''[[Young Modern]]'' (March 2007), having worked with frontman [[Daniel Johns]] as [[The Dissociatives]] previously. He has provided remixes for Silverchair, [[Powderfinger]], [[The Mark of Cain (band)|The Mark of Cain]], [[Grinspoon]], [[The Cruel Sea (band)|The Cruel Sea]], [[INXS]] and [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]]. Mac has worked on soundtracks for [[Baz Luhrmann]] and on the films ''[[Head On (1998 film)|Head On]]'' and ''[[Sample People]]''. He was the musical director on the Australian TV show, ''[[Good News Week]]'', and composed music for [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC-TV]] including ''The Afternoon Show'', ''EC Plays Lift Off'', ''[[Play School (Australian TV series)|Play School]]'' and TVTV.

==Biography==
Mac was born on 17 September 1965.<ref name="APRA Sunshine"/><ref name="Brandle"/> He is the youngest of seven children and grew up in a strict Catholic family in Sydney.<ref name="Brandle"/> As a teenager Mac played hymns on the organ at his local church, including for weddings and funerals.<ref name="MacBio"/> He later described himself as "the worst [[Virgo (astrology)|Virgo]], ex-Catholic you've ever met".<ref name="Brandle"/> He is a classically trained graduate from [[Sydney Conservatorium of Music]], as a Bachelor of Music Education.<ref name="Brandle"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> In the mid-1980s he was a member of Smash Mac Mac, which were an [[Art rock|art noise]] band covering [[Talking Heads]] material – Mac introduced drum machines and electronic elements.<ref name="McGregor"/><ref name="Zuel"/> In 1987 they issued the album, ''Chapter One: Light on the Silo''.<ref name="TripleJPlay"/> In 1989 Mac formed the [[synthpop]], [[electronica]] group [[The Lab (band)|The Lab]] in Sydney with Yolanda Podolski on lead vocals, and [[Warwick Hornby]] (aka Warwick Factor) on vocals and bass guitar. The group signed with [[rooArt]], which released their two extended plays, ''Ultra'' (1992) and ''Terminal'' (1993). They moved to [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] and issued their debut album, ''Labyrinth'', in 1997. The group disbanded the following year.

===1991–1997: Itch-E and Scratch-E===
In 1991, Mac formed a side-project, [[Itch-E and Scratch-E]], with fellow Sydney-based electronica artist, [[Andy Rantzen]] of the group, Pelican Daughters.<ref name="McGregor"/><ref name="McFarlane"/> Both provided keyboards and samplers.<ref name="McFarlane"/> Itch-E and Scratch-E became their main focus with the success of their debut album, ''Itch-E Kitch-E Koo'' (1993), and its related single, "[[Sweetness and Light (song)|Sweetness and Light]]" (1994). At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1995]] the single won Best Dance Release.<ref name="McFarlane"/> During his acceptance speech Mac controversially declared, "We'd like to thank all of Sydney's [[ecstasy (drug)|ecstasy]] dealers, without whom this award would not be possible".<ref name="Jeff"/> One of the sponsors of the ceremony was the National Drug Offensive, which withdrew their support. In 2005, Mac explained that he did not expect to win and so had not prepared a speech.<ref name="Jeff"/> The group often includes Sherriff Lindo for live performances.<ref name="McFarlane"/> From 1996 to 1998, Mac and Rantzen also performed as Boo Boo and Mace!, and with Lindo aboard they worked as Boo Boo Mace 'n' Nutcase.<ref name="McGregor"/><ref name="McFarlane"/>

===1997–2000: work with Silverchair, ''Paul Mac Presents SnapShots'' and ''I Can't Believe It's Not Rock''===
In 1997, Mac remixed the single, "[[Freak (Silverchair song)|Freak]]", from Australian post-grunge band [[Silverchair]]'s second album, ''[[Freak Show (album)|Freak Show]]''. The track was issued in April as a B-side of their second single from that album, "[[Abuse Me]]".

