Mark Maclaine (director)

Mark Maclaine
Mark Maclaine with bass. Mid 2004.
Background information
Birth name	Mark Maclaine
Also known as	The Silence
Born	1980 South Africa
Genres	Trip hop, Rock, Hip hop, Jazz
Occupations	Film Producer, Film Director, Record producer, bassist
Instruments	Bass guitar, guitar
Associated acts	Second Person
Website	http://www.secondperson.net

Mark Maclaine (aka The Silence) is a film director, music producer, tutor [1] and writer. Previous to his work in film he was best known for his work as bassist/producer for Post Trip-Hop band: Second Person. Maclaine was one of the founders of the acclaimed UK Hip-Hop record label Dented Records and is co-owner of film company: Silence Corporation. He is currently working alongside producer/engineer Tony Platt (Bob Marley, AC/DC, Iron Maiden) on an untitled musical solo project under his pseudonym "The Silence"[2].

History

Mark Maclaine started as a bassist in London before eventually becoming interested in the recording process. After a few years of working as a music producer he began writing his own music under the name: "The Silence". In April 2001 he started Dented Records with two members of successful UK Hip-Hop group Foreign Beggars.

In 2002 Maclaine went on to form Post Trip Hop band Second Person with singer/pianist Julia Johnson. The pair completed work on writing the music for the free-skiing trilogy 'Snow's in the House' [3] and released their debut album in October 2004 [4].

The pair went on to write the music for British feature film City Rats (starring Danny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, MyAnna Buring, Susan Lynch and Kenny Dougherty), which was released in cinemas early 2009 and on DVD on 27 April [5] [6]. Added to his music work he also took on the role of sound director for the film [7].

In 2008 he finished producing an album in New York with New Zealand rapper Maitreya under the name The Silence. Two tracks from this album were nominated for the APRA Silver Scroll Award for songwriting in New Zealand. [8]

Maclaine continues to produce music and videos for other artists. In 2010 he directed a music video for the song 'Questions In My Mind' by Portuguese singer Ana Free in New York City [9] [10]. The pair worked together on her follow up single 'Playgrounds and Kisses' which was filmed in the singer's home town of Lisbon, Portugal [11].

His father is Hollywood 2nd Unit Director/AD Richard MacLaine (Zulu Dawn) and his mother, photographer Christiane Weston-Baker. His maternal grandmother is Princess Friederieke Marie Windisch-Graetz. He is a descendant of Sophie, Princess Palatine of the Rhine.

Selected film/theatre crew credits

• "Playgrounds and Kisses – Ana Free" Director/Producer (2011: MUSIC VIDEO) [12] [13] [14]
• "Questions – Ana Free" Director/Co-Producer (2010: MUSIC VIDEO) [15] [16]
• "Underachievers" : Director/Co-Writer (post-production: SHORT FILM)
• "Living Into the Future" : Director/Co-Writer (2010: SHORT FILM)
• "Dolores by Edward Allen Baker" : Co-Director (Feb 2010: THEATRE: Old Red Lion, London) [17]
• "They Walk Among Us" : Producer/Editor (2010: SHORT FILM)
• "Ladies' Man by Feydeau" : Director (17 Jan 2010: THEATRE: Old Red Lion, London) [18]
• "Burlesque Fairytales" : Re-Recording Supervisor (2009: FEATURE FILM – Double Barreled Productions)
• "Happy Birthday" : Producer (2009: SHORT FILM – People Can Run Films)
• "Amazon.com: Sellaband" : Director/Editor (2008: SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM – Amazon.com)
• "Cheap Escape – Fandangle" : Director/Editor (2008: MUSIC VIDEO – Party House Records: MTV, VH1 & Kerrang TV featured) [19]
• "City Rats" : Sound & Music Director (2008: FEATURE FILM – cinema and international DVD release) [20]
• "Wood – Second Person" : Director/Producer (2007: MUSIC VIDEO – MTV, VH1 & YouTube featured video)
• "Spilt Milk – Second Person" : Director/Producer (2007: MUSIC VIDEO – MTV, VH1 & YouTube featured video)
• "Live at the Bedford – Second Person" : Director/Producer (2006: DVD/CD – international release)
• "Extreme Beach Soccer" : Supervising Sound Editor (2006: TV SERIES – Extreme Sports Channel) [21]
• "Streetball Extreme: Battle for Europe" : Supervising Sound Editor (2006: TV SERIES – Extreme Sports Channel) [22]
• "Gumball 3000: Around the World in 8 Days" : Post-Sound Recordist (2006: TV SERIES – Extreme Sports Channel) [23]
• "The Passenger" : Supervising Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer (2006: SHORT FILM – various festival release with awards) [24]
• "Dolls" : Supervising Sound Editor (2006: SHORT FILM – Cannes and festival release & BBC/SKY featured)
• "The L.A. Hardcore" : Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer (2005: TV SERIES – Extreme Sports Channel) [25]
• "Downfall" : Supervising Sound Editor (2005: SHORT FILM – festival release) [26]
• "Surf Breaks" : Sound Re-Recordist (2005: TV SERIES – Extreme Sports Channel) [27]
• "Tricks & Tips" : Sound Re-Recordist (2005: TV SERIES – Extreme Sports Channel) [28]
• "S.W.A.T." : Supervising Sound Editor (2004: SHORT FILM – festival release with awards) [29]
• "Snows in the House 3" : Music Editor (2004: FEATURE FILM – limited cinema and DVD release) [30]
• "Ave Maria" : Film Editor (2004: SHORT FILM – festival release) [31]
• "Verbier Ride 2004" : Music Editor (2004: TV SERIES – Channel 4/Extreme Sports Channel) [32]
• "Capoeira: Brazil to London" : Director/Producer (2003: DOCUMENTARY FILM – film festival release)
• "Snows in the House 2" : Music Editor (2003: FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM – limited cinema and DVD release) [33]

