Paul Francis McDermott (born 17 September 1965), who performs as Paul Mac, is an Australian

electropop Electropop is a hybrid music genre combining elements of electronic and pop genres. Writer Hollin Jones has described it as a variant of synth-pop with heavy emphasis on its electronic sound. The genre was developed in the 1980s and saw a re ...

musician, singer-songwriter, producer and music re-mixer. He was classically trained at

Sydney Conservatorium of Music The Sydney Conservatorium of Music (formerly the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music and known by the moniker "The Con") is a heritage-listed music school in Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the old ...

. Mac has formed various bands including Smash Mac Mac (1986–88),

The Lab The Lab is a not-for-profit arts organization and performance space located in San Francisco's Redstone Building. Since 1984, The Lab has hosted performances and projects by artists including Nan Goldin, Barbara Kruger, David Wojnarowicz, Barry ...

(1989–1998),

Itch-E and Scratch-E Itch-E and Scratch-E are an Australian electronic music group formed in 1991 by Paul Mac (a.k.a. Itch-E, Mace) and Andy Rantzen (a.k.a. Scratch-E, Boo Boo), both playing keyboards and samples. The duo recorded as Boo Boo & Mace! during the la ...

(1991–present), Boo Boo Mace & Nutcase (1996–98), and

The Dissociatives The Dissociatives were an Australian alternative rock band consisting of Daniel Johns of Silverchair and dance producer and DJ Paul Mac (of Itch-E and Scratch-E), which formed in mid-2003. They were supported by touring members, Julian Ham ...

(2003–2005). Mac has released two solo albums, ''

3000 Feet High ''3000 Feet High'' is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter and music producer Paul Mac. It was released in August 2001 and peaked at No. 29 in Australia. It was nominated for three ARIA Music Awards and won one. Reception In t ...

'' (6 August 2001) and ''

Panic Room ''Panic Room'' is a 2002 American thriller film directed by David Fincher. The film stars Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart as a mother and daughter whose new home is invaded by burglars, played by Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, and Dwight Yoaka ...

'' (17 October 2005) – both appeared in the top 40 on the

ARIA Albums Chart The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...

. At the

ARIA Music Awards of 2002 The 16th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAs) were held on 15 October 2002 at the Sydney SuperDome. Awards ARIA Awards ''Winners highlighted in bold with nomi ...

Mac won 'Best Dance Release' for ''

'' and was nominated for 'Best Male Artist' and ' Engineer of the Year'. In June 2001 he released his highest charting single, "

Just the Thing "Just the Thing" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter and music producer Paul Mac and features the vocals of Peta Morris. The song was released in June 2001 as the second single from Mac's debut studio album '' 3000 Feet High''. "J ...

", which featured lead vocals by Peta Morris. It reached No. 17 on the ARIA Singles Chart and at the

APRA Music Awards of 2002 APRA or Apra may refer to: Places * Apra, Punjab, a census town city in Jalandhar District of Punjab, India * Apra Harbor, the main port of Guam Acronyms * American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana), a Per ...

it won 'Most Performed Dance Work'. Mac played with

Severed Heads Severed Heads were an Australian electronic music group founded in 1979 as Mr and Mrs No Smoking Sign. The original members were Richard Fielding and Andrew Wright, who were soon joined by Tom Ellard. Fielding and Wright had both left the band b ...

. He was also a touring member of

Silverchair Silverchair were an Australian Rock music, rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, with Ben Gillies on drums, Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got thei ...

as well as recording piano parts for their album, ''

Young Modern ''Young Modern'' is the fifth and final studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair, released on 31 March 2007 and co-produced by Daniel Johns and Nick Launay. The title comes from a nickname given to Daniel Johns by composer ...

'' (March 2007), having worked with frontman

Daniel Johns Daniel Paul Johns (born 22 April 1979) is an Australian musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the former frontman, guitarist, and main songwriter of the rock band Silverchair. Johns is also one half of The Dissociatives with Paul Mac a ...

previously. He has provided remixes for Silverchair,

Powderfinger Powderfinger were an Australian rock band formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their break-up in 2010, the line-up consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bass guitarist John Collins and drumme ...

The Mark of Cain The curse of Cain and the mark of Cain are phrases that originated in the story of Cain and Abel in the Book of Genesis. In the stories, if someone harmed Cain, the damage would come back sevenfold. Some interpretations view this as a physica ...

Grinspoon Grinspoon are an Australian Rock music, rock band from Lismore, New South Wales, formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, G ...

