Steven McCutcheon (born 15 January 1972, Surrey, England), also known as Steve Mac, is a songwriter, record producer and owner of Rokstone Studios in London.[1]
He has produced more than 20 number one singles in the UK and had several multi-million selling albums worldwide.[2] Amongst the many artists he has written and produced for are Il Divo[2] (20 million sales), Westlife[2] (Over 44 million sales), Ronan Keating, Leona Lewis, Kelly Clarkson, Simon Webbe, Kate Winslet, Melanie C and Clay Aiken.
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Biography
Mac first learnt the piano at the age of 8. However his interest in music as a career did not begin until he did work experience as a teenager with producr Nigel Wright. This was in his dad's studio, at publishing company Skratch Music. He also was encouraged to pursue a career as a producer after joining a band at school that needed a keyboard player. Although the band didn't take off, this experience cemented his decision to become a producer and songwriter.[2]
After a year of working in his as a tape operator, Mac managed to persuade Nigel Wright to let him have a go at making records on his own. The first track he produced was Chad Jackson's "Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)" which peaked at number 3 in 1990. A short time afterwards he also contributed to the track '(I Wanna Give You) Devotion' which appeared on a dance compilation. The track went on to be released in its own right under the name Nomad and reached number three in the UK charts.[2]
Mac has received three BMI USA Writers awards, won MMF Producer Of The Year and also Record Of The Year three times.[2] In 2009, Mac was nominated for Producer of the Year at the Music Producers Guild Awards.[3]
Other artists he has worked with include, Susan Boyle,Toni Braxton,JLS,O-Town, Gareth Gates, Atomic Kitten, Boyzone, Ruben Studdard, Five, Samantha Mumba, Damage, Vanessa Amorosi[4], Trace Adkins, Emma Bunton & Undercover.
Production credits
- "Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)" Chad Jackson (1990, UK #3) Single
- "I Wanna Give You Devotion" Nomad (1991, UK #3) Single
- "Check Out The Groove" Undercover (1992, UK #26) Album
- "Baker Street" Undercover (1992, UK #2) Single
- "Never Let Her Slip Away" Undercover (1992, UK #5) Single
- "We Got The Love" Lindy Layton (1993, UK #38) Single
- "I Wanna Stay With You" Undercover (1993, UK #28) Single
- "Let This Love Begin" Caught In The Act (1995, Germany #24) Single
- "My Arms Keep Missing You" Caught In The Act (1995, Germany #26) Single
- "Caught In The Act Of Love" Caught In The Act (1995, Germany #6) Album
- "Lifting Me Higher" Gems For Jem (1995, UK #28) Single
- "Don't Walk Away" Caught In The Act (1996, Germany #9) Single
- "Forever Friends" Caught In The Act (1996, Germany #2) Album
- "A Different Beat" Boyzone (1996, UK #1) Album
- "Forever" Damage (1996, UK #6) Single
- "Forever" Damage (1997, UK #13) Album
- "The Cult Of Ant And Dec" Ant and Dec (1997, UK #15) Album
- "Falling" Ant and Dec (1997, UK #14) Single
- "Wonderful Tonight" Damage (1997, UK #3) Single
- "Working My Way Back To You" Alliage/Boyzone (1997, France #2) Single
- "L'album" Alliage (1997, France #10) Album
- "Story Of Love" OTT (1998, UK 11) Single
- "Where We Belong" Boyzone (1998, UK #1) Album
- "Five" 5ive (1998, UK #1) Album
- "Real Good Time" Alda (1998, UK #7) Single
- "Girls Night Out" Alda (1998, UK #20) Single
- "I Love The Way You Love Me" Boyzone (1998, UK #2) Single
- "When The Going Gets Tough" Boyzone (1999, UK #1) Single
- "Have A Look" Vanessa Amorosi (1999, Australia #13) Single
- "You Needed Me" Boyzone (1999, UK #1) Single
- "Swear It Again" Westlife (1999, UK 1, US #20) Single
- "By Request" Boyzone (1999, UK #1) Album
- "Flying Without Wings" Westlife (1999, UK #1) Single
- "Invincible" 5ive (1999, UK #4) Album
- "Westlife" Westlife (1999, UK #2) Album
- "Here We Come" a1 (1999, UK #2) Album
- "Like A Rose" a1 (2000, UK #6) Single
- "New Beginnings" Stephen Gately (2000, UK #9) Album
- "Against All Odds" Mariah Carey/Westlife (2000, UK #1) Single
- "I Believe" Stephen Gately (2000, UK #11) Single
- "He Don't Love You" Human Nature (2000, Australia #2) Single
- "Coast To Coast" Westlife (2000, UK #1) Album
- "Human Nature" Human Nature (2000, Australia #1) Album
- "What Makes A Man" Westlife (2000, UK #2) Single
- "Uptown Girl" Westlife (2001, UK #1) Single
- "Aaron's Party" Aaron Carter (2001, US #16) Album
- "A Girl Like Me" Emma Bunton (2001, UK #4) Album
- "All Or Nothing" O-Town (2001, US #1) SIngle