Selected film music credits

• "Burlesque Fairytales" : Music Producer (2010: FEATURE FILM 35mm – Double Barreled Productions) [34]
• "City Rats" : Composer (2008: FEATURE FILM – cinema and international DVD release) [35]
• "The Vanguard" : Music producer/Mixer (2008: FEATURE FILM – Lionsgate Films: limited cinema & worldwide DVD release) [36]
• "Wood – Second Person" : Composer/Music Producer (2007: MUSIC VIDEO – MTV, VH1 & YouTube featured video)
• "Spilt Milk – Second Person" : Composer/Music Producer (2007: MUSIC VIDEO – MTV, VH1 & YouTube featured video)
• "Live at the Bedford – Second Person" : Music Producer/Mixer (2006: DVD/CD – international release)
• "Extreme Beach Soccer" : Series Theme Composer (2006: TV SERIES – Extreme Sports Channel) [37]
• "Streetball Extreme: Battle for Europe" : Composer/Music Producer (2006: TV SERIES – Extreme Sports Channel) [38]
• "Genex" : Series Theme Composer (2006: TV SERIES – Extreme Sports Channel) [39]
• "The Passenger" : Composer/Music Producer (2006: SHORT FILM – various festival release with awards) [40]
• "Dolls" : Music Producer/Orchestral Mixer (2006: SHORT FILM – Cannes and festival release & BBC/SKY featured)
• "The L.A. Hardcore" : Music Editor (2005: TV SERIES – Extreme Sports Channel) [41]
• "S.W.A.T." : Composer/Music Producer (2004: SHORT FILM – festival release with awards) [42]
• "Snows in the House 3" : Composer/Music Producer (2004: FEATURE FILM – limited cinema and DVD release) [43]
• "Ave Maria" : Composer/Music Producer (2004: SHORT FILM – festival release) [44]
• "Verbier Ride 2004" : Composer/Music Producer (2004: TV SERIES – Channel 4/Extreme Sports Channel) [45]
• "Capoeira: Brazil to London" : Composer/Music Producer (2003: DOCUMENTARY FILM – film festival release)
• "Snows in the House 2" : Composer/Music Producer (2003: FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM – limited cinema and DVD release) [46]
• "Snows in the House" : Co-Composer (2002: FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM – limited cinema and DVD release)
• "Dreamless" : Composer (2002: FEATURE FILM) [47]

Selected music/album credits

• "Come to Dust – Second Person" : Producer/Mixer (2011: Album – Silence Corporation)
• "Unseen – Ellie Williams" : Synths and Programming (2009: Album – Sellaband Records)
• "Circles and Squares – Francis Rodino" : Synths and Programming (2009: Album – Sellaband Records)
• "Until The Morning Light – Daniel Ward-Murphy" : Remix Production (2009: Album – Sellaband Records)
• "The Vanguard: Music from the Motion Picture" : Producer/Mixer (2008: Album – The Silence Corporation)
• "Close to Home – Maitreya" : Producer/Engineer (2008: Album – Sellaband Records) [48]
• "The Elements – Second Person" : Producer (2007: Album – Sellaband Records)
• "The Healing Process – Flict" : Mixing Engineer (2007: Album – Say Mould Records)
• "Jazz: Live at Smolenskys – Sol Chango" : Producer/Engineer (2006: Album – Live Jazz Work Recordings)
• "You And Others – Vega 4" : Editor to Jacknife Lee (2006: Album – SonyBMG Music International)
• "Live at the Bedford – Second Person" : Producer/Mixing Engineer (2006: CD/DVD – The Silence Corp.)
• "Simplicity of Mind – Ti1" : Producer (2005: Album – The Silence Corp./Social Misfits Records)
• "Infrastructure – Stone Circle" : Producer: single track (2004: Album – Social Misfits Records)
• "Chromatography – Second Person" : Producer/Mixer (2004: Album – The Silence Corp.)

External links

• Mark Maclaine (director) at the Internet Movie Database
• The Silence at the Internet Movie Database
• Mark Maclaine (director) on Myspace
• Mark Maclaine's daily blog

References

• Mark Maclaine: Interview in TIME magazine (4 September 2008) [49]
• Mark Maclaine in Portuguese LUX magazine for work with singer Ana Free (20 Apr 2010) [50]
• "The Lily Allen and Friends Show" BBC3 UK Clip of "City Rats" with Mark Maclaine's music (1 Apr 2008)
• BBC Radio 2 Interview (The Weekender with Matthew Wright – 3 Nov 2006)
• The Times Newspaper (UK): Knowledge Section (Saturday 26 Nov 2006)
• Future Music Magazine interview (Nov 2005)
• Second Person in The Independent (23 Oct 2002: pg 12)