Mick Slaven
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Mick Slaven (born December 4, 1961) is a well-known session guitarist and record producer from Glasgow, Scotland.
A former gardener at the University of Glasgow, Slaven became the guitarist for Bourgie Bourgie in the 1980s, and was briefly a member of Del Amitri. He has worked with Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue, Thirteenth after Trinity and Pearlfishers, and wrote the music for Traverse Theatre's production of Gagarin Way.
He also fronts his own band, The Leopards, who released the album They Tried Staying Calm. The Leopards did two sessions for John Peel in 1997 and 1998.
Slaven produced James Kirk's 2003 album You Can Make It If You Boogie, with the Leopards providing the musical backing.