Dave McIntyre

Dave Mac

Dave Mac in 2014
Background information
Birth name David John McIntyre
Born (1989-09-18) September 18, 1989
Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
Genres Hip hop, Rap,
Occupation(s) Rapper, producer, and songwriter
Instruments Vocals, Keyboard, MPK & Studio.
Years active 2012 – present
Associated acts Madchild, Moka Only, Classified, Thrust, JD Era Ed the Sock
Website www.davemac.com

Dave McIntyre (born September 18, 1989),[1] better known by his stage name DAVE MAC, is a Canadian rapper from Port Perry, Ontario, Canada. Dave is the son of Deborah McIntyre and Joseph McIntyre, who was the former lead singer of '70's Canadian rock band "Yesteryear".[2] Dave Mac released three mixtapes before dropping his debut E.P. titled "Sins" that received positive reviews despite being release completely independent.[3]

Early life

Dave grew up in Port Perry, Ontario where he picked up rapping at the age of 15. Recording his own music with his dads old-school recording interface.[4] Since then Mac has pursued a college education studying both at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario and Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario.[5] Dave's father was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident involving a drunk driver. Mac uses this as motivation, turning his focus to music full-time and striving to deliver a positive message to the youth with each song.[6]

Career

Dave released "Turn My Back" which featured collaborations with Canadian hip hop artists such as Mad Child, Swollen Members, Choclair, The Deans List, and Dilated Peoples.[7][8] In addition to rapping he also is involved in other aspects of music such as producing, songwriting, and graphic design.[4][9][10] Dave is back in the studio working on his second E.P. titled "Trouble", which will kick start his first ever solo tour.[11] Dave has also taken rap outside the studio and hit the stage beside hip hop artists such as Machine Gun Kelly, Thrust, Sean Brown and Slaine.[12][13] Mac is affiliated with Peter Jackson and 90 Nickel Entertainment, a company based out of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.[14] In this past year, Mac's main focus has been music videos and his upcoming album Trouble. Dave's latest release "Ed the Sock" features a Canadian Much Music television personality from the 1990's Ed the Sock. Dave is also working a full-time job five days a week for Buc union doing construction work with GWF installations & Starfab based out of Newmarket, Ontario [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • People Say (2013)
  • Fire featuring Madchild, Choclair (2014)
  • Last (2014)
  • Sins (2014)
  • Dreams featuring PG (2014)
  • Power of Music NBM (2014)
  • Live it Up featuring JoKen (2014)
  • If I Could (2015)
  • Realness (2015)
  • Rookie featuring Hi Rez (2015)
  • Medic featuring RoZe (2015)
  • My Day Dream (2015)
  • Fans (2015)
  • Changes (2015)
  • So Long featuring Cam Meekins, Abstract (2015)
  • Facts featuring ThaAlumni's Sean Brown (2015)
  • Turn My back (2015)
  • Forgive (2015)
  • Bop (2015)
  • Shots Ft Tray Jack (2015)
  • Trouble Ft RoZe (2016)
  • Remember (2016)
  • Reason Why (2016)
  • Come Up (2016)
  • Life Goes On (2016) Featuring Soul (2016)
  • Faded Ft Kimani (2016)
  • Love me (2016)
  • Jumpstart (2016)

Videography

  • 2014: "People Say"
  • 2014: ""Love Or Money"
  • 2015: "If I Could"
  • 2015: "Realness"
  • 2015: "Medic"
  • 2015: "My Day Dream"
  • 2015: "Fans"
  • 2015: "Changes"
  • 2015: "Facts" Featuring ThaAlumni's Sean Brown (2015)
  • 2015: "Turn My Back"
  • 2015: "Forgive"
  • 2015: "Bop"
  • 2016: "Remember"
  • 2016: "Trouble" Featuring RoZe
  • 2016: "Reason Why"
  • 2016: "Come Up"
  • 2016: "Faded"
  • 2016: "Love Me"
  • 2016: "Life Goes On" Featuring Soul

References

  1. ↑ McIntyre, Dave (January 29, 2014). "Dave McIntyre Profile". Facebook. Retrieved Jan 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ Woman hit by car deemed an insurable passenger. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved on January 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ Dave Mac on iTunes. Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved on January 20, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Scugog rapper takes advantage of online opportunities. Durhamregion.com (November 13, 2012). Retrieved on 2016-01-20.
  5. ↑ Dave McIntyre (@DaveMcIntyre1). Twitter (October 20, 2012). Retrieved on 2016-01-20.
  6. ↑ Ruta, Mike (November 13, 2012). "Scugog rapper takes advantage of online opportunities". durhamregion.com.
  7. ↑ Sins by Dave Mac – EP by Dave Mac on iTunes. Itunes.apple.com (May 1, 2014). Retrieved on 2016-01-20.
  8. ↑ http://fametelevision.com/music-video-dave-mac-sins-2/
  9. ↑ Amazon.co.jp： Sins by Dave Mac: Dave Mac: デジタルミュージック. Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved on January 20, 2016.
  10. ↑ Sins [Explicit]: Dave Mac: MP3 Downloads. Amazon.com. Retrieved on January 20, 2016.
  11. ↑ DAVE MAC – On set with @capturedfilms & @directordanbarker.... Facebook (February 23, 2015). Retrieved on 2016-01-20.
  12. ↑ Dave Mac – Opening For Slaine. YouTube (December 12, 2014). Retrieved on 2016-01-20.
  13. ↑ Davemac – Opens For Machine Gun Kelly. YouTube (January 16, 2014). Retrieved on 2016-01-20.
  14. ↑ DAVE MAC – REALNESS (Official Music Video). YouTube (August 18, 2014). Retrieved on 2016-01-20.
  15. ↑ Stairfab and Railings Inc. Stairfab.com. Retrieved on January 20, 2016.
  16. ↑ Dave Mac pays homage to “Ed The Sock” with new Captured-directed video · HipHopCanada.com · Canadian Hip-Hop News, Rap Music. Hiphopcanada.com (September 25, 2015). Retrieved on 2016-01-20.
  17. ↑ Dave Mac – Ed The Sock | WhatTheHYPE. Whatthehype.ca (September 24, 2015). Retrieved on 2016-01-20.
  18. ↑ Dave Mac- Ed The Sock. TorontoRappers.com. Retrieved on January 20, 2016.
  19. ↑ Dave Mac's Musical Tribute to Ed the Sock. EveryJoe (September 25, 2015). Retrieved on 2016-01-20.
  20. ↑ Video: Dave Mac – Ed The Sock | ImperialHipHop. Imperialhiphop.com (September 25, 2015). Retrieved on 2016-01-20.
  21. ↑ [UPDATED: with Indie Content] » Dave Mac – Ed the Sock. Illindie.com (October 9, 2015). Retrieved on 2016-01-20.
  22. ↑ Dave Mac – Ed The Sock. Adrenalin.trendolizer.com. Retrieved on January 20, 2016.

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