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Mark Maclaine
Mark Maclaine with bass. Mid 2004.
Mark Maclaine with bass. Mid 2004.
Background information
Birth name Mark Maclaine
Also known as The Silence
Born 1980
South Africa
Genre(s) Trip-Hop, Rock, Hip-Hop, Jazz
Occupation(s) Record producer, bassist
Instrument(s) Bass guitar, guitar
Associated acts Second Person
Website http://www.secondperson.net

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History

Mark Maclaine started as a bassist in London, playing with various rock and metal bands before eventually becoming interested in the recording process. He would often accompany friends' bands into the studio to help them record. From this he gained a basic technical knowledge of the studio and this combined with his solid musical ability meant it became normal for bands to pay for him to oversee their recordings.

In 1999 and after two years of studying Astro Physics at university he became frustrated at not having time to pursue his musical interests and left to study a degree in Film. Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. This course gave him the opportunity to compose a number of film scores in his spare time. Having to produce a large quantity of material to tight deadlines meant he turned to sampling and computer-based sequencing. In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording For the sense of "sequencing" used in Electronic music, see the Music sequencer article The majority of records available to him at the time were classical music and jazz so many of his hip-hop tracks were created using samples from these genres exclusively. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Tapes of his work started to circulate around London and eventually he began pressing up albums under the name: "The Silence". The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound Mark Maclaine (aka The Silence) is a film producer music producer and writer

In April 2001 he started Dented Records with two members of successful UK Hip-Hop group Foreign Beggars. Dented Records is a Record label headquartered in the United Kingdom and best known as the home to critically acclaimed hip-hop act Foreign Beggars and Foreign Beggars are a critically acclaimed British hip hop group based in London

In 2002 he went on to form Post Trip Hop band Second Person with singer/pianist Julia Johnson and after completing a number of film scores (including the Snow's in the House trilogy and work for the Extreme Sports Channel) they released their debut album in October 2004. Trip hop is a music Genre also known as the Bristol sound or Bristol acid rap. Second Person are a British band that mixes influences from Trip hop, Jazz, Hip hop and Electronica to form Post Trip Hop A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra The Extreme Sports Channel is a Netherlands -based Extreme sports Television channel available across Europe and the Middle East. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " To further his production skills Mark went to work for a brief time (in early 2006) as assistant producer to legendary producer Jacknife Lee (U2, Snow Patrol, R.E.M., Bloc Party). Garret "Jacknife" Lee is a Grammy Award winning music producer and remixer Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish / Scottish Alternative rock band which formed in Dundee Scotland, The band achieved worldwide success due to REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band composed of Kele Okereke on vocals and Rhythm guitar, Russell Lissack on

Along with co-writer Julia Johnson he continues to produce a large quantity of music for film and television, and credits include the BBC, Channel 4, Snowsport Synergy Films, Extreme Sports Channel, Rip Curl, Sketchers, Nike and Oakley. Julia Johnson is the singer/pianist from British Post Trip-Hop band Second Person. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The Extreme Sports Channel is a Netherlands -based Extreme sports Television channel available across Europe and the Middle East. Rip Curl is a major Australian manufacturer and retailer of boardwear Skechers ( is an American Shoe company headquartered in Manhattan Beach California, founded by LA Gear shoe company founder Robert Greenberg Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. He continues work with underground artists and has recently worked with the critically acclaimed rap-group Stone Circle as guest producer on their debut album (Social Misfits Records).

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Chromatography is a 2004 Post Trip Hop Album by Second Person. Second Person are a British band that mixes influences from Trip hop, Jazz, Hip hop and Electronica to form Post Trip Hop MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Second Person are a British band that mixes influences from Trip hop, Jazz, Hip hop and Electronica to form Post Trip Hop Lily Allen and Friends is a British TV Talk show presented by Lily Allen.
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