About

On the way to a lunchtime concert at The Con!

Here’s a bit about me…

• I’m Kenny Mac, and “McCormack Audio” is the latest incarnation of a passion for music and technology that goes back several decades
• I’m originally from the north of England, I’ve been working in audio since 1989. During the 90s/00s I worked as the resident front-of-house engineer at one of the North’s best music venues, did freelance engineering (esp. festival monitors) for sound hire companies, engineered in small studios, taught sound engineering courses, as well as producing theme music for ITV
• I played guitar in various (‘niche’ aka unknown) indie bands!
• After coming to Aus in 2002 (to get married and start a family, I have two daughters), I’ve worked mostly in software engineering, or with UK based artists (see recent tracks)

What I do

I’m happy to work in most genres, but I don’t accept *-ist, anti-*, *-phobic, toxic, divisive or defamatory content

• I’m interested to work with new and established artists - original music is my thing
• Indie / pop / rock / grunge / blues / RnB / electronic / jazz / classical / progressive contemporary styles
• (Contemporary religious music is not my thing, sorry!)

Credits

Front of house engineering (UK)

• John Martyn
• Albert Lee
• The Stan Tracey Octet
• 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