, The Cruel Sea,

INXS INXS (a word play, phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian Rock music, rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboar ...

and

Placebo A placebo ( ) is a substance or treatment which is designed to have no therapeutic value. Common placebos include inert tablets (like sugar pills), inert injections (like Saline (medicine), saline), sham surgery, and other procedures. In general ...

. Mac has worked on soundtracks for

Baz Luhrmann Mark Anthony Luhrmann (born 17 September 1962), known professionally as Baz Luhrmann, is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor. With projects spanning film, television, opera, theatre, music and recording industries, he is re ...

and on the films '' Head On'' and ''

Sample People ''Sample People'' is a 2000 Australian film, directed by Clinton Smith. It is about the entanglements of twelve people in one weekend in Sydney. The film was originally going to be made for $60,000 but prior to filming it was decided to seek ...

''. He was the musical director on the Australian TV show, ''

Good News Week ''Good News Week'' is an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and 11 February 2008 to 28 April 2012. The show's initial run aired on ABC until being bought by Network Ten in ...

'', and composed music for ABC-TV including ''The Afternoon Show'', ''EC Plays Lift Off'' and ''TVTV''.

Biography

Mac was born on 17 September 1965. He is the youngest of seven children and grew up in a strict Catholic family in Sydney. As a teenager Mac played hymns on the organ at his local church, including for weddings and funerals. He later described himself as "the worst

Virgo Virgo may refer to: *Virgo (astrology), the sixth astrological sign of the zodiac * Virgo (constellation), a constellation *Virgo Cluster, a cluster of galaxies in the constellation Virgo *Virgo Stellar Stream, remains of a dwarf galaxy * Virgo Su ...

, ex-Catholic you've ever met". He is a classically trained graduate from

, as a Bachelor of Music Education. In the mid-1980s he was a member of Smash Mac Mac, which were an art noise band covering

Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.Talkin ...

material – Mac introduced drum machines and electronic elements. In 1987 they issued the album, ''Chapter One: Light on the Silo''. In 1989 Mac formed the

synthpop Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s a ...

electronica Electronica is both a broad group of electronic-based music styles intended for listening rather than strictly for dancing and a music scene that started in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the term is mostly used to r ...

group

in Sydney with Yolanda Podolski on lead vocals, and

Warwick Hornby Warwick Hornby is an Australian musician, best known for his time as bassist for The Whitlams. Note: n-lineversion was expanded from the 2002 edition. He joined the band together with drummer Terepai Richmond in 1998, and remained with them until ...

(aka Warwick Factor) on vocals and bass guitar. The group signed with

rooArt rooArt was an Australian independent record label, founded in 1988 by INXS's then-manager, Chris Murphy. The label's roster included several well-known Australian bands and artists such as Crow, Ratcat, Screaming Jets, You Am I, Wendy Matthews ...

, which released their two extended plays, ''Ultra'' (1992) and ''Terminal'' (1993). They moved to BMG and issued their debut album, ''Labyrinth'', in 1997. The group disbanded the following year. Smash Mac Mac recorded 1 double sided single packed in a Pizza like box but melted in the Redfern flat above a Fish and Chips Shops and the vynil was unplayable. The EP was recorded without the duo trombones @ tritones - James Valentine dropped a sax horn in. Steve minor had a beaut dream like lyric to Paul's rhymic drone - and we didn't rehearse one night as thr SBS had Dr ...'s (cannot bother googling) Cabinet and The Tin Drum on - gr8 night :-)

1991–1997: Itch-E and Scratch-E

In 1991, Mac formed a side-project,

, with fellow Sydney-based electronica artist, Andy Rantzen of the group, Pelican Daughters. Both provided keyboards and samplers. Itch-E and Scratch-E became their main focus with the success of their debut album, ''Itch-E Kitch-E Koo'' (1993), and its related single, " Sweetness and Light (song)" (1994). At the

ARIA Music Awards of 1995 The Ninth Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as the ARIA Music Awards or simply The ARIAS) was held on 20 October 1995 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre. There had been a 18-month gap since the ...

the single won Best Dance Release. During his acceptance speech Mac controversially declared, "We'd like to thank all of Sydney's ecstasy dealers, without whom this award would not be possible". One of the sponsors of the ceremony was the National Drug Offensive, which withdrew their support. In 2005, Mac explained that he did not expect to win and so had not prepared a speech. The group often includes Sherriff Lindo for live performances. From 1996 to 1998, Mac and Rantzen also performed as Boo Boo and Mace!, and with Lindo aboard they worked as Boo Boo Mace 'n' Nutcase.

1997–2000: work with Silverchair, ''Paul Mac Presents SnapShots'' and ''I Can't Believe It's Not Rock''

In 1997, Mac remixed the single, "

Freak A freak is a person who is physically deformed or transformed due to an extraordinary medical condition or body modification. This definition was first attested with this meaning in the 1880s as a shorter form of the phrase " freak of nature ...

