Duncan Mackay (musician)
Duncan Mackay ( born July 2, 1950 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England ) is an English symphonic rock singer, keyboardist, composer and arranger. He played with Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Colosseum II, 10cc, The Alan Parsons Project, Budgie, Camel and Kate Bush.
Career
He began his musical career by playing the violin. In 1970 he was invited to go with members of the Sergio Mendes band on tour in Brazil and South Africa. During this time he composed the first time and took his first solo album on Chimera in South Africa. In the early 1970s, Mackay developed under the name of Branch Office his distinctive keyboard technique.
Mackay returned in 1973 returned to England to play in Ginger Baker's new band. He then joined the band Colosseum II with Gary Moore and Jon Hiseman on guitar. In 1975 he became a member of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, the highlight was the single Make Me Smile ( Come Up and See Me). The single went into the charts of the UK and Europe to square 1 Then he looked at the extended tour with the band and the four best-selling releases with. During the same period Mackay released his second album results, which was released by EMI Records.
In the 1970s he worked as a studio musician under the name Mickey Mackay at Abbey Road Studios. He played on the first three albums by Kate Bush - for example, their debut album, The Kick Inside, and the hit single Wuthering Heights - with. In addition, he was involved in the recording of the band The Alan Parsons Project and can be heard on the albums I Robot, Pyramid and Eve. After that, he was involved in two albums by Camel, Nude and The Single Factor. With Budgie he took in 1978 their third album on Visa. In 1979 he became a member of British super group 10cc. Mackay began during this time to produce movie soundtracks. 1993 drew Mickey Mackay back to Cape Town, where he composed television music. In 2003, he teamed up with singer and guitarist Greg Mcewan the band re Union and toured with this band.