In 1998, Mac released a four-track EP, ''Paul Mac Presents Snapshots'', on Interdance Records. It featured guest vocals by Stephen Allkins on "Ooh I Love Your (Disco)", [[Infusion (band)|Infusion]] on "Loco", Phil Smart on "Basic Boom" and [[Abel el'toro|Abel El Toro]] on "All Systems Are Go".<ref name="Snapshots"/> Mac again worked with Silverchair's [[Daniel Johns]] as an alternative rock duo to release a five-track extended play, ''[[I Can't Believe It's Not Rock]]'' (2000).<ref name="McGregor"/>

===2001–2005: ''3000 Feet High'', The Dissociatives and ''Panic Room''===
On 6 August 2001, Mac issued his debut solo album, ''[[3000 Feet High]]'', which peaked in the top&nbsp;30 on the [[ARIA Albums Chart]].<ref name="AusCharts"/> Australian music journalist, [[Ed Nimmervoll]], felt the album was an "emotional journey" where "[t]hroughout, the dancefloor taunts us like a temptress, determined to lure us into her arms, but we're torn between her charms and the inner us which the dance beats may drown out".<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> The album's second single, "[[Just the Thing]]", reached No.&nbsp;17 on the ARIA Singles Chart and featured lead vocals by Peta Morris.<ref name="AusCharts"/> In December 2001 he performed at [[Homebake]] on the Big Top stage. At the [[APRA Music Awards of 2002]] "[[Just the Thing]]" won 'Most Performed Dance Work' and was nominated for 'Most Performed Australian Work'.<ref name="2002Nom"/><ref name="APRAWin2002"/> In January 2002, and again in 2006, Mac appeared at [[Splendour in the Grass]]. At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2002]] Mac won 'Best Dance Release' for ''[[3000 Feet High]]'' and was nominated for 'Best Male Artist' and 'Engineer of the Year'.<ref name="ARIA2002"/>

Mac and Johns co-wrote the music for ''[[Love Is a Four Letter Word (TV series)|Love Is a Four Letter Word]]'' (2001) episode 13, "Split".<ref name="Zuk"/>
In mid-2003, the Mac and Johns formed another alternative rock group, [[The Dissociatives]], which issued their debut album of the [[The Dissociatives (album)|same name]] in April 2004.<ref name="Kingsmill"/><ref name="TripleJDissoc"/> Their first live show was in Hobart in June of that year.<ref name="Zuel"/> Mac explained his motivation, "As music narrows out into increasingly smaller genres, it's important to bring the fun of making music back into play. Not following any predetermined rules and making the most honest beautiful music we could is fun".<ref name="Zuel"/> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 2004]] Mac and Johns were nominated for 'Producer of the Year' for the album.<ref name="ARIA2004"/>

Mac's second album, ''[[Panic Room (album)|Panic Room]]'', appeared on 17 October 2005, and reached the top&nbsp;40.<ref name="AusCharts"/> Johns had advised Mac to "follow your dreams regardless of what outside fashion is saying you should be doing".<ref name="Murfett"/> Vocals are variously supplied by Morris, [[Sarah McLeod (musician)|Sarah McLeod]], [[Luke Steele (musician)|Luke Steele]], [[Abby Dobson]] (ex-[[Leonardo's Bride]]), [[Lenka]], and [[Ngaiire]].<ref name="Murfett"/> Mac explained seeing Joseph, on TV in August 2004, "I was watching the episode of [''[[Australian Idol (season 2)|Australian Idol]]''] when she got kicked out and I thought 'who is this girl, she is fantastic'... I tracked her down and gave her a call. It turned out great. I am just really happy with the whole album".<ref name="AAP"/> For Silverchair's 2007 album, ''[[Young Modern]]'', Mac supplied piano and toured with the group providing keyboards and piano on stage.<ref name="AMGPaulM"/>

===2008–2014: soundtracks, remixes and touring===
In 2008, Mac provided the music for a one-man comedy play, ''Possessed'', performed by [[Frank Woodley]].<ref name="whatever"/> In March that year, he supplied the theme song, "The Only One" for the feature film, ''[[Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger]]'', with three versions on the soundtrack: one had vocals by [[Bertie Blackman]], another by Sydney Children's Choir and one was an instrumental.<ref name="tama"/> He formed a production duo, Stereogamous, with Jonny Seymour (aka DJ Seymour Butz), in 2010 they worked on [[LCD Soundsystem]]'s single, "I Can Change", from their album, ''[[This Is Happening]]''.<ref name="Cashmere"/><ref name="LCD"/> They have also remixed "Cupid Boy" for [[Kylie Minogue]] and "Bring Night" for [[Sia]].<ref name="Cashmere"/> In 2011 they worked on [[George Michael]]'s track, "Every Other Lover in the World".<ref name="Cashmere"/> Mac co-wrote "I Don't Care What You Say" with its performer [[Anthony Callea]] and Cindy Ryan (of [[Stella One Eleven]]); it was released in February 2012 by Callea on his seven-track EP, ''[[Last to Go]]'', which was co-produced by Mac.<ref name="Cashmere2"/> On 6 September, the feature film, ''[[Kath & Kimderella]]'', premiered with Mac's musical score.<ref name="Lehman"/> He also has a cameo in the final scene.

