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Tommy Mac

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About Me


What about me? Well, I'm a musician first and foremost. I play bass in Hedley. Our debut self-titled album is almost double platinum and has spawned five number one videos!
I am also a producer and songwriter and produce as many bands as I can when I have time. See below for my playing and production credits.
I'm always looking for new bands to produce and/or mentor so hit me up!
I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO PLAY ON RECORDINGS WITH THESE ARTISTS:
FATBastard – FATBastard (1996, Independent)
Vancouver Seeds ’99 (Jar – Weapon & Shame, 99.3 The Fox)
Dracula 2000 Soundtrack (2000, Flybanger – Blind World)
Flybanger – Headtrip To Nowhere (2001, Columbia Records)
Flybanger – Outlived EP (2001, Gotham Records)
BigFATScratch – FATScratch Fever (Independent)
Jager Music Vol. 2 (Flybanger – Evelyn)
Jager Music Vol. 2 (BigFATScratch – Laff)
Loco – Dead World (2002, Independent. All guitars)
Wretch – Wretch EP (Independent.)
Vancouver Seeds 2002 (BigFATScratch – Laff & Just Another Day, 99.3 The Fox)
Forty Foot Echo – Album demos (Hollywood Records)
Everything After – Incomplete Album (2004, 604 Records)
Vancouver Seeds 2004 (Everything After – Seasons & Awaking, 99.3 The Fox)
Vancouver Seeds 2004 (Suspect – Falling, 99.3 The Fox)
Breach Of Trust – 2nd Album demos (EMI Records)
Sweatshop Union – Us (Battleaxe Records)
Nikki Hurst – Nikki Hurst (Independent)
Dasha – Downhill (It’s Just A Number, Independent)
Thornely – All Comes Out In The Wash - Demo (2004, Come Again, 604 Records)
Atreyu – The Curse (2004, Victory Records)
Hedley – Hedley (2005, Universal Records, Canada - certified CRIA platinum)
Hedley – Hedley Platinum Re-release (2006, Universal Records, Canada)
Hedley – Hedley (2006, US Release – Capitol Records)
Hedley – Try This At Home DVD (2006, Universal Records)
Tommy Lee – Watch You Loose & Make Believe (2005, Tommyland: The Ride, 604 Records)
Blacktop Guerillas Universal Rock Compilation #2 (2006, Hedley – Johnny Falls)
Juno Awards 2006 Comp. (Hedley – On My Own)
YTV Big Fun Party Mix (2006, Hedley – On My Own)
Stacked With Hits 2006 (Hedley – Trip)
I-9 - three songs on their upcoming release
Juno Awards Compilation 2007 (Hedley - Gunnin')
PRODUCTION CREDITS:
FATBastard – FATBastard
Wretch - Wretch
Sam – 3 Song EP
BigFATScratch – FATScratch Fever (Winners: Vancouver Seeds 2002)
Loco – Blind World
Fully Loaded – Fully Loaded (Winners: Vancouver Seeds 2006, 2006 VMA Songwriters of the year award)
This Week In History - 5 song EP
SOME BANDS I’VE TOURED/PLAYED GIGS WITH:
Endo / Noise Therapy / Sloan / Simple Plan
Buckcherry / Switchfoot / Bif Naked
Billy Talent / Idle Sons / Default / Faber Drive
Yellowcard / Matchbook Romance / In Essence
Massari / Black Eyed Peas / Three Days Grace
Theory Of A Deadman / Thornelly / Sepultura
Sevendust / Cypress Hill / Filter / The Tea Party
Nickelback / Soulfly / COC / The Black Halos
Clutch / Stereomud / Amen / Suspect / Sandra Laratta
Crazy Town / Union Underground / Puya
Visions Of Disorder / Hatebreed / Vanilla Ice
Finger 11 / Quiet Riot / 60 Watt Shamen
Planet Smashers / Philosopher Kings / Nelly Furtado
DOA / Coldplay / Dope / FeFe Dobson
DDT / Matt Good / Mudvayne / Faber Drive
MXPX / Machine Head / Orange 9mm
Mobile / Nashville Pussy / Todd Kearns / The Paperboys
Tool / Our Lady Peace / George / Keisha Chante
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My Interests

