Tommy Mac (musician)

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Tommy Mac
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Mac in 2012
Background information
Also known asTom MacDonald
Born (1971-04-25) April 25, 1971 (age 52)
Lahr, Germany [1]
Origin Langley, British Columbia, Canada [2]
Genres
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Bass, background vocals, guitar
Years active1995–present
Labels Fontana North
Universal Music Canada

Tommy Mac (born April 25, 1971) is a Canadian bassist and singer. He is the bassist of the rock band Hedley. [1] Mac currently plays in a band called Day of the Dog as of 2021. [3]

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Career

Before joining Hedley, Mac revealed in an interview that he was in a band called "Jar.". [4] Mac was also in groups such as BigFATScratch and Loco. [5] He also played in a band called Everything After with Dave Rosin and Chris Crippin who would later join Hedley. [6]

Tommy Mac joined Hedley in 2005. Their debut single, "On My Own", reached number one on the Canadian Singles Chart. [7] They have released seven studio albums, in which all of them with the exception of Cageless , have been certified platinum. [8] Their single "Kiss You Inside Out" peaked at number two on the Canadian Hot 100. [9] "Anything" became the band's best selling single, which was certified 4× platinum in Canada. [8] In 2018, the band took an indefinite hiatus after sexual assault allegations have been brought up against Jacob Hoggard, the frontman of the band. [10]

Mac also became the manager of the Canadian pop rock band, The Latency. He discovered the group when he came to their high school as a guest speaker. [11] He helped produced their debut studio album and co-wrote their debut single, "Tonight, I Love You". [11] [12] As of 2021, Mac plays in a band called Day of the Dog. [3]

Personal life

Outside of the band, Mac had opened up his own studio called The Beat Lab Studio. [4] It was revealed that in 2011, Tommy Mac was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer, in the second stage of the disease. He underwent treatment and is in good health today. [13]

Discography

with Jar. / Flybanger

with BigFATScratch

with Loco

with Hedley

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