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Raven MacKay

About Me


Hi!


My name is Leah Rachel (alias Raven) MacKay, born in Glasgow (Scotland) back in 1974, and I live since late 1982 in Bern Switzerland. My passion and big love are guitars. I started playing guitar with 14. I picked up my dad’s old guitar and tried to play melodies along. I sat hours in front of our TV and tried to play what I saw, and what I heard. But I started only in my early 20s to deal with guitar playing, with all these scales and techniques. I played in a couple bands ‘till I started to record some solo albums from 1997. I played with some national and international acts live and in the studio ..till 2003.
After a break one of my older bands „Exit“ asked me to play with them again. In 2006 I joined a symphonic metal band and learned how to play on a 5-string bass. But it was not really satisfactory for me to play “only” bass and that kind of music, so I decided to make my own music again.
Well, this kind of music is for my own entertainment but I’d like to share it with other people. I also play in my new metal-band „Black Sparrow“ guitar (and bass at the moment). But I’d also love to play in a rock band, too... just for fun. Cause I love to play that kind of stuff, too.
I am still learning cause I think you never learn out!
I love to paint and hang around with my friends, having barbecue. I’m a big TV and movie maniac. I used to make a lot of sports; today I go for a walk with my dog. I’m a bit lazier, well actually I have not that much time.
Don’t be shy to write me a comment or send me a message. I’m always pleased to meet new people and to hear from my MySpace friends. I met so many, so great musicians here.
regards, your’s

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Member Since: 6/20/2008
Band Website: http://www.ravens-nest.ch
Band Members: SOLO ALBUMS:

  • Welcome to my World (1997)
  • Time Switch (1999)
  • Raven (2002)
  • Dead White Rabbit In The Bin (2010)

    Raven CD Cover 2002

    EQUIPMENT:

    Ibanez, Epiphone SG and Fender e-guitars
  • Ovation a-guitars
  • Cort bass
  • Ernie Ball & ghs strings
  • Peavey, Fender, Marshall, Line6 amps
  • Jim Dunlop picks
  • Yamaha Keyboards


  • Influences: Guitar: Zakk Wylde, Steve Vai, Tony Iommi, Randy Rhoads, Jimi Hendrix, Richie Sambora, Joe Satriani, Jimmy Page…

    Bass: Billy Sheehan, Marco Hietala

    Musicaly: Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Black Label Society, Alice Cooper, Steve Vai, Tuomas Holopainen, Joe Satriani, Creed, Metallica, Disturbed, Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Boston... and a lot more

    Sounds Like: I have no idea! Instrumental-guitar-sound
    Record Label: Ohne Vertrag
    Type of Label: Unsigned

    My Blog

    NEWS

    http://ravenmackay.blogspot.com/ I receive a lot of mails and requests: "What's the latest news?" "How's music goin' on?" You can follow the link to my news, or you can also visit my Homepage, to rea...
    Posted by on Sat, 16 May 2009 16:54:00 GMT

    Where are the metalheads?

    We (guit./keys/drums/bass) are still looking for a male vocalist with a great Voice for our band in Bern, Switzerland! As exsample: AJ Cavalier (SOiL), Chad Kroeger (Nickleback), James Hetfield (Meta...
    Posted by on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 06:22:00 GMT

    HOMEPAGE NEWS

    I've finished the german version of my homepage, today. It was a lot of work to translate everyting. I had a lot of requests to translate the whole thing. So I hope for more Swiss, German and Austri...
    Posted by on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:49:00 GMT

    IN JANUARY AT PRO7

    Raven's got an appearence in the Vincent Raven Special for the Next Uri Geller Show II at january the 6th at 10:00pm.
    Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:35:00 GMT

    MUSIC & THE SONGS

    I have finished a couple of songs, but I don't have the right programs to record my stuff. I'd love to share my music with you. So I hope I'll find a possibility to record them soon. I also have the p...
    Posted by on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:43:00 GMT