Steve Mackey

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

Mackey was born in Sheffield, England. 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 Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker, as well as Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway from Radiohead, and Jason Buckle from Relaxed Muscle and Steve Claydon from Add N to (X).

Since then he went on to form the production duo "Cavemen" with Ross Orton. Mackey himself and Cavemen have carried out Production work on numerous albums and tracks for artists such as M.I.A., Kelis, Cornershop, Long Blondes and Bromheads Jacket. He also played bass guitar on Jarvis Cocker's first solo album, "Jarvis" (2006) and played 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 girlfriend Katie Grand.

Discography

As musician

Steve Mackey has appeared on the following albums as a musician:

* Various Artists - "See You Later Agitator" (compilation, 1987):*With band Trolley Dog Shag, track: "(This is) the Business Boys"
* Pulp - "Separations" (1991)
* Pulp - "His 'n' Hers (1994)
* Pulp - "Different Class (1995)
* Various Artists - "Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project" (compilation, 1997):*With band Pulp, track: "All Time High"
* Pulp - "This Is Hardcore (1998)
* Pulp - "We Love Life (2001)
* Marianne Faithfull - "Kissin' Time" (2002):*Track: "Sliding through Life on Charm"
* Various Artists - "The Last Great Wilderness Soundtrack" (2003):*With band The Nu Forest, track: "I picked a Flower" (also released as a single)
* Various Artists - "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Soundtrack" (2005):*With band The Weird Sisters, tracks: "Do the Hippogriff", "This is the Night", "Magic Works"
* Various Artists - "Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys" (compilation, 2006):*With artist Jarvis Cocker, track: "A Drop of Nelson's Blood"
* Jarvis Cocker - "Jarvis" (2006)

As producer

Steve Mackey has appeared on the following albums as a producer:

* Marianne Faithfull - "Kissin' Time" (2002):*Track: "Sliding Through Life on Charm" (with Jarvis Cocker)
* M.I.A. - "Arular" (2005):*Tracks: "Sunshowers" and "Galang" (both with Ross Orton)
* "'Bromheads Jacket - "Dits from the Commuter Belt" (2006):With Ross Orton
* "'Ultra Brain - "Neo Punk" (2006):With Ross Orton
* "'The Long Blondes - "Someone to Drive You Home" (2006)

* Florence and The Machine - "Kiss With a Fist"

As remixer

Steve Mackey has remixed the following tracks (among others):

* Looper - "Up a Tree Again (The Chocolate Layers' St John's Ambulance mix)":Appears on: Looper - "Who's Afraid of Y2K? / Up a Tree Again" single (1999)
* Black Box Recorder - "The Facts Of Life (The Chocolate Layers' Remix)":Appears on: Black Box Recorder - "The Art Of Driving" single (2000) and "The Worst of Black Box Recorder" (compilation, 2001)
* Death in Vegas - "Dirge (Cossack apocalypse mix by the Chocolate Layers)":Appears on: Death in Vegas - "Dirge" promo single (2000)
* The White Sport - "Complete Control (King Precare Mix by Two Desperate People)" (Jarvis Cocker):Appears on: The White Sport - "Complete Control" single (2002)
* Cornershop - "Topknot (Cavemen Remix)":Appears on: Cornershop - "Topknot" single (2004)
* M.I.A. - "Galang (Cavemen Remix)":Appears on: M.I.A. - "Galang" single (2004)
* M.I.A. - "Bird Flu (Cavemen Remix)":Appears on: M.I.A. - "Kala" album (bonus track) (2007)
* Budnubac - "Indestructible (Cavemen's 'Insecure' Mix)":Appears on: Budnubac - "Indestructible" single (2004)
* Dark Globe - "Break My World (Break My Bones Mix - Steve Mackey and The Fat Truckers)":Appears on: Dark Globe - "Break My World" single (2004)
* The Kills - "Love is a Deserter (Cavemen Remix)":Appears on: The Kills - "Love Is A Deserter" single (2005)
* Death from Above 1979 - "Romantic Rights (Cavemen's Death From The Inside Remix)":Appears on: Death from Above 1979 - "You're a Woman, I'm A Machine" album (2005)
* The Perceptionists - "Party Hard (Cavemen Remix)"':Appears on: The Perceptionists - "Party Hard" promo single (2005)
* Archie Bronson Outfit - "Dead Funny (Cavemen Remix)":Appears on: Archie Bronson Outfit - "Dead Funny" single (2006)
* Kelis - "Bossy (Cavemen Remix)":Appears on: Kelis - "Bossy" single (2006)
*""The Horrors"" - "She is The New Thing"

Notes:
* The Chocolate Layers remixes are by Steve Mackey and Jarvis Cocker
* The Cavemen remixes are by Steve Mackey and Ross Orton