Brendan Maclean is an Australian singer-songwriter and actor.
Brendan Maclean | |
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 Brendan Maclean at the Sydney premiere of The Great Gatsby in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Australia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actor, presenter |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboards, vocals, guitar, ukulele |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | brendanmaclean |
Music
editBrendan Maclean's debut EP, White Canvas, was uploaded to iTunes March 2010. In January 2014 he released a second EP, Population, produced by Paul Mac. Its lead single Stupid was featured by BuzzFeed[1] and was heard as the Weather on Welcome to Night Vale, in episode 47, "Company Picnic." Soon after its release Maclean was signed to the Universal Music Publishing Group.[2]
In 2015 Brendan released a third EP "Thought I'd Cry for You Forever", which included a collaboration with writer Neil Gaiman, and was nominated for an ARIA Award for his work with Marcia Hines on the Velvet Original Cast Soundtrack.[3]
Maclean's first album funbang1 was released on 24 July 2016. It debuted at number 2 on the Australian Independent Album Chart.[4] Three singles from the record were co-written with former Cobra Starship member Alex Suarez.
In 2024 Brendan performed as a backing vocalist for Australia's Eurovision entry, Adelaide based pop duo Electric Fields.
House of Air
editOn 30 January 2017, Maclean uploaded an explicit short film accompanying his song "House of Air" to YouTube.[5] The video went viral for its depictions of sexual acts including fisting, piss play, and scat play.[6] The video was later removed from YouTube for breaching its terms of service, but is available on Vimeo as of January 2024.[5][7]
House of Air won a Berlin Music Video Award and gained entry to SXSW 2018 Midnight Shorts.[8][9] Huffington Post and New York included House of Air in their Best Music Videos of 2017, the latter including a warning, "This video should not be viewed in any public setting."[10]
Acting
editMaclean appears as Ewing Klipspringer in the Baz Luhrmann adaptation of The Great Gatsby (2013).
Maclean starred as Eli in the ABC Television comedy, Fucking Adelaide alongside Pamela Rabe, Kate Box, and Tilda Cobham-Hervey.[11] It screened at the 2017 Adelaide Film Festival and later on ABC Television and iview.[12]
In 2022, Maclean played the title roles in the Australian premiere production of Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical.[13] He received widely positive reviews for his performance.[14][15][16][17] The production won Best Musical Direction in the Sydney Theatre Awards 2022.
Maclean is slated to appear in How To Make Gravy, a 2024 feature film inspired by the Paul Kelly song of the same name.[18]
Radio
editFrom 2007 to 2013, Maclean was a regular music presenter for Australian national youth station Triple J.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Details |
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| funbang1 |
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| And the Boyfriends |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | Details |
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| White Canvas |
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| Population |
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| Thought I'd Cry for You Forever |
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| For Him with Love |
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| Solo |
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Notable recordings
edit- Velvet: The Original Cast Album (2015)
- "Laura", Bat for Lashes cover with Amanda Palmer[20] (2016)
- Bright Light Bright Light featuring Brendan Maclean - "Touchy" (2020)
- "Prime Time", The Tubes cover with Tom Aspaul (2021)
References
edit- ^ "This Is Your New Favorite Break-Up Song". BuzzFeed. 19 February 2013.
- ^ Brendan signs to UMPG
- ^ "Aria Awards - Nominees". ariaawards.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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- ^ a b Gardner, Chris YouTube Pulls Controversial Music Video With Graphic Gay Sex After It Racked Up 700,000 Views The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ Michelson, Noah (10 February 2017). "This Singer's 'Shocking' XXX Music Video Is A 'Royal F**K You' To The Trump Era". HuffPost. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Karl, Brian and (23 January 2017), BRENDAN MACLEAN // House of Air (NSFW 18+), retrieved 13 January 2024
- ^ "SXSW Film Festival Announces Isle of Dogs as Closing Night Film and 2018 Midnighters, Shorts, VR, Inaugural Independent Episodics and More". 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Aussie Brendan Maclean Scores Award For Year's Filthiest Music Vid". 19 May 2017.
- ^ Lockett, Dee The 10 Best Music Videos of 2017 Vulture
- ^ Closer Productions Begins F*CKING ADELAIDE for ABC The Adelaide Review
- ^ "New films from punk to F*!#ing Adelaide". News. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Rehearsals Underway for Jekyll And Hyde The Musical". aussietheatre.com. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Four Stars from Time Out". 4 August 2022.
- ^ Mark Morellini (5 August 2022). "Jekyll and Hyde the Musical – REVIEW". CityHub.
- ^ "Australian Arts Review". 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Sydney Morning Herald names Brendan Maclean a revelation". 3 August 2022.
- ^ "How to Make Gravy". if.com.au.
- ^ "CHART WATCH #375". auspOp. 2 July 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Amanda Palmer and Brendan Maclean Cover Bat for Lashes' "Laura": Listen". Pitchfork. 22 June 2016.
External links
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