===2015–present: ''Holiday From Me'' and ''Mesmerism''===
On 22 January 2015, Mac announced the forthcoming release of his third studio album, titled ''Holiday From Me''. It will feature [[Megan Washington]], [[Brendan Maclean]], Dave Mason and Nathan Hudson on vocals.<ref name="Paul Mac Unveils New Album Details">{{cite web|url=http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2015/01/22/paul-mac-unveils-new-album-details-impressive-guest-vocalist-line-up/|title=Paul Mac Unveils New Album Details|publisher=themusic.com.au|date=22 January 2015|access-date=22 January 2015}}</ref>

In February 2019, Mac released a new single titled "Cataplexy" and confirmed a new album is coming soon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/best-new-music-paul-mac-king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-litt/10815794|title=Paul Mac's first new single in ages takes us on a beautiful journey |publisher=ABC|date=18 February 2019 |access-date= 25 March 2019}}</ref> In April, Mac confirmed the album is titled ''Mesmerism'' and will be released on 3 May 2019.

==Academic career==
Decades after completing his earlier music degree, Mac returned to his alma mater, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, for postgraduate study. In 2021, he graduated with a Doctor of Musical Arts qualification in composition, based on fusing electronic dance music traditions with experimental practice. As at 2022, he holds an academic staff role at the Conservatorium, teaching Contemporary Music Practice courses within its Bachelor of Music programme.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sydney.edu.au/music/about/our-people/academic-staff/p-mcdermott.html|title=Paul Mac Academic Career|access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In October 2004, Mac was living in [[Erskineville]].<ref name="Sams"/> Mac is openly gay; in 2007, he reminisced about his first attendance at Sydney's [[Sydney Mardi Gras#1980 to 1999|Mardi Gras]] in the 1980s: "I can't remember who the act even was – it was a long time ago ... I wasn't really out – actually, I wasn't out at all. I just ended up at the party and I remember realising that there was this whole world out there that I felt really proud to be a part of. There was such a sense of wonder".<ref name="SameSame"/>

== Discography ==
{{Main|The Lab (band)#Discography|Itch-E and Scratch-E#Discography|The Dissociatives#Discography and appearances}}

===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="ARIA peak positions">Peaks in Australia:
* All except noted: {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=paul+mac&cat=s|title=Paul Mac in Australian Charts|publisher=Australian Charts|access-date=24 October 2018}}
* Peaks 51–100: {{cite Ryan|page=214}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[3000 Feet High]]''
|
* Released: 6 August 2001
* Label: [[Eleven: A Music Company]]
* Formats: CD
| 29
|
* [[ARIA]]: Gold<ref name="ARIA Accreditations - 2002 Albums">{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2002.htm|title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2002 Albums|publisher=ARIA|access-date=24 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Panic Room (album)|Panic Room]]''
|
* Released: 17 October 2005
* Label: Eleven: A Music Company
* Formats: CD
| 39
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Holiday From Me]]''
|
* Released: 10 April 2015
* Label: Eleven: A Music Company
* Formats: CD, digital download
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''Mesmerism''
|
* Released: 3 May 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/mesmerism/1457132866|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422043541/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/mesmerism/1457132866|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 April 2019|title=Mesmerism |publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref>
* Label: Here to Hell
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
| —
|
|}

