Yeah, so here it is.
On top of the other 14 songs that I'd recorded in January 2014, this is my first original composition, with me playing Guitar, Bass, Drums and Backing vocals, and the amazing Jade Newton doing my Lead Vocals.
A special thank you to Short Stack Studios for helping me to record it, I hope everyone likes it.

Feel free to download it!

No Good Reason (first ever Original, 2015)

I'm uploading this the day I head off on my first UK Tour, that way I can return to the mass of constructive criticism that will surely be awaiting me for this song.
Either way, this was a Uni assignment of mine and I had to make the most of 32 bars (Excluding repeats etc.). I've clearly been inspired by the band Tool here, but the main aim was to correctly notate it, so if anybody wants I've got a spot-on accurate Guitar Pro file of this composition. 

Any constructive comments are welcomed, as always. 
Please let me know what you think of it!

Tall (Incomplete Original)

This is a cover I made from scratch for my Advanced Creative Production module on my FdA Popular Music course.
The Violins are MIDI, although I coupled them with Guitar harmonies to bring out more depth.
Also I can't sing, autotune was a gamble for me and I hadn't tried using it before. Enjoi.

When I'm Up - Great Big Sea (college mixing assesment)

recorded at Decoy Studios with an amazingly passion project 

U2 - Beautiful Day NGX cover

The opening track from my E.P 'Free WIFi', this took me a ridiculously long time to create as I, once again, did everything on this record under strict uni deadlines (and also had my iMac corrupt itself 2 days before it was due in - technically this is Stations 2.0 as I had to start from scratch)

Shout out to Will Cummings for helping me out with the epic drum sound and Zachary Purnell for the breathtaking artwork.

Stations (Original)

This is a track I'd been pulling together for about three months before the end of 2015, part of the 3-track E.P titled 'Free WiFi'; also including Stations and Afterlife. All instruments written and recorded by Chris MacKinnon, all production by Chris MacKinnon. Artwork by Zachary Purnell (2015).

Free WiFi

Reverence

Reverence (Original)

The Christmas Quiz 2018 (Original)

Recorded entirely from a Peavey Vypyr 30 Watt Amplifier, DI using Audacity Software.
Sam Barnard ~ Chris MacKinnon ~

Jacob's Technicolour Adventure (Sam Barnard original)

Made this just for you on your special day!

Chris MacKinnon

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