Steve Mackey

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Steve Mackey (born Steven Patrick Mackey, 10 November 1966, in Sheffield, England) is a British musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the band, Pulp.

A graduate of London's Royal College of Art, Mackey joined Pulp in 1988. The first album he played on was Separations, and he continued to play with the band as they reached the height of their success during the mid 1990s. He played on all Pulp albums recorded in this period including Intro, His 'n' Hers, Different Class, This Is Hardcore, and We Love Life.

In 2005 he played a cameo role as one of the The Weird Sisters, rock band in the film of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The fictitious group also featured Jarvis Cocker, Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway from Radiohead, Jason Buckle from Relaxed Muscle and Steve Claydon from Add N to (X).

Since then he has carried out Production work for the Mercury Music Prize nominated album, Arular by M.I.A. (Galang) (Sunshowers), Kelis (Bossy), Cornershop, (Topknot) (as Cavemen with Fat Truckers' Ross Orton) and produced albums for Bromheads Jacket and The Long Blondes ("Someone To Drive You Home"). He played bass guitar on Jarvis Cocker's first solo album, (Jarvis) and with Cocker, Richard Hawley and Ross Orton on the song "Drop of Nelson's Blood" on Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys.

Also in 2006, along with Jarvis Cocker, he 'curated' the 2 CD compilation, The Trip, which features a wide selection of tracks by artists as varied as The Fall, Gene Pitney and The Beach Boys.

Mackey lives in London, with his son Marley and girlfiend Katie Grand.