G.Scott MacLeod Musician and Composer

2319 Hampton Ave., #1,
Montreal, Quebec, H4A 2K5 Canada.
Home 514.487. 8766
Studio 514. 989. 9995

www.macleod9.com/music
www.abriefcanadianhistory.com
www.myspace.com/macleod9
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MUSIC EDUCATION AND RESIDENCIES

2005 Pouch Cove Foundation, residency to compose, Newfoundland, Canada.

2001 & 1996 Helene Wurlitzer Foundation residency to compose, Taos, New Mexico, U.S.A.

1992 The Banff Center School of Fine Art, Leighton Artist Colony to compose, Banff, Alberta, Canada.

1980-1982 Studied percussion and jazz drums Hudson-MacDonald High School Band.

1971-1976 Studied Piano Accordion privately.

INSTRUMENTS

Voice, acoustic and electric guitar, Bodhran (Irish Drum) and Harmonica.

BAND  HISTORY

1997 – 2009 G.S. MacLeod & MacLeod 9 – Folk blues, world beat and spoken word

1998 – 2009 A Brief Canadian History - Blues, folk, Celtic, rock, world beat

1993 - 1996 Craic - Celtic

1990 – 1992 Mother Sun - Rock

1988 Trinity - Alternative/rock

1987 – 1988 This New Land - Folk-country/rock.

SIDE PROJECTS

2008 G.S. MacLeod & A Brief Canadian History, Urban Reflextions Project composed four songs on Griffon Town and the Lachine Canal, for multi-media music/art installation project.

2007 G.S. MacLeod composed 9 song soundtrack for National Film Board Documentary, After the war with Hannelore – A Berlin War Child’s Testimony 1945 – 1982. Recorded and mastered by Ky Anto, produced by Shaun Pilot, Ky Anto and G.S. MacLeod.

2007 G.S. MacLeod, two songs were used for 35mm feature film The Descendent by director Philippe Spurrell.

2005 The Sacred Feminine and Masculine, produced song ‘water’ with hip hop artist Mr. Goodvibes for multi-media music/art installation.

2003 The Vinland Cycle, composed music for multi-media music/art installation.

1998 – 2009 A Brief Canadian History, Multi-media music/theatre performance on the history of Canada.

RECORDING - CATALOGUE

2007 After the war with Hannelore – A Berlin War Child’s Testimony 1945 – 1982 for National Film Board Documentary, 9 song soundtrack compositions by G.S. MacLeod, recorded and mastered by Ky Anto, produced by Shaun Pilot, Ky Anto and G.S. MacLeod, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2006 Closing of the 4th Cycle, by G.S. MacLeod, 9 song LP recorded by Andrew Middelton at Feeder Studio in Vancouver, mixed by Jamie Hebert in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2005 ‘Water’ (single) by Mr. Goodvibes for multimedia installation the Sacred Feminine and Masculine, produced by Jamie Hebert and G.S. MacLeod.

2003 A Brief Canadian History by G.S. MacLeod, 3 song EP recorded and mixed by Jamie Hebert, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2000 A Brief Canadian History by G.S. MacLeod, 13 song LP produced by Scott MacLeod, engineered by Jamie Hebert, Claus Frostell, Dave Cooper (Silent Sound) Michelle Ciment, Gavin Whiteley (Studio A McGill University), mastered by Morris Aplebaum at Silent Sound Studio, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1997 A Drinking Life by MacLeod 9 single for the 'Stand Up, Speak Out, Be Heard' competition, produced by Scott MacLeod, engineered & mixed by Claus Frostell at Silent Sound Studio, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1994 Regent Sessions by Macleod 9 & Craic. 6 song EP, produced by Scott MacLeod & Jamie Hebert, engineered by Jamie Hebert & Troy MacCullough, mastered by Morris Aplebaum at Silent Sound Studio, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1993 MacLeod 9, 2 song EP, produced by Scott MacLeod, engineered & mixed by Phil Neron, recorded at Micro Illusions, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1991 Got a Gift by Trinity, Compilation album, engineered by Loc Dao, mixed by Jamie Hebert, recorded at CRSG Concordia University, (reviewed on Chart) Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1990 Sanctuaries by Mother Sun, 14 song LP produced by Scott MacLeod, engineered by Simon Minshall & Aras Bukauskas, mixed by Jamie Hebert, recorded at CRSG Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1989 Trinity, 2 song EP, produced by Marc Gillett, engineered by Gavin Fernandes, mixed by Gavin Fernandes & Jamie Hebert, recorded at Montreal Sound, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1988 This New Land, 4 song EP, produced by Scott MacLeod, engineered & mixed by Gavin Fernandes and CRSG Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Grants Awards

