MUSIC!!
                                  

                       
BANDS   

COLD STEEL (1983-1984)                                                                                                                                                 
Robert McCreadie (Guitar) Neil Mackie (Bass/Vox) Ewan McKellar (Vox) Jock McClemment (Drums)

MASQUE (1985-1986)
Adrian Robertson (Guitar) Neil Mackie (Bass/Vox) Philip Gill (Vox) Alan Smith (Drums)

LAST TANGO IN PARIS (1987-1989)
Neil Mackie (Vox/Bass) Adrian Robertson (Guitar/Vox) Colin Rowley (Drums) Bernie Arquette (Guitar - briefly)

APEX (1992 - 1995)
Douglas "The Ego Has Landed" Addison (Vox/Guitar)  John Watt (Keyboards/Vox)  Neil Mackie (Bass/Vox)  Shannon McLearey (Drums)
ALSO Robbie Sherman, Alan Brown, Alan Key, Dave Cantwell, Ali Morrow, Alan Hall, Mick Shrimpton*, John "Stumpy" Pepys* (Drums at various times)

PHOENIX (1995)
Neil Mackie (Vox/Bass)  Neil Winton (Guitar/Vox)  Andy Richardson (Drums)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS (1995 - Never really split up)
Adrian Robertson (Vox/Guitar/Bodhran)  Neil Mackie (Vox/Bass/Bodhran)  Ewan Kidd (Keyboards/Accordian)  Ian Wilson (Drums/Vox)

FREEBIRD (2001)
Nigel Ewen (Guitar/Vox)  Neil Mackie (Bass/Vox)  Jake Arnott (Guitar)  Jonno ? (Vox)  Stuart? (Drums)

JAKE'S VEST (2001 - 2002)
Neil Mackie (Vox/Bass)  Nigel Ewen (Guitar/Vox)  David Loney (Drums)

MUST HANG SALLY (2002 - 2003)
Jim Colston (Vox/Acoustic Guitar)  Bob Allan (Guitar/Keyboards)  Neil Mackie (Bass/Vox/Guitar)  David Loney (Drums)  Robert McCreadie (Guitar/Mandolin)

THE SHINE (2004 - Present)
Neil Mackie (Vox / Guitar / Percussion)     Andy Keates (Guitar / Vox)   Mike Gudgeon (Bass/Vox)    Iain Wilson (Drums / Vox)

(* Thanks to Spinal Tap for these inclusions)

EQUIPMENT LIST                                                                                 

Peavey Raptor 1 Guitar
Epiphone Les Paul Standard Limited Edition Guitar
Steinberger Spirit GT Pro Deluxe
Crafter FX-45 Acoustic
Stagg 12 string Acoustic
Ibanez Roadstar 2 Bass   
Hohner BV5 5 String Bass
Flute

Trace Elliot GP11 Bass Amp
Custom Build Bass Cabinet - Gordon's Coffee Table
Carlsboro Alpha AT15 PA speakers
Carlsboro Powerline Mk2 800 P.A. Amp
Marshall Valvestate VS100R Guitar Combo
Roland MicroCube Amp
Peavey Eurosys 12 Powered Monitor

Moog Taurus 2 Bass Pedals
Korg Pandora 2 Effects Unit
Korg AX3000G Effects Unit
Casio CTK100 Keyboard
Zoom GFX707 Guitar Effects
Zoom BFX606 Bass Effects
E-Bow (Version 2 with Harmonics)
Danelectro Free Speech Talk Box
Various Boss Effects

Behringer Mixing Desk
Behringer Virtualiser 2 Effects Unit
Gator Rack Casing
AKG "The Bug" UHF Radio Unit
Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine
Sony MZ-R30 Mini Disc
3 of Shure SM58 Microphones
Yamaha MT4X Multitrack Recorder
Sonic digital recording suite
Tapco Mackie USB Link
Behringer Headphone Miniamp
Sennheiser headphones
Bodhran
Various Leads - Mainly Custom Made or Planet Waves
Straps and Straplocks - Levy's and Schaller
Various Stands and Cases
www.pickfactory.com Personalised Picks

Yay!! I've finally decided to go digital for recording with this baby and my laptop!

SONGWRITING / RECORDING

Heart Of  A Lion (1986)                                                        COVERS - RECORDED SOLO
Someone's Dream (1986)                                                              I Don't Like Mondays (1997) © R. Geldof
The Watcher (1986)                                                                      Message In A Bottle(1997)© G. Sumner
Saturday Night (1986)                                                                   Right Here Waiting(1997) © R. Marx
City Of Antiquity (1987)                                                               Give To Live (2002) © S. Hagar
Under The Same Sun (1988)
It's Too Late (1991)
The Cloud Factory (1994)
Bring Back The Heart (1995)
High Above Your World (1995)
Eternal Goodbye (1995)
Gattlin Gun (1995)
The Music (1997)
Life In The City (1997)
After All This Time (1997)
Time & Tide / Can't Stop The Fire (1997)
The Very First Moment (1997)
Girl's Got Balls (1999)
A Question Of Trust (2000)
What Is Normal? (2001)
With You (2001)
Everything To Me (2001)
Gypsy Dancer (2002)
Children Of War (2002)
Small Town (2002)
Raven (2003)
Golden Sands (2003)
Dead World (2003)
Rock 'n' Roll World (2003)
Angel Of The City (2003)
Dawn (2005)
Close So Close (2005)
Ghosts (2005)
Stake In The Heart (2005)
Follow The Piper (2005)
I Just Wanna Be With You (2006) - The Shine
Enigma (2006) - The Shine
Starlight (2006) - The Shine

My latest musical venture is to write / compile a Progressive Rock "Concept Album" . This will be a combination of existing songs which I intend to revisit, refresh and re-record; coupled with some new material. My intention is to tie this together under one theme and in a cohesive manner.

Well, the "concept album" writing is finished!! All I can say, prior to the recording, is that this is one dark and heavy piece of music. I'm actually really proud of it, some of the new material being probably some of the best stuff I've written. Once recorded, I suggest candles, a bottle of strong red wine (or Absynth) and a darkened room!