Calum Malcolm is a
Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
record producer
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,
sound engineer
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and keyboardist, who is based in
Edinburgh
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, Scotland.
He started his career in rock music with the band
The Headboys
The Headboys were a Scottish power pop band, formed in 1977 in Edinburgh, Scotland, originally under the name of Badger.
Career
The band is best known for its single, "The Shape of Things to Come", which entered the UK Singles Chart on 22 Sept ...
in 1977.
From 1974, he has worked with bands and musicians such as
The Blue Nile,
Capercaillie
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Taxonomy
The genus ''Tetrao'' was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his ...
,
Clannad
Clannad () is an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal by siblings Ciarán, Pól, and Moya Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Duggan. They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history, including ...
,
Emily Barker,
Fish
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,
The Go-Betweens
The Go-Betweens were an Australian indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1977. The band was co-founded and led by singer-songwriters and guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, who were its only constant members throughout ...
,
Hue and Cry
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History
By the Statute of Winchester of 1285, 13 Edw. I statute 2. ...
,
Maire Brennan
Moya Brennan (born Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin on 4 August 1952), also known as Máire Brennan, is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist. She is the sister of the musical artist known as Enya. She began performing pr ...
,
Nazareth,
Orange Juice,
Aztec Camera,
The Fire Engines,
Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in Scotland and raised in England, he was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits. He pursued a s ...
,
Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout are an English pop music, pop band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham who rose to fame during the 1980s. Formed in 1978 by brothers Paddy McAloon, Paddy and Martin McAloon and joined by vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player Wend ...
,
Runrig,
Steve Adey,
Kris Drever,
The Silencers,
Simple Minds
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and
Wet Wet Wet; whilst
Barb Jungr,
Claire Martin, the
Scottish Chamber Orchestra,
Royal Scottish National Orchestra and
Carol Kidd are others whom Malcolm has worked alongside in the recording studio.
His working credits also include
The Boys of the Lough,
Brian McNeill,
It's Immaterial,
Josef K,
Mike Lindup,
Stéphane Grappelli,
The Happy Family,
Tom Anderson
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,
Tommy Smith,
William Jackson and on
Black
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's 2015 album, ''Blind Faith''.
Malcolm "refurbished" Prefab Sprout's 2009 album, ''
Let's Change the World with Music'', and both mixed and produced their ''
Crimson/Red'' album in 2013.
References
External links
Video interview with Calum Malcolm at recordproduction.comMini biography and Q&A section at linnrecords.comDiscography at Discogs.com
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Scottish record producers
Scottish audio engineers
Scottish keyboardists
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