2005 A Grantfrom Conseils des arts et des lettres du Québec for Sacred Masculine and Feminine multimedia installation.

GIGS AND PERFORMANCES

2009 A Brief Canadian History, QPAT Teacher’s Conference Palais de Congrès,Montreal, Quebec.

2009 Jubilee Elementary school, Terry Fox Run, Pointe-Claire, Quebec.

2009 G.S. MacLeod & Laure Péré, Café Volver, Montreal, Quebec.

2008 A Brief Canadian History, QPAT Teacher’s Conference Palais de Congrès,Montreal, Quebec.

2008 G.S. MacLeod Loyola College, Concordia, Montreal, Quebec.

2008 G.S. MacLeod, Sala Rossa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2008 G.S. MacLeod & A Brief Canadian History, Urban Reflextions Project, songs on Griffon Town and the Lachine Canal, multi-media music/art installation project.

2008 G.S. MacLeod & A Brief Canadian History, Canada Day,Centre St. Ambroise,Montreal, Quebec.

2008 G.S. MacLeod & A Brief Canadian History, 12th Conference on Leisure Research,Concordia University,Montreal, Quebec.
2008 Jubilee Elementary school, Terry Fox Run, Pointe-Claire, Quebec.

2007 A Brief Canadian History QPAT, Teacher’s Conference Palais de Congrès,Montreal, Quebec.

2007 G.S. MacLeod & A Brief Canadian History University of the streets Café,Salon Mogador,Montreal, Quebec.

2007 G.S. MacLeod & MacLeod 9, After the war with Hannelore,The Padua Centre,Montreal, Quebec.

2007 Jubilee Elementary school, Terry Fox Run, Pointe-Claire, Quebec.

2007 G.S. MacLeod, Poetry Plus, Arts Café,Montreal, Quebec.

2007 G.S. MacLeod & A Brief Canadian History University of the streets Café,Salon Mogador,Montreal, Quebec.

2007 G.S. MacLeod & A Brief Canadian History for ‘What is indie?’ screening,The Empress Cultural Centre,Montreal, Quebec.

2007 G.S. MacLeod & A Brief Canadian History,The Padua Centre,Montreal, Quebec.

2007 G.S. MacLeod & A Brief Canadian History,The Yellow Door,Montreal, Quebec.

2006 A Brief Canadian History QPAT, Teacher’s Conference Palais de Congrès,Montreal, Quebec.

2006 Jubilee Elementary school, Terry Fox Run, Pointe-Claire, Quebec

2006 Dollard Centre for the Arts,D.D.O. Quebec.

2006 St-Monica’s school, Montreal, Quebec

2006 A Brief Canadian History, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts NAFSA Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2006 A Brief Canadian History, El Salon, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2006 A Brief Canadian History, Hurley’s Irish Pub, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2006 A Brief Canadian History, Shaika Cafe, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2005 A Brief Canadian History, Canada Day, Shaika Cafe, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2005 A Brief Canadian History QPAT, Teacher’s Conference Palais de Congrès,Montreal, Quebec.

2003 A Brief Canadian History, Dollard Centre for the Arts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2003 A Brief Canadian History, Harbourfront Centre, the Brigantine Room, Canada Day Celebrations, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2003 MacLeod 9, Vinland Saga multi-media music performance, Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, WA, USA.

2003 A Brief Canadian History, Heritage Hall, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

2003 A Brief Canadian History, Hurley’s Irish Pub, Fund Raiser for Montreal International Celtic Festival, Montreal Quebec, Canada.

2003 A Brief Canadian History and Irish Storyteller Mike Burns, Hurley’s Irish Pub, Montreal Quebec, Canada.

2003 A Brief Canadian History, First Nations House, Aboriginal Library Fund Raiser, The Newman Centre McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2003 A Brief Canadian History, Native Woman’s Shelter of Montreal, Maritime Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2003 A Brief Canadian History, Hudson Village Theatre, Hudson, Quebec, Canada.

2001 MacLeod 9, Bruetopia, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2000 MacLeod 9, Side Sounds, music festival, Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway.