", from Australian post-grunge band

's second album, ''

Freak Show A freak show, also known as a creep show, is an exhibition of biological rarities, referred to in popular culture as "freaks of nature". Typical features would be physically unusual humans, such as those uncommonly large or small, those with ...

''. The track was issued in April as a B-side of their second single from that album, " Abuse Me". In 1998, Mac released a four-track EP, ''Paul Mac Presents Snapshots'', on Interdance Records. It featured guest vocals by Stephen Allkins on "Ooh I Love Your (Disco)",

Infusion Infusion is the process of extracting chemical compounds or flavors from plant material in a solvent such as water, oil or alcohol, by allowing the material to remain suspended in the solvent over time (a process often called steeping). An inf ...

on "Loco", Phil Smart on "Basic Boom" and Abel El Toro on "All Systems Are Go". Mac again worked with Silverchair's

as an alternative rock duo to release a five-track extended play, '' I Can't Believe It's Not Rock'' (2000).

2001–2005: ''3000 Feet High'', The Dissociatives and ''Panic Room''

On 6 August 2001, Mac issued his debut solo album, ''

'', which peaked in the top 30 on the

. Australian music journalist,

Ed Nimmervoll Edward Charles Nimmervoll (21 September 1947 – 10 October 2014) was an Australian music journalist, author and historian. He worked on rock and pop magazines ''Go-Set'' (1966–1974) and ''Juke Magazine'' (1975–92) both as a journalist a ...

, felt the album was an "emotional journey" where " roughout, the dancefloor taunts us like a temptress, determined to lure us into her arms, but we're torn between her charms and the inner us which the dance beats may drown out". The album's second single, "

", reached No. 17 on the ARIA Singles Chart and featured lead vocals by Peta Morris. In December 2001 he performed at Homebake on the Big Top stage. At the

" won 'Most Performed Dance Work' and was nominated for 'Most Performed Australian Work'. In January 2002, and again in 2006, Mac appeared at

Splendour in the Grass Splendour in the Grass (commonly referred to as Splendour) is an annual Australian music festival held at the North Byron Parklands in Yelgun, New South Wales. Since its inauguration, the festival has also been held in various locations near ...

. At the

Mac won 'Best Dance Release' for ''

'' and was nominated for 'Best Male Artist' and 'Engineer of the Year'. Mac and Johns co-wrote the music for '' Love Is a Four Letter Word'' (2001) episode 13, "Split". In mid-2003, the Mac and Johns formed another alternative rock group,

, which issued their debut album of the same name in April 2004. Their first live show was in Hobart in June of that year. Mac explained his motivation, "As music narrows out into increasingly smaller genres, it's important to bring the fun of making music back into play. Not following any predetermined rules and making the most honest beautiful music we could is fun". At the

ARIA Music Awards of 2004 The 18th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply the ARIAs) were held on 17 October 2004 at the Sydney Superdome within the Sydney Olympic Complex. The ceremony, hosted by Ro ...

Mac and Johns were nominated for 'Producer of the Year' for the album. Mac's second album, ''

'', appeared on 17 October 2005, and reached the top 40. Johns had advised Mac to "follow your dreams regardless of what outside fashion is saying you should be doing". Vocals are variously supplied by Morris,

Sarah McLeod Sarah McLeod (born 18 July 1971) is a New Zealand film and television actress. Her most notable role was in the Peter Jackson films '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' and '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' ...

, Luke Steele,

Abby Dobson Abby Dobson (born 1969) is an Australian singer and musician. Dobson was the lead vocalist for the pop band Leonardo's Bride. In 2002, Dobson recorded the song "Don't Ask For More" for ''The Secret Life of Us volume 2'' soundtrack compilation a ...

(ex-

Leonardo's Bride Leonardo's Bride were an Australian pop band that formed in 1992. It consisted of Abby Dobson on lead vocal and acoustic guitar; Dean Manning on electric guitar, piano, wurlitzer and hammond; Jon Howell on drums; and Patrick Wong (aka Patr ...

Lenka Lenka Kripac (born 19 March 1978) is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress best known for her song " The Show", from her debut album, ''Lenka''. " The Show" has been used in numerous advertisements, most notably for Old Navy, as well as ...

, and

Ngaiire Ngaire Laun Joseph (born 1984, in Lae), known by her stage name Ngaiire (pronounced ''ny-ree'' or /naɪəriː/), is a Papua New Guinea-born Australian-based R&B and future soul singer-songwriter. Her musical career commenced in 2003 with an enr ...