*Cadillacs! Especially from the mid-60's. I'm looking for one right now, pref. a '63. Love the lowriders! My favorite tattoo is a Caddy logo on the inside of my right bicep. Most painfull tattoo ever!
*Tattoo's, obviously. Hate getting 'em, love the final result. Big tat's on girls are sexy as hell too.
*Heavy, heavy bass. I'm addicted to gear, I get way too much. We just got an endorsement with Gibson guitars-I just received myThunderbird bass- it's awessome!

I'd like to meet:

You! At a Hedley rawk show!

Upcoming Shows
16 Jun 2008 14:45 Charlottetown Civic Arena Charlottetown, Prince Edward
17 Jun 2008 14:45 Moncton Coliseum Moncton, New Brunswick
18 Jun 2008 14:45 Harbour Station Saint John, New Brunswick
20 Jun 2008 20:00 Oakville Waterfront Festival Oakville, Ontario
21 Jun 2008 18:30 Roxy Theatre Mount Forest, Ontario
22 Jun 2008 18:30 Classic Theatre Cobalt, Ontario
23 Jun 2008 14:30 Charles W. Stockey Centre Parry Sound, Ontario
26 Jun 2008 20:00 Park Playhouse Coborg, ON
29 Jun 2008 17:00 Riverfest Festival Brockville, Ontario
1 Jul 2008 14:30 Plains of Abraham Quebec City, Quebec
2 Jul 2008 18:30 L’Etoile Brossard, Quebec
3 Jul 2008 20:00 La Salle Andre Mathieux Laval, Quebec
5 Jul 2008 20:00 TEC Center Grande Prairie, Alberta
6 Jul 2008 14:30 Calgary Stampede Calgary, Alberta
8 Jul 2008 19:45 Victoria Curling Club Victoria, British Columbia
10 Jul 2008 19:45 CN Centre Prince George, British Columbia
12 Jul 2008 19:45 Bonnyville and District Centennial Centre Bonnyville, Alberta
13 Jul 2008 19:45 Red Deer Memorial Centre Red Deer, Alberta
15 Jul 2008 19:45 Interior Savings Kamloops, British Columbia
16 Jul 2008 19:45 Kelowna Community Theatre Kelowna, British Columbia
17 Jul 2008 18:30 Edfest Edmonton, Alberta
2 Aug 2008 20:00 Canal Days Port Colborne, ON
3 Aug 2008 14:30 North Rocks the Bay North Bay, Ontario
8 Aug 2008 18:45 XFEST Brandon, Manitoba
15 Aug 2008 21:30 Wascana Park Regina, Saskatchewan
12 Oct 2008 19:45 TCU Place Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
13 Oct 2008 19:45 Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg, Manitoba
14 Oct 2008 19:45 Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg, Manitoba
15 Oct 2008 20:00 Thunder Bay Community Auditorium Thunder Bay, Ontario
17 Oct 2008 20:00 Massey Hall Toronto, Ontario
18 Oct 2008 20:00 Massey Hall Toronto, Ontario
20 Oct 2008 19:45 Hamilton Place Hamilton, Ontario
21 Oct 2008 19:45 Centennial Hall London, Ontario
25 Oct 2008 19:45 Ottawa Civic Centre Ottawa, Ontario

Music:

Check out:
Static In The Stars - www.staticinthestars.com
The Latency - www.thelatency.com

Movies:

*Anchorman, of course!
*Anything by Kevin Smith: Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Clerks, Jay And Silent Bob. Check out An Evening With Kevin Smith too, it's him talking about his life experiences and it's hilarious!
*The Star Wars Trilogy. Thats right, You heard me-TRILOGY!
*The Princess Bride, Waiting,
*I just saw The Omen - it was pretty cool! Kind of like The Shining, where the movie would get real slow and WHAMMY! they would getcha.
*Dead Alive. I love shitty old horror flix.

