Stephen Michael McGuinness (born 14 June 1965 in
Bristol, England), also known as Steve Mac, is an English
house music
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producer and DJ. As a solo artist, he runs Variation Recordings.
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.
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
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also contributed.
Rhythm Masters split in 2002 to pursue solo projects, with Mac producing tracks including "Circus Parade", "Da Canto" and "Lovin' You More (That Big Track)" for record company CR2. Mac also
remix
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ed for
Jamiroquai,
Charlotte Church
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Church rose to fame in childhood as a classical singer before branching i ...
and
Simply Red.
The track "Lovin' You More" is used on the Radio Station "Vladivostok FM" on ''
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony''.
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") reached number 17 in the
UK Singles Chart.
Mac's most recent release is the track "The Fly" also for CR2.
References
External links
Steve Mac on DiscogsOfficial Myspace
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Living people
Remixers
English DJs
English house musicians
English record producers
House DJs
DJs from Bristol
Club DJs
1965 births
Electronic dance music DJs
Musicians from Bristol