. Mac explained seeing Joseph, on TV in August 2004, "I was watching the episode of Australian_Idol''.html" ;"title="Australian Idol (season 2)">Australian Idol''">Australian Idol (season 2)">Australian Idol''when she got kicked out and I thought 'who is this girl, she is fantastic'... I tracked her down and gave her a call. It turned out great. I am just really happy with the whole album". For Silverchair's 2007 album, ''

'', Mac supplied piano and toured with the group providing keyboards and piano on stage.

2008–2014: soundtracks, remixes and touring

In 2008, Mac provided the music for a one-man comedy play, ''Possessed'', performed by

Frank Woodley Frank Woodley (born Frank Wood; 29 February 1968) is an Australian comedian, author and musician who is best known for his work alongside Colin Lane as part of the comedic duo Lano and Woodley. The two first performed together for almost 20 year ...

. In March that year, he supplied the theme song, "The Only One" for the feature film, ''

Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger ''Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger'' is a 2008 Australian independent teen film written and directed by Cathy Randall. It stars Danielle Catanzariti, Keisha Castle-Hughes and Toni Collette. The film follows Jewish 13-year-old Esther (Catanzariti), ...

'', with three versions on the soundtrack: one had vocals by

Bertie Blackman Beatrice "Bertie" Blackman (born 1982) is an Independent Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist. She rose to fame in 2004 with her debut album ''Headway,'' which came after years of prolific performances around Sydney's inner-city venues, wh ...

, another by Sydney Children's Choir and one was an instrumental. He formed a production duo, Stereogamous, with Jonny Seymour (aka DJ Seymour Butz), in 2010 they worked on

LCD Soundsystem LCD Soundsystem is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2002 by James Murphy, co-founder of DFA Records. The band comprises Murphy (vocals, various instruments), Nancy Whang (synthesizer, keyboards, vocals), Pat Mahoney (dr ...

's single, "I Can Change", from their album, '' This Is Happening''. They have also remixed "Cupid Boy" for

Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...

and "Bring Night" for

Sia Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...

. In 2011 they worked on

George Michael George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the most significant cultural icons of the MTV generation and is one of the best-selling musici ...

's track, "Every Other Lover in the World". Mac co-wrote "I Don't Care What You Say" with its performer

Anthony Callea Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of '' Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocel ...

and Cindy Ryan (of Stella One Eleven); it was released in February 2012 by Callea on his seven-track EP, '' Last to Go'', which was co-produced by Mac. On 6 September, the feature film, ''

Kath & Kimderella ''Kath & Kimderella'' is a 2012 Australian film. It is a spin-off of the television series ''Kath & Kim'', created by Gina Riley and Jane Turner. It was written by and stars Riley, Turner and Magda Szubanski. The film was released theatrical ...

'', premiered with Mac's musical score. He also has a cameo in the final scene.

2015–present: ''Holiday From Me'' and ''Mesmerism''

On 22 January 2015, Mac announced the forthcoming release of his third studio album, titled ''Holiday From Me''. It will feature

Megan Washington Megan Alexanda Washington (born 7 January 1986) is an Australian musician and songwriter who has worked mononymously as Washington. Originally performing jazz music, her style shifted to indie pop and alternative rock. She has released three ...

Brendan Maclean Brendan Maclean is an Australian singer-songwriter and actor. Music Brendan Maclean's debut EP, ''White Canvas'', was uploaded to iTunes March 2010. In January 2014 he released a second EP, ''Population'', produced by Paul Mac. The lead singl ...

, Dave Mason and Nathan Hudson on vocals. In February 2019, Mac released a new single titled "Cataplexy" and confirmed a new album is coming soon. In April, Mac confirmed the album is titled ''Mesmerism'' and will be released on 3 May 2019.

Academic career

Decades after completing his earlier music degree, Mac returned to his alma mater, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, for postgraduate study. In 2021, he graduated with a Doctor of Musical Arts qualification in composition, based on fusing electronic dance music traditions with experimental practice. As at 2022, he holds an academic staff role at the Conservatorium, teaching Contemporary Music Practice courses within its Bachelor of Music programme.

Personal life

In October 2004, Mac was living in

Erskineville Erskineville is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 6 kilometres south west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. Erskinevill ...

. Mac is openly gay; in 2007, he reminisced about his first attendance at Sydney's

Mardi Gras Mardi Gras (, ) refers to events of the Carnival celebration, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday, which is known as Shrove Tuesday. is French for "Fat ...

in the 1980s: "I can't remember who the act even was – it was a long time ago ... I wasn't really out – actually, I wasn't out at all. I just ended up at the party and I remember realising that there was this whole world out there that I felt really proud to be a part of. There was such a sense of wonder".