Television:

Deadliest catch, Amazing show!
Lots of cartoons: Family Guy, Simpsons, Futurama, American Dad, Ren And Stimpy, Southpark.
The Sopranos.
The Office.
Monster Garage.
Lost
Any Motorsports.
Hot Rod Garage.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
My Name Is Earl

Books:

*Check out Charles Bukowski, I love his writing!
*Lots of biographies.
*Catcher In The Rye.
*Just got a great Cadillac catalogue.
*Confession's of A Record Producer - It'll blow your mind!

Heroes:

My biggest bass influences are:
Eric Avery(Jane's addiction)
Billy Gould(Faith No More)
Tony Levin(Peter Gabriel, King Crimson)
Flea(RHCP)
Chris Chaney(Alanis, Janes Addiction, Panic Channel)

My hero's are:
Homer Simpson
Peter Griffin
Bender

My Blog

Tommy’s new clothing line!

Tommy Mac, along with partners Matt McGill and Mike Curtola are launching a new clothing line in time for fall '08. REVOULUTION ARMY is the clothing line that represents individuality and freedom in f...
Posted by Tommy Mac on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:29:00 PST

Here's a pretty cool story...

Here's a pretty cool Hedley story, as told by our friend Jim Vallance at www.jimvallance.com. Enjoy...3-2-1HedleyWriters:Brian HowesJim VallanceJacob HoggardDave RossinTom MacDonaldChris CrippinDate W...
Posted by Tommy Mac on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:32:00 PST

Happy New Year!

Hey, all! Tommy here, wishing you all a late merry xxx-mas and a freakin' happy new year! I can only hope that your year has been as good as mine. Thanx are in order 'cause you made it such a kick-ass...
Posted by Tommy Mac on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:21:00 PST

Arsonist questions.

Here's a quiz I just completed for Arson, a kick-ass clothing company that endorses Hedley and gives us lots of cool gear. Check 'em out at www.arson.ca . Later...tommyArsonist Questions - HedleyTell ...
Posted by Tommy Mac on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 01:42:00 PST

Friday, Dec. 1st, 2006. Gunnin' .1 on Much Music!

Guys, I just want to say thanx for making Gunnin' our fourth number 1 single on Much Music! If you told me that we could have accomplished this two years ago I would have called you crazy! Thanx for b...
Posted by Tommy Mac on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 11:08:00 PST

Nov. 9th, 2006 - HOME!

Well, it's been one loooong year! Hedley has been on the road for over a year now. We have been from BC. to PEI. and In the States from NY to Florida, to Cali. and beyond. I love it! I mean it, I had ...
Posted by Tommy Mac on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 03:13:00 PST

Hedley/Summer Obsession Tour

Yep, it's official! The Hedley/Summer Obsession tour is cancelled. We considered what would be the best use of our time and decided to work on the new Canadian album instead. We are hoping to enter ...
Posted by Tommy Mac on Fri, 03 Nov 2006 08:14:00 PST

Washington, DC. Oct 12th.

Well, food poisoning sucks, let me tell you! I just spent the last two days barfing and doing whatever comes out the other end. My gut is sore from the workout! I had to miss one radio performance and...
Posted by Tommy Mac on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:25:00 PST

Richmond, VA Oct 10th.

"At 28 I have a lot to live for. I've lived harder, seen and done more things in these short 28 years than most people have or ever will. I've now come to realise that I am man enough to build myself...
Posted by Tommy Mac on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:19:00 PST

Louisville, KY. Tue, Sept. 26th.

Our freakin' cd comes out in the US of A today!!! I can't wait to see how it does... Buy it, damn youse! Damn youse all! I'm so fucking bored in Louisville, although, we did go to the Louisville Slugg...
Posted by Tommy Mac on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:58:00 PST