Audio engineer/musician based in central Scotland.

Part of my time is spent engineering live gigs - i'm the resident engineer at Twa Tams venue in Perth, and freelancing for various bands, festivals such as Doune the Rabbit Hole and companies such as Perthshire Sound and Light.

Other times i'm a studio engineer, freelancing out of Clearwater Studios in Perth, 7th Harmonic Studios in Edinburgh and available for location recording with my own portable gear. You might be surprised to know that many of the recordings on my Soundcloud page were tracked/mixed either partly or entirely outwith a dedicated recording studio.

When i'm not doing sound, i'm a gigging musician. I play fiddle and guitar mostly, in bands such as True Gents, Red Pine Timber Company, Emelle and others. I write my own music and really love to collaborate with artists on arrangements and string parts.

If you're interested in working with me in any way, please email me at david.macfarlane9@gmail.com, call 07742 525546 or contact me via facebook. Cheers!

Debut Album INDIVISION out now. http://www.thissilentforest.com

"majestic debut album" - A Badge of Friendship

"slow-burn epics…#ScotAlbum2013 No 29..." The Herald

"Highly accomplished album - 3.5 out of 5" Artrocker

"one heck of an album" - F A M E Magazine

White Tapes top 100 records of the year 2013

This Silent Forest are Graeme Macdonald, Jamie Daisuke, JJ McGowan & Ewan Mcdonald.

In the four years and countless shows since the release of their acclaimed full-length debut album Free, Twin Atlantic has become known as one of the UK’s most exciting live bands. They’ve toured with 30 Seconds to Mars and Kings of Leon, played Glastonbury, T in the Park and Reading and Leeds, and wrapped a headline tour of the UK that saw them headlining Brixton Academy London and the SSE Hydro Glasgow. “Heart & Soul,” The first single off their Gil Norton and Jackknife Lee-produced album Great Divide, won the AIM Independent Music award for Track of the Year and was shortlisted as one of Zane Lowe’s Hottest Records of 2014. 


Since their inception in 2011, WE CAME FROM WOLVES have toured the UK six times and Europe twice, including a thirty date run of the O2 Academy circuit and a selection of some of the best small venues in the UK.

They have supported and toured with a plethora of rock luminaries including; AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR, FRIGHTENED RABBIT, THE XCERTS and THE LAFONTAINES, played several of the biggest venues in Scotland, including Oran Mor, Perth Concert Hall, The Garage Glasgow, a sold out O2 ABC2 and three sold out nights at King Tut's.

All three singles from their debut EP "Cope" secured national airplay on BBC Radio One’s Introducing, amongst other domestic and international stations.

Their second EP, "