- "O-Town" O-Town (2001, US #7) Album
- "Take My Breath Away" Emma Bunton (2001, UK #5) Single
- "Right Now" Atomic Kitten (2001, UK #1) Album
- "Kingsize" 5ive (2001, UK #3) Album
- "Crome" Trace Adkins (2001, US #4) Album
- "Gotta Tell You" Samantha Mumba (2001, UK #9) Album
- "Here And Now" Human Nature (2001, Australia #1) Album
- "Enchantment" Charlotte Church (2001, UK #24) Album
- "Queen Of My Heart" Westlife (2001, UK #1) Single
- "World Of Our Own" Westlife (2001, UK #1) Album
- "Lately" Samantha Mumba (2001, UK #6) Single
- "What If" Kate Winslet (2001, UK #7) Single
- "World Of Our Own" Westlife (2002, UK #1) Single
- "Unchained Melody" Gareth Gates (2002, UK #1) Single
- "Help Me Understand" Trace Adkins (2002, US Country #18) Single
- "Someone Like You" Fay Tozer/Russel Watson (2002, UK #10) Single
- "Together" Lulu (2002, UK #4) Album
- "If Tomorrow Never Comes" Ronan Keating (2002, UK #1) Single
- "Destination" Ronan Keating (2002, UK #1) Album
- "Bop Bop Baby" Westlife (2002, UK #5) Single
- "Now Or Never" Nick Carter (2002, US #6) Album
- "A Moment Like This" Kelly Clarkson (2002, US #1) Single
- "Suspicious Minds" Gareth Gates (2002, UK #1) Single
- "What My Heart Wants To Say" Gareth Gates (2002, UK #2) Album
- "Inside Outside" Sophie Monk (2002, Australia #5) Single
- "Calendar Girl" Sophie Monk (2002, Australia #10) Album
- "Unbreakable" Westlife (2002, UK #1) Single
- "What My Heart Wants To Say" Gareth Gates (2002, UK #5) Single
- "Thankful" Kelly Clarkson (2003, US #1) Album
- "This Is The Night" Clay Aiken (2003, US #1) Single
- "Flying Without Wings" Ruben Studdard (2003, US #2) Single
- "Justin Guarini" Justin Guarini (2003, US #20) Album
- "Measure Of A Man" Clay Aiken (2003, US #1) Album
- "Boyzone - The Ballads Album" Boyzone (2003, UK #6) Album
- "Spirit In The Sky" Gareth Gates (2003, UK #1) Single
- "Tonight" Westlife (2003, UK #3) Single
- "Hey Whatever" Westlife (2003, UK #4) Single
- "Mandy" Westlife (2003, UK #1) Single
- "Turn Around" Westlife (2003, UK #1) Album
- "All This Time" Michelle (2004, UK#1) Single
- "The Meaning Of Love" Michelle (2004, UK #3) Album
- "Solitaire" Clay Aiken (2004, US #1) Single
- "I Hope You Dance" Ronan Keating (2004, UK #2) Single
- "10 Years Of Hits" Ronan Keating (2004, UK #1) Album
- "Il Divo" Il Divo (2004, UK #1) Album
- "Against All Odds" Steve Brookstein (2004, UK #1) Single
- "Allow Us To Be Frank" Westlife (2004, UK #3) Album
- "Face To Face" Westlife (2005, UK #1) Album
- "Ancora" Il Divo (2005, UK #1, US #1) Album
- "Heart And Soul" Steve Brookstein (2005, UK #1) Album
- "Siempre" Il Divo (2006, UK #2, US #6) Album
- "The Love Album" Westlife (2006, UK #1) Album
- "A Moment Like This" Leona Lewis (2006, UK #1) Single
- "Carolyna" Melanie C (2007, Germany #28, UK #49) Single
- "One Chance" Paul Potts (2007, UK #1) Album
- "Home" Westlife (2007, UK #3) Single
- "Back Home" Westlife (2007, UK #1) Album
- "Spirit" Leona Lewis (2007, UK #1, US #1) Album
- "Rejoice" Katherine Jenkins (2007, UK#3) Album
- "Delta" Delta Goodrem (2007, Australia #1) Album
- "When You Believe" Leon Jackson (2007/2008, UK #1) Single
- "Footprints In The Sand" Leona Lewis (2008, UK #2) Single
- "The Winner's Song" Geraldine McQueen (2008, UK #2) Single
- "Back Again.....No Matter What" Boyzone (2008, UK #4) Album
- "Right Now" Leon Jackson (2008, UK#4) Album
- "The Promise" Il Divo (2008, UK#1, US#5 ) Album
- "Spirit - 2008" Leona Lewis (2008, UK#1) Album
- "Rhydian" Rhydian (2008, UK#3) Album
- "Songs For My Mother" Ronan Keating (2009, UK#1) Album
- "Beat Again" JLS (2009, UK#1) Single
- "Wordshaker" The Saturdays (2009, UK#9) Album
- "JLS" JLS (2009, UK#1) Album
- "I Dreamed A Dream" Susan Boyle (2009, UK#1, US#1, CA#1, AU#1, NZ#1,) Album
References
- ^ "Steve Mac (2)". Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Steve+Mac+(2). Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ a b c d e f Champ, Hamish (2004-12-18). "Hats off to Steve Mac: Music Week celebrates the career of a man who has worked his way up from tea boy to being one the UK's most successful producer/writers to date. And there's plenty more hits on the way.". Music Week. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-18396360_ITM. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Bernard Butler, Mark Ronson lead nominations for producers awards". NME.com. 2009-01-07. http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/41924. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ Vanessa Amorosi - The Best Of Vanessa Amorosi
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