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Production work and other credits

* 1994 "Dead Eyes Opened (Love Experiment)", (remix) ''Dead Eyes Opened Remix''

* 1996 "The Contender", "The Contender (reprise)" (remixes) ''

Rock and Roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock 'n' roll, or rock 'n roll) is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It Origins of rock and roll, originated from Africa ...

* 1999 " Anthem for the Year 2000", "Spawn Again", "Satin Sheets" (keyboards) ''

Neon Ballroom ''Neon Ballroom'' is the third studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair, released in 1999 by record labels Murmur and Epic. The songs "Anthem for the Year 2000", "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" and " Miss You Love" were released ...

* 2000 '' I Can't Believe It's Not Rock'' (with

) * 2002 "

Across the Night "Across the Night" was the fourth and final single released by rock band Silverchair from their fourth album, ''Diorama (Silverchair album), Diorama''. It is the first track on ''Diorama'', and is a major departure from their previous, Grunge, g ...

", "World Upon Your Shoulders", "Tuna in the Brine", "Too Much of Not Enough", "

Luv Your Life "Luv Your Life" is a song by Australian rock band Silverchair released as the third single from their fourth album, '' Diorama'', on September 2, 2002. The song was composed in the key of C major, and a music video was made in which the band was ...

", "My Favourite Thing" (piano) ''

Diorama A diorama is a replica of a scene, typically a three-dimensional full-size or miniature model, sometimes enclosed in a glass showcase for a museum. Dioramas are often built by hobbyists as part of related hobbies such as military vehicle mode ...

'' Silverchair * 2002 " Symphony of Life" (extended euroremix)

Tina Arena Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, musical theatre actress and record producer. She is one of Australia's highest-selling artists and has sold over 10 million records worldwid ...

* 2004 " Pictures of You" (remix) '' One Perfect Day'' after

The Cure The Cure are an English Rock music, rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith (musician), Robert Smith has re ...

's 1989 album '' Disintegration'' * 2004 "She" (producer) ''Stella One Eleven'' Stella One Eleven * 2005 (co-producer) ''

Counting Down the Days ''Counting Down the Days'' is the third studio album by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia. It was released by Brightside Recordings on 4 April 2005 in the United Kingdom. Her debut with the label, Imbruglia reteamed with Gary Clark to work ...

Natalie Imbruglia Natalie Jane Imbruglia ( , ; born 4 February 1975) is an Australian singer and actress. In the early 1990s, she played Beth Brennan in the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours''. Three years after leaving the programme, she began a singing car ...

* 2005 "Mini Morris Parts 1 and 2" (performer with

Cezary Skubiszewski Cezary Skubiszewski is a Polish-born Australian film and television composer. Among others, he has composed film scores for '' Red Dog'', '' Two Hands'', '' The Sapphires'', and TV series '' Picnic at Hanging Rock''. Career Skubiszewski first m ...

) '' Hating Alison Ashley'' Various Artists

Awards

ARIA Awards

PaulMac has won one award from seven

ARIA Music Awards The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...

nominations. , - , rowspan="2", 2001 , rowspan="2", "Just the Thing" , Best Dance Release , , - , Best Male Artist , , - , rowspan="3", 2001 , rowspan="3", 3000 Feet High , Best Dance Release , , - , Best Male Artist , , - , Engineer of the Year , , - , rowspan="1", 2004 , rowspan="1", PaulMac with

for

Producer of the Year The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality non- classical music at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors i ...

, , - , rowspan="1",

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

, rowspan="1", "Panic Room" , Best Dance Release ,

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the

Australasian Performing Right Association APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwr ...

to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. PaulMac has won one award from four nominations. , - , rowspan="3",

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

, rowspan="2", "Just the Thing" , APRA Award for Most Performed Australian Work , , - , rowspan="2", APRA Award for Most Performed Dance Work , , - , rowspan="1", "

The Sound of Breaking Up "The Sound of Breaking Up" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter and music producer Paul Mac and features the vocals of Peta Morris. The song was released in October 2001 as the third single from Mac's debut studio album ''3000 Feet ...

" , , - , rowspan="1",

, rowspan="1", "Sunshine Eyes" , APRA Award for Most Performed Dance Work , , -

References

;General * Note: Archived n-linecopy has limited functionality. ;Specific

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mac, Paul 1965 births Living people APRA Award winners ARIA Award winners Australian musicians Musicians from Sydney LGBT singers from Australia LGBT songwriters Gay musicians 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people The Dissociatives members