Tommy Mac (born April 25, 1971) is a Canadian

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and singer. He was the bassist of the rock band Hedley. Mac currently plays in a band called Day of the Dog as of 2021.

Career

Before joining Hedley, Mac revealed in an interview that he was in a band called " Jar.". Mac was also in groups such as BigFATScratch and Loco. Mac was a part of a band called Everything After with

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and

Chris Crippin Chris Crippin (born August 4, 1974) is a Canadian musician. He is best known as the former drummer of the rock band Hedley. Crippin departed the band in 2017. Outside of Hedley, he was the drum technician on the 2000 album ''Drawing Black Lines' ...

who would later join Hedley. Tommy Mac joined Hedley as the bassist. Their debut single, " On My Own", reached number one on the

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. Throughout his time with the band, they have released 7 albums in which all their albums but '' Cageless'' got certified platinum. Their single " Kiss You Inside Out" peaked at number two on the

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which is their highest peaked song on that chart. " Anything" is currently their best selling song as it has been certified 4× Platinum. In 2018, the band took an indefinite hiatus after sexual assault allegations have been brought up against

Jacob Hoggard Jacob William Hoggard (born July 9, 1984) is a Canadian convicted sex offender and former singer-songwriter who was the lead singer for the pop-rock band Hedley. Before Hedley was formed, Hoggard competed on the second season of ''Canadian Ido ...

, the frontman of the band. As of 2021, Mac plays in a band called Day of the Dog.

Personal life

Outside of the band, Mac had opened up his own studio called ''The Beat Lab Studio''. It was revealed that in 2011, Tommy Mac was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer, in the second stage of the disease. He underwent treatment and is in good health today.

Discography

with Jar. / Flybanger * ''Knott Skull'' (1998) * ''Outlived'' (2000) P* '' Headtrip to Nowhere'' (2001) with BigFATScratch * "Laff" (2002) ingleref> with Loco * ''Dead World'' (2002) with Hedley * '' Hedley'' (2005) * '' Famous Last Words'' (2007) * ''

The Show Must Go ''The Show Must Go'' is Canadian pop rock group Hedley's third studio album and was released on November 17, 2009, in Canada. The album was successful, producing three top 20 singles, with the lead track, "Cha-Ching", and eighth track, " Perfec ...

'' (2009) * '' Storms'' (2011) * '' Wild Life'' (2013) * '' Hello'' (2015) * '' Cageless'' (2017)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mac, Tommy 1977 births Living people Musicians from British Columbia Canadian rock bass guitarists People from Langley, British Columbia (city) People from Lahr German emigrants to Canada German people of Canadian descent Canadian punk rock bass guitarists 21st-century Canadian bass guitarists