2000 MacLeod 9, Side Sounds, music festival, Det Akademiske Kvarter, Bergen, Norway.

1998 MacLeod 9, Music Waste, Lubie Urban Waste Bistro, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

1998 A Brief Canadian History, St- Gabriel’s Church, Annual March To the Stone, 150th Anniversary, Great Wake of '98, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1998 A Brief Canadian History, Isart Performance Space, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1998 A Brief Canadian History, Hurley's Franco-Celtic Quebecois Series, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1998 MacLeod 9, Hurley's Celtic Festival, St-Patrick's Day, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1997 MacLeod 9, Bobard, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1997 MacLeod 9, Bruetopia, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1997 MacLeod 9, Bistro 4, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1995-1996 MacLeod 9 and Craic, Kelly's Pub, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1995 MacLeod 9 and Craic, Old Dublin Pub, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1995 MacLeod 9 and Craic, Musique Multi-Montreal, CEGEP Maisonneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1994 MacLeod 9 and Craic, La Maison de la Culture Mondiale, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Benefit for Lubicon Cree Nation in Northern Alberta, organized by Saorse publication and CKUT 90.3FM).

1995 MacLeod 9 and Craic, Moka d'Or, Sutton, Quebec, Canada.

1995-1996 MacLeod 9 and Craic, l'Isle Noire, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1994-1995 MacLeod 9 and Craic, Dawson College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1994-1995 MacLeod 9 and Craic, John Abbott College, Ste-Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.

1994-1995 MacLeod 9 and Craic, Bellevue Pub, Ste-Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.

1994-1996 MacLeod 9 and Craic, St-Patrick's Day Parade, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. First prize for Hurley' Pub.

1994-1995 MacLeod 9 and Craic, Hurley's Pub, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1993 MacLeod 9 and Craic, The Yellow Door, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1993 MacLeod 9, The Flamingo, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

1993 MacLeod 9, La Nausée, opened for Black 47, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1993 MacLeod 9, Fringe Festival, St-Thomas, Ontario, Canada.

1993 MacLeod 9, Thompson House, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, performance for Human Rights Conference on Northern Ireland. Sponsored by McGill Legal Society.

1992 MacLeod 9, Hell's Kitchen, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1992 Mother Sun, Benefit for the Missing Children's Fund, Hemingford, Quebec, Canada.

1991 Mother Sun, Rockaway Cafe, opened for Lava Hay Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1991 Mother Sun, and Bare Bones at The Terminal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1990 Mother Sun, Rockaway Cafe, Opened for: Dysfunctions, Me, Mom and Morgenthaler, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1990 Mother Sun, Art for Love and Freedom, fund-raising event for Amnesty International, Antidote, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1990 Mother Sun, Jailhouse, Sanctuaries album launch, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1989 Trinity, Sunday in the Park Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1989 Trinity,Station 10, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1989 Trinity, Tycoon, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1988 This New Land, La Folie de Large, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1988 This New Land, Station 10, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

AIRPLAY – INTERVIEWS

2006 A Brief Canadian History, Shaika Café, Take One CFCF 12 Christine Long, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2004 A Brief Canadian History, Shaika Café Canada Day, Take One CFCF 12 Christine Long, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2003 Radio Centre Ville, Scottish Show, fund-raiser for International Celtic Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2003 A Brief Canadian History Hudson Theatre, Take One CFCF 12 Christine Long, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2003 CIBL avec Francois Le May, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2002 A Brief Canadian History, Global News Christine Zaklama, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2001 Radio Centre Ville 102.3 Played live and interviewed, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2001 CKUT Radio McGill Played live and interviewed, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2000 Global TV, Man of The year, played live interviewed, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1998 Third place in Quebec for the Fifth National Songwriting Competition Underground Railway' Mix 96 Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1995 Music Plus Fax – Regent Session EP Launch at Hurley's Pub, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1993-1995 Radio Centre-Ville 102.3, The Irish Show. Played and interviewed, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1993-1998 CKUT, Radio McGill, Played live and interviewed, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1992 Radio Khanasetake, played live and interviewed, Oka, Quebec, Canada.

1990-1995 CHOM FM, St-Patrick Day, Montreal, Quebec. Played live and interviewed, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1988 New Music Foundation, CHOM FM, Local 514, Special on This New Land, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1987 New Music Foundation, CHOM FM, Local 514, Christmas Special – song: Christmas Day, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.