Steve Mac (house DJ)
Stephen Michael McGuinness (born 14 June 1965 in Bristol, England),[citation needed] also known as Steve Mac, is an English house music producer and DJ. As a solo artist, he runs Variation Recordings.[1]
Biography
Mac started out as a scratch DJ at the age of 11. He met his production partner Rob Chetcuti in a hip-hop group in Malta. They formed the group, Rhythm Masters.[2] Mac and Chetcuti also set up a studio followed by a record label, Disfunktional Recordings in 1995. The label was mainly a showcase for the pair's own productions although artists such as Danny Tenaglia, Junior Sanchez, Paul Woolford and Giorgio Moroder also contributed.[2] In 2008, Mac released the track "Gotta Have Some Fun"; and in September that year his track "Paddy's Revenge" (sampling Penguin Cafe Orchestra's 1984 song "Music for a Found Harmonium")[3] reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart.[2][4] Mac's most recent release is the track "The Fly" also for CR2.[5]
References
- ↑ "Steve Mac". Discogs. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Profile". Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ↑ "whosampled.com". WhoSampled. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ "EveryHit.com". Everyhit.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ "Steve Mac & Mark Brown release new EP". Beat Factor. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.