About

Hi there, I’m Kenny Mac, and “McCormack Audio” is the latest incarnation of a passion for music and technology that goes way back!
I’m now resident in Annandale, Sydney, but hail from the north of England, where I spent the 90s on working in music, either as a front-of-house live engineer (at one of the North’s best music venues), or in monitor engineering, small studios, and music composition and production. I also played guitar in various (‘niche’ aka unknown) indie bands!
Today I focus on production - editing, arrangement, recording, mixing, and mastering - the goal is an end result that only the very best studios can achieve.
What I do
My vibe is end to end production - whatever it takes to turn musical ideas or demos int something stunning. I’m happy to work in any genre, but (like most people working in the arts), I won’t accept *-ist, anti-*, *-phobic, toxic, divisive or defamatory content.
- New and established original artists
- Indie, alternative, EDM, blues, jazz, classical, progressive,contemporary and crossover styles (all music works the same way!)
- Although I’m based in Australia, much of my work involves remote collaboration, so I can stream console audio using Audiomovers ListenTo
Credits
Front of house engineering (UK)
- John Martyn
- Albert Lee
- The Stan Tracey Octet (Stan taught me how to mic an upright piano!)
- The Bryan Spring Trio
- Keith Hancock Band (featuring Fairport Convention’s Martin Carthy, and Dave Swarbrick)
- The Barely Works
- Doug Morter, Jerry Donahue, and Rick Kemp (Steeleye Span)- Martin Stephenson
- Hank Wangford Band
- James Hunter, currently on tour throughout the US with Bonnie Raitt
- Martin Stephenson (The Daintees)
- Captain Sensible
- The Strawbs
- The Hamsters
- Wilco Johnson (Dr Feelgood) and Norman Watt-Roy (Ian Dury and The Blockheads)
- Dick Gaughan
Monitor engineering (UK)
- Jazz - George Melly, Andy Sheppard
- Indie/Rock - Sam Brown, The Wedding Present, The Real People, The Bunnymen, Catherine Wheel, Carter USM, Chumbawamba
- Folk/Contemporary - Tom Paxton, The Poozies/Kate Rusby, Flook, Loudon Wainwright III, Eddi Reader, Boo Hewerdine, and Clive Gregson
- Pop - 911, The Honeys, Steps