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Steve Mackey (born Steven Patrick Mackey, 10 November 1966, in Sheffield, England) is a British musician, best known for playing bass guitar in the band, Pulp.

A graduate of London's Royal College of Art, Mackey joined Pulp in 1988. The first album he played on was Separations, and he continued to play with the band as they reached the height of their success during the mid 1990s. He played on all Pulp albums recorded in this period including Intro, His 'n' Hers, Different Class, This Is Hardcore, and We Love Life.

In 2005 he played a cameo role as one of the The Weird Sisters, rock band in the film of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The fictitious group also featured Jarvis Cocker, Jonny Greenwood and Phil Selway from Radiohead, Jason Buckle from Relaxed Muscle and Steve Claydon from Add N to (X).

Since then he went on to form the production duo Cavemen with Ross Orton. Mackay himself and Cavemen have carried out Production work on numerous albums and tracks for artsist such as M.I.A., Kelis, Cornershop and Bromheads Jacket. He also played bass guitar on Jarvis Cocker's first solo album, (Jarvis) and played with Cocker, Richard Hawley and Ross Orton on the song "Drop of Nelson's Blood" on Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys.

Also in 2006, along with Jarvis Cocker, he curated the 2 CD compilation, The Trip, which features a wide selection of tracks by artists as varied as The Fall, Gene Pitney and The Beach Boys.

Mackey lives in London, with his son Marley and girlfiend Katie Grand.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 As musician 1.2 As producer 1.3 As remixer

Steve Mackey has appeared on the following albums as a musician:

• Various Artists - See You Later Agitator (compilation, 1987)

• With band Trolley Dog Shag, track: "(This is) the Business Boys"

• Pulp - Separations (1991)
• Pulp - His 'n' Hers (1994)
• Pulp - Different Class (1995)
• Various Artists - Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project (compilation, 1997)

• With band Pulp, track: "All Time High"

• Pulp - This Is Hardcore (1998)
• Pulp - We Love Life (2001)
• Marianne Faithfull - Kissin' Time (2002)

• Track: "Sliding through Life on Charm"

• Various Artists - The Last Great Wilderness Soundtrack (2003)

• With band The Nu Forest, track: "I picked a Flower" (also released as a single)

• Various Artists - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Soundtrack (2005)

• With band The Weird Sisters, tracks: "Do the Hippogriff", "This is the Night", "Magic Works"

• Various Artists - Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys (compilation, 2006)

• With artist Jarvis Cocker, track: "A Drop of Nelson's Blood"

• Jarvis Cocker - Jarvis (2006)

Steve Mackey has appeared on the following albums as a producer:

• Marianne Faithfull - Kissin' Time (2002)

• Track: "Sliding Through Life on Charm" (with Jarvis Cocker)

• M.I.A. - Arular (2005)

• Tracks: "Sunshowers" and "Galang" (both with Ross Orton)

• Bromheads Jacket - Dits from the Commuter Belt (2006)

With Ross Orton

• Ultra Brain - Neo Punk (2006)

With Ross Orton

The Long Blondes - Someone to Drive You Home (2006)

Steve Mackey has remixed the following tracks (among others):

• Looper - Up a Tree Again (The Chocolate Layers' St John's Ambulance mix)

Appears on: Looper - Who's Afraid of Y2K? / Up a Tree Again single (1999)

• Black Box Recorder - The Facts Of Life (The Chocolate Layers' Remix)

Appears on: Black Box Recorder - The Art Of Driving single (2000) and The Worst of Black Box Recorder (compilation, 2001)

• Death in Vegas - Dirge (Cossack apocalypse mix by the Chocolate Layers)

Appears on: Death in Vegas - Dirge promo single (2000)

• The White Sport - Complete Control (King Precare Mix by Two Desperate People) (Jarvis Cocker)

Appears on: The White Sport - Complete Control single (2002)

• Cornershop - Topknot (Cavemen Remix)

Appears on: Cornershop - Topknot single (2004)

• M.I.A.' - Galang (Cavemen Remix)

Appears on: M.I.A. - Galang single (2004)

• Budnubac - Indestructible (Cavemen's 'Insecure' Mix)

Appears on: Budnubac - Indestructible single (2004)

• Dark Globe - Break My World (Break My Bones Mix - Steve Mackey and The Fat Truckers)

Appears on: Dark Globe - Break My World single (2004)

• The Kills - Love is a Deserter (Cavemen Remix)

Appears on: The Kills - Love Is A Deserter single (2005)

• Death From Above 1979 - Romantic Rights (Cavemen's Death From The Inside Remix)

Appears on: Death From Above 1979 - You're a Woman, I'm A Machine album (2005)

• The Perceptionists' - Party Hard (Cavemen Remix)

Appears on: The Perceptionists - Party Hard promo single (2005)

• Archie Bronson Outfit - Dead Funny (Cavemen Remix)

Appears on: Archie Bronson Outfit - Dead Funny single (2006)

• Kelis - Bossy (Cavemen Remix)

Appears on: Kelis - Bossy single (2006)

Notes:

• The Chocolate Layers remixes are by Steve Mackey and Jarvis Cocker
• The Cavemen remixes are by Steve Mackey and Ross Orton