===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of extended plays
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| EP details
|-
! scope="row"| ''Paul Mac Presents Snapshots''
|
* Released: 1998
* Label: Interdance
* Format: CD
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="ARIA peak positions"/>
|-
! scope="row"| "Heatseeking Pleasure Machine"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Tex Perkins]])</span>
|rowspan="3"| 2001
| —
|
|rowspan="5"|''3000 Feet High''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Just the Thing]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Peta Morris)</span>
| 17
|
* ARIA: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2001.htm|title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2001 Singles|publisher=ARIA|access-date=24 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[The Sound of Breaking Up]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Peta Morris)</span>
| 25
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Gonna Miss You"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Abby Dobson]])</span>
|rowspan="2"| 2002
| 62
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Stay"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Jacqui Hunt)</span>
| 79
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Sunshine Eyes"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Peta Morris)</span>
| 2005
| 27
|
|rowspan="3"|''Panic Room''
|-
! scope="row"| "Love Declaration"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Aaradhna]])</span>
|rowspan="2"| 2006
| 39
|
|-
! scope="row"| "It's Not Me, It's You"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Ngaiire]])</span>
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "The Only One"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Bertie Blackman]])</span>
| 2008
| 95
|
| [[Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger]] soundtrack
|-
! scope="row"| "State of War"
| 2015
| —
|
|''Holiday from Me''
|-
! scope="row"| "The Currawong Shall Return" <small> <br />(with [[Andy Rantzen]])</small><ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-currawong-shall-return/1416348507|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422042023/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-currawong-shall-return/1416348507|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 April 2019|title= The Currawong Shall Return - single|date= 17 August 2018|publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>
| 2018
| —
|
|non-album single
|-
! scope="row"| "Cataplexy"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/cataplexy-single/1450530917|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501001026/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/cataplexy-single/1450530917|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2019|title= Cataplexy - single|date= 15 February 2019|publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"| 2019
| —
|
|rowspan="2"| ''Mesmerism''
|-
! scope="row"| "Flamenco"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/flamenco-single/1458601892|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501011237/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/flamenco-single/1458601892|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2019|title=Flamenco - single|date=12 April 2019 |publisher=iTunes Australia|access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref>
| —
|
|}

===Production work and other credits===
* 1994 "Dead Eyes Opened (Love Experiment)", (remix) ''Dead Eyes Opened Remix'' [[Severed Heads]]
* 1996 "The Contender", "The Contender (reprise)" (remixes) ''[[Rock and Roll (The Mark of Cain album)|Rock and Roll]]'' [[The Mark of Cain (band)|The Mark of Cain]]
* 1999 "[[Anthem for the Year 2000]]", "Spawn Again", "Satin Sheets" (keyboards) ''[[Neon Ballroom]]'' [[Silverchair]]
* 2000 ''[[I Can't Believe It's Not Rock]]'' (with [[Daniel Johns]])
* 2002 "[[Across the Night]]", "World Upon Your Shoulders", "Tuna in the Brine", "Too Much of Not Enough", "[[Luv Your Life]]", "My Favourite Thing" (piano) ''[[Diorama (Silverchair album)|Diorama]]'' Silverchair
* 2002 "[[Symphony of Life]]" (extended euroremix) [[Tina Arena]]
* 2004 "[[Pictures of You (The Cure song)|Pictures of You]]" (remix) ''[[One Perfect Day (2004 film)|One Perfect Day]]'' after [[The Cure]]'s 1989 album ''[[Disintegration (The Cure album)|Disintegration]]''
* 2004 "She" (producer) ''Stella One Eleven'' [[Stella One Eleven]]
* 2005 (co-producer) ''[[Counting Down the Days]]'' [[Natalie Imbruglia]]
* 2005 "Mini Morris Parts 1 and 2" (performer with [[Cezary Skubiszewski]]) ''[[Hating Alison Ashley (film)#Track listing|Hating Alison Ashley]]'' Various Artists
* 2025 "Something Good" (remix) (with [[The Superjesus]])

==Awards==
===ARIA Awards===
PaulMac has won one award from seven [[ARIA Music Awards]] nominations.

{{awards table}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2001|2001]]
| rowspan="2"| "Just the Thing"
| [[ARIA Award for Best Dance Release|Best Dance Release]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[ARIA Award for Best Male Artist|Best Male Artist]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2001|2001]]
| rowspan="3"| ''3000 Feet High''
| [[ARIA Award for Best Dance Release|Best Dance Release]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Male Artist
| {{nom}}
|-
| Engineer of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2004|2004]]
| rowspan="1"| PaulMac with [[Daniel Johns]] for ''[[The Dissociatives (album)|The Dissociatives]]''
| [[ARIA Award for Producer of the Year|Producer of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2006|2006]]
| rowspan="1"| ''Panic Room''
| Best Dance Release
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

===APRA Awards===
The [[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA Awards]] are held in Australia and New Zealand by the [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. PaulMac has won one award from four nominations.
{{awards table}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[APRA Music Awards of 2002|2002]]
| rowspan="2"| "Just the Thing"
| Most Performed Australian Work
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| Most Performed Dance Work
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| "[[The Sound of Breaking Up]]"
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="1"| [[APRA Music Awards of 2006|2006]]
| rowspan="1"| "Sunshine Eyes"
| Most Performed Dance Work
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}

==References==
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