Steve Mackey
| Steve Mackey | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stephen Patrick Mackey |
| Born |
10 November 1966 Sheffield, England |
| Genres |
Alternative rock Indie rock Britpop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Singer-songwriter, keyboardist, bassist |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, guitar |
| Years active | mid-1980s–present |
| Associated acts |
Pulp Cavemen Trolley Dog Shag |
Stephen Patrick "Steve" Mackey (born 10 November 1966) is an English musician and record producer best known for playing bass guitar in the band Pulp. He also played bass for Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker in the latter's solo career, and worked as a songwriter and producer with artists such as M.I.A. and Florence + the Machine.
Mackey was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. In his early years he attended Hucklow First and Middle Schools with friend Richard Hawley. They would later play together as members of Pulp. He schooled at Hinde House Comprehensive in Sheffield before undertaking further studies at Richmond College of Further Education. Before joining Pulp, he played bass for another Sheffield band called Trolley Dog Shag, who were featured alongside Pulp on a Dolebusters compilation album in 1987. He moved to London in 1988 to pursue an interest in film-making and graduated from London's Royal College of Art, in 1992, MA Film.
Joining Pulp in 1989, he played on Separations, released on Fire Records. He continued to write, record and tour with the band as they found success in the 1990s. He performed on all subsequent albums recorded including Intro – The Gift Recordings, His 'n' Hers, Different Class, This Is Hardcore and We Love Life. Mackey returned to activity with Pulp in 2010 after an 8-year hiatus and their subsequent world tours in 2011 and 2012 and the release of their single "After You" working with producer James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem.
Forming a songwriting/production partnership with Ross Orton (known as Cavemen), he met Maya Arulpragasam (M.I.A.) and co-wrote and produced "Galang" and "Sunshowers" which led to MIA securing a deal with Interscope Records and releasing "Arular". They worked together again on "Bird Flu" from her subsequent album Kala. Mackey and Orton continued to produce and remix for artists including Kelis, Arcade Fire, Cornershop, The Kills and The Horrors. Mackey also produced songs for Florence and the Machine's debut album "Lungs", including "Kiss With a Fist", "Girl With One Eye" and " Swimming" and also The Long Blondes debut album Someone to Drive you Home. During this period he continued to record and tour with Jarvis Cocker, in 2006 for his debut solo album for Rough Trade Records (Jarvis) and in 2008 recording the album Further Complications at Electrical Studios, Chicago with Steve Albini. In 2011 Mackey produced Summer Camp's "Welcome to Condale" album and in 2012 he again worked as producer for Palma Violets debut album on Rough Trade Records, "180", released in February 2013. Also in 2012 he was responsible for producing "Railroad Track" by Willy Moon released on Jack White's Third Man records and the subsequent Willy Moon album released on Island Records. Mackey has also worked with John Gosling (formerly of Psychic TV) as a sound designer creating mixes and original compositions for film and fashion.
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