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About Mac McClanahan
Hi: I’m Mac McClanahan, Tunesmith/Saxman. · I’m Composer/Arranger of music in most genres.
· I’m an Entertainer.
· I’m a performer who plays Tenor Sax and sings.
You can catch me performing locally with Foster Campbell and Friends or Thee Majestics.
Bio:
Saxman:
Performing professionally since age 16, Mac McClanahan is an accomplished musician who plays the soprano, tenor and bari sax; he doubles on the flute and the bass clarinet.
Entertainer:
Mac has performed as everything from a wedding organist to soloist in an award winning jazz choir to the lead artist of a cruise ship show band. Mac plays solo Saxophone for events. Mac can provide live band entertainment (duos, dance bands & show bands) and Karokè/DJ entertainment for all occasions.
Tunesmith:
Mac McClanahan is also an award winning composer/arranger. With his big band composition/arrangement Immolation City, he earned the 1988 Pacific Coast Outstanding Composer Award. His song Sister Long Legs led the R&B horn section band Ain't No Thang to be judged by Don Was, Chrissie Hynd, Bootsy Collins and John Hiatt as a Musician Magazine’s 4th Annual Best Unsigned Band Contest Award winner. Out of almost 2000 international submissions, we were one of only fifteen bands made the final cut. Mac has arranged horn section parts for major label recording projects. Mac has composed and/or arranged music works commissioned by high school and college jazz combos, marching bands, big bands, choirs and jazz choirs. Notables such as Michael Brecker, Ellis Hall, and Bob Shephard have performed his works. Mac is currently composing arrangements for the J*A*M Ink CD project.
Recording Artist:
McClanahan has co-produced five recording projects. Mac can be heard playing on these recent releases: Simp-ly FUN-ky by Ain't No Thang (Bari Sax) and (Tenor Sax, Flute & Background Vocals on) Reflections by Valerie Lewis.
Macà User Name: Saxman
Real Name: Mac McClanahan
Yahoo Handle: mac4jams
Gender: male
Member Since: 12/18/2006 - 11:09
Last Signed In: 01/17/2012 - 18:49
Profile Views: 3171
Blog Views: 238
Mac McClanahan's Interests
anne rice, arranging, bakersfieldbands, bako music, battlestar galactica, Beer, big band charts, Blues, coffee!!!!, Composing, concerts, concerts/movies, fish tacos, flutes, friends, funk, good music of all genres, insomniatic websurfing, Latin Jazz, live music, local bands, local bands & musicians, local music, mento buru, mexican food, Miles Davis, movies, music, music - old school and latin music, music:blues, parliament-funkadelic, playing live, Recording, sax, standup comedy, steely dan, stormy monday, Tower Of Power, writing songs
Mac McClanahan's Favorite Links
Tunesmith/Saxman MySpace Music Page Mac's Performance and Demo Videos on YouTube Tweet Mac Mac's Facebook Page |
