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Curse Mackey

Art is the constant moral subversion of the norm

About Me

creative destructionist...philanthropomorphic modern surrealist...Creative Director, Action Arts AgencyCurse Mackey is a multi-platform producer, performer, DJ, soundtrack composer, art curator and general instigator of cultural debauchery. Over the last thirteen years Curse has carved a unique and engaging path in the world of electro-industrial music, and as an in-demand art curator and creative consultant. From his early days as vocalist/samplist for the notorious tribal-industrial group EVIL MOTHERS, to his involvement with MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT, his evolution from keyboardist to lead vocalist of industrial supergroup PIGFACE and as creator of the wickedly enchanting GRIM FAERIES, Curse has continued to redefine and redesign his artistic output and lifestyle. He was the founder of the controversial Club Fuck in Tampa, FL and DJ's fetish and art events throughout the US. He recently completed a staggering 38 pieces of music for the much anticipated, online role-playing game, TABULA RASA, which was released in Nov. 2007 by NCSoft, one of the world's largest game publishers. He is currently working on a solo record as well as expanding the soundtrack pieces for Tabula Rasa for public release. Look for a new Pigface record in 2008 also. He has curated art exhibits for such luminaries as HR GIGER and is one of the few men to be photographed by top Fetish photographers Steve Diet Goedde and Lithium Picnic. He curated the art exhibit Six-String Masterpieces: the Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute which raised over $200,000 for music education and featured 65 Dean ML guitars that were hand-painted by Rob Zombie, Mark Ryden, Alex Grey, Marilyn Manson, Paul Booth, James Hetfield and Ace Frehley to name a few. Along with Fuse Gallery NYC director Erik Foss, he co-curated and has artwork featured in a critically acclaimed exhibit called DRAW that is in the midst of a seven city world tour throughout 2008._______________________________________________________ _____ ____________________________________________________________ p.s. If you're profile is set to PRIVATE then i won't add you without a message first. this is not a one-way mirror.

My Interests

Making Music, listening to music, viewing and creating Art, tattoo culture, meeting the people that make it happen in the city they live in, my lil' girl, film noir, a good book, new technology, antiquity, snowboarding, the woods, the faeries , surrealism, collages, DJing, dogs, cats, mexican & thai food, hooking talented enjoyable people up with cool projects and making shit happen. Living a pleasurable, positive life.

I'd like to meet:

the ghosts of my idols. Like minded people. the once and future queen.

Music:

dark classical music + distorted beats, Dmitri Shostakovich, Arvo Part, Nick Cave, T.Raumschmiere, Birthday Party, Einsturzende Neubauten, Coil, Kodo, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Angelo Badalementi, Trentelmoller, GoldFrapp, Alfred Schnittke, This Morn Omina, BlackHeart Procession, Godflesh, Skinny Puppy, Ministry, ARE Weapons, Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Isis, Scorn, Jesu,Blackheart Procession, cEvin Key, Massive Attack, PJ Harvey, Hank Williams Sr, Hank III, Assjack, Johnny Cash, IamX, En Esch, Bile, Thrill Kill Kult, Genitorturers, Grim Faeries, Five Points Band, DJSpooky, DJ Krush,Aural Blasphemy, Ligeti, Portishead, Mlada Fronta, Ohgr, the Knife, Raveonettes,YeahYeahYeahs, Morphine, Tom Waits, Legendary Pink Dots, Interpol, EyeHateGod, Thievery Corp., Pigface, Peaches, Boxcar Satan, Hanzel und Gretyl,TV on the Radio, UNKLE,Pigface,the darkest dub, my own, Bach, things that are glitchy, dark, distorted, delicate and damaging.

Movies:

Blue Velvet and all David Lynch, Tetsuo:Iron Man, IKU, naughty movies, Sante Sangre, El Topo, Matrix, Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The Devil, Pan's Labyrinth, The Orphanage, The Proposition, The Man Who Wasn't There, Rubbers Lover,Cinderella Man,The Corpse Bride, Alien, Scanners, Hellraiser,Capote,Gangs of New york, Rosemary's Baby,Hour of the Wolf(Bergman),The Seventh Seal, City of lost Children,Edward Scissorhands,Apocalypse Now, Crash, Lock,Stock and two Smoking Barrels,The Tenant, PeeWees Big Adventure,Nightmare before Christmas,Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,The Machinist, Kill Bill,Drugstore Cowboy,Snakes of June,AngelHeart, Wings of Desire, Rafifi, Holy Mountain,Solaris, the ones we make that no one else sees.......part two coming soon to a living room near you.

Television:

Carnivale, Twin Peaks, Dexter,Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Colbert Report,Teletubbies, The Daily Show with John Stewart, Throwing projectiles into the screen.

Books:

Anything by William S. Burroughs, Charles Bukowski, Baudelaire, Antonin Artaud, Rimbaud, Clive Barker, Robert Anton Wilson, George Bataille, Colin Wilson, Chuck Palahniak, HP Lovecraft, Adam Parfrey, George Petros, A. LaVey, A. Crowley, Ray Bradbury, Harlan Ellison, JG Ballard, EA Poe, Jim Thompson, Genesis P-Orridge,Kafka, Nabakov, Marquis DeSade, George Bataille, Nick Cave's 'And the Ass saw the Angel, Cormac McCarthy, Von Sacher-Masoch, Joe R. Lansdale,Dr. Seuss... et al. -American Hardcore by Steven Blush (cool punk rock history...)technical manuals for musical gear , oversized Art Books,

Heroes:

D + G + U + M + E + A + B + R + P + III + O + F + My friends + who _ find + their way+through _this+ mess + And think __ beyond the pLanet ME.......

My Blog

Check out this event: SMack! 12 Year Anniversary 5/31/08

Hosted By: Xris SMack!When: Saturday May 31, 2008 at 10:00 PMWhere: Club Element225 East Houston StNew York, NY 10002United StatesDescription:Xris SMack! Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Curse Mackey on Tue, 27 May 2008 12:22:00 PST

Draw featured in Supertouch

The Draw exhibit opened with over 2000 people in attendance in London...check out the super rad coverage from Jamie O’ Shea at Supertouch..take a look so i don’t have to tell you about it....
Posted by Curse Mackey on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:47:00 PST

DRAW exhibit in London

Just hit the ground running after a madnight of dj noise at Lit in NYC/...red eye flight landed us in london at 930am....the big black car with a driver named Bong picked us and took us straight to St...
Posted by Curse Mackey on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:12:00 PST

San Francisco 0525AM

packing for san francisco.....my guys from MyToons.com  hooked me up with a pass to the Game Developers Conference.....headed there with a bunch of  demos to conjure up some more game soundt...
Posted by Curse Mackey on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:36:00 PST

Valentine Daze...DJ Set

I will be Djing in Cyberia at Czar from 1134pm to 1234am....ill melt your cold cold heart....Valentine's Day??Oh, we can fuck that up, too. Come out to Rockczar tomorrow night. Special guest DJ Curse ...
Posted by Curse Mackey on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:39:00 PST

NYC DJ Gig....@LIT Feb 28th..

Attention city rats and urban rednecks..i will once again invade my fave nyc haunt...LIT with a 76 min. DJ set on Feb 28th...i'm thinking sextrash lolita motor music ..... BRMC, Raveonettes, Yeah yeah...
Posted by Curse Mackey on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:21:00 PST

DRAW exhibit going to London!

Great news has arrived courtesy of our UK pal D'Face, who runs the StolenSpace Gallery in London.  The DRAW exhibit is now headed to London...the private press preview is on Mar 6th and then the ...
Posted by Curse Mackey on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:09:00 PST

Gearing up for NAMM

I am heading out to Anaheim this week for a 12 day stay in Southern California...Main focus is NAMM.   This is my favorite tradeshow event...all of the new synths, guitars, gear are on displ...
Posted by Curse Mackey on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:31:00 PST

Chemlab and DJ Curse Mackey in Tampa, Sat. Dec 8th

My good friend and Pigface bandmate Jared of Chemlab is blasting into Tampa on short notice with a live Chemlab performance......should be a cool show...I will open with a 60 minute DJ set of polyryth...
Posted by Curse Mackey on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:29:00 PST

Update from Peru

Hanging out in the lobby of Hotel Tinkus in the MiraFlores district of Lima Peru where many of the artists for the Inka Tattoo Expo are staying... we are leaving at 3AM for the airport to catch a...
Posted by Curse Mackey on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:32:00 PST