Mark Maclaine

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Mark Maclaine
Mark Maclaine with bass. Mid 2004.
Mark Maclaine with bass. Mid 2004.
Background information
Birth name Mark Maclaine
Also known as The Silence
Born 1980
South Africa
Genre(s) Trip-Hop, Rock, Hip-Hop, Jazz
Occupation(s) Record producer, bassist
Instrument(s) Bass guitar, guitar
Associated acts Second Person
Website http://www.secondperson.net

Mark Maclaine (aka The Silence) is a music producer, writer and remixer and is bassist/producer for Post Trip-Hop band: Second Person. He is also co-founder of the UK Hip-Hop record label Dented Records and co-owner of film company Face Films. As well as a number of film scores, he is currently working alongside singer Julia Johnson and legendary producer/engineer Tony Platt (Bob Marley, AC/DC, Iron Maiden) on Second Person's third studio project having just completed their second studio release: The Elements.


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[edit] History

Mark Maclaine started as a bassist in London, playing with various rock and metal bands before eventually becoming interested in the recording process. He would often accompany friends' bands into the studio to help them record. From this he gained a basic technical knowledge of the studio and this combined with his solid musical ability meant it became normal for bands to pay for him to oversee their recordings.

In 1999 and after two years of studying Astro Physics at university he became frustrated at not having time to pursue his musical interests and left to study a degree in Film. This course gave him the opportunity to compose a number of film scores in his spare time. Having to produce a large quantity of material to tight deadlines meant he turned to sampling and computer-based sequencing. The majority of records available to him at the time were classical music and jazz so many of his hip-hop tracks were created using samples from these genres exclusively. Tapes of his work started to circulate around London and eventually he began pressing up albums under the name: "The Silence".

In April 2001 he started Dented Records with two members of successful UK Hip-Hop group Foreign Beggars.

In 2002 he went on to form Post Trip Hop band Second Person with singer/pianist Julia Johnson and after completing a number of film scores (including the Snow's in the House trilogy and work for the Extreme Sports Channel) they released their debut album in October 2004. To further his production skills Mark went to work for a brief time (in early 2006) as assistant producer to legendary producer Jacknife Lee (U2, Snow Patrol, R.E.M., Bloc Party).

Along with co-writer Julia Johnson he continues to produce a large quantity of music for film and television, and credits include the BBC, Channel 4, Snowsport Synergy Films, Extreme Sports Channel, Rip Curl, Sketchers, Nike and Oakley. He continues work with underground artists and has recently worked with the critically acclaimed rap-group Stone Circle as guest producer on their debut album (Social Misfits Records).

[edit] Credits/Releases

  • "Close to Home - Maitreya" : producer (2008: Album) [1]
  • "Cheap Escape - Fandangle" : director/editor (2008: Music Video) [2]
  • "City Rats" : composer/sound & music supervisor (2008: Feature Film) [3]
  • "The Vanguard" : music mixer (2008: Feature Film) [4]
  • "Wood - Second Person" : director (2007: Music Video)
  • "The Elements - Second Person" : producer (2007: Album)
  • "The Healing Process - Flict" : mixing engineer (2007: Album)
  • "Spilt Milk" : director (2007: Music video - Second Person)
  • "Jazz: Live at Smolenskys - Sol Chango" : producer/engineer (2006: Album)
  • "Live at the Bedford - Second Person" : producer/post-production director (2006: DVD)
  • "Extreme Beach Soccer" : composer/sound supervisor (2006: TV Series - Extreme Sports Channel) [5]
  • "Streetball Extreme: Battle for Europe" : composer (2006: TV Series - Extreme Sports Channel) [6]
  • "Genex" : series theme composer (2006: TV Series - Extreme Sports Channel) [7]
  • "Gumball 3000: Around the World in 8 Days" : VO recordist (2006: TV Series - Extreme Sports Channel) [8]
  • "The Passenger" : composer (2006: Short Film) [9]
  • "Dolls" : supervising sound editor (2006: Short Film - BBC/SKY)
  • "The L.A. Hardcore" : mixer/VO recordist (2005: TV Series - Extreme Sports Channel) [10]
  • "Downfall" : supervising sound editor (2005: Short Film) [11]
  • "Surf Breaks" : post-sound recordist (2005: TV Series - Extreme Sports Channel) [12]
  • "Tricks & Tips" : voice-over recordist (2005: TV Series - Extreme Sports Channel) [13]
  • "Simplicity of Mind - Ti1" : producer (2005: Album - The Silence Corporation/Social Misfits Records)
  • "S.W.A.T." : composer (2004: Short Film) [14]
  • "Infrastructure - Stone Circle" : guest producer (2004: Album - Social Misfits Records)
  • "Snows in the House 3" : composer (2004: Feature documentary) [15]
  • "Ave Maria" : composer/editor - uncredited (2004: Short Film) [16]
  • "Verbier Ride 2004" : composer (2004: TV Series - Channel 4) [17]
  • "Chromatography - Second Person" : producer/mixer (2004: Album)
  • "Snows in the House 2" : composer (2003: Feature documentary) [18]
  • "Snows in the House" : co-composer (2002: Feature documentary)
  • "Dreamless" : composer (2002: Feature Film) [19]

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[edit] References

  • Second Person in The Independent (23rd Oct 2002: pg 12)
  • BBC Radio 2 Interview (The Weekender with Matthew Wright - 3rd Nov 2006)
  • The Times Newspaper (UK): Knowledge Section (Saturday 26 Nov 2006)
  • Future Music Magazine interview (Nov 2005)
  • "The Lily Allen and Friends Show" BBC3 UK Clip of "City Rats" with Mark Maclaine's music (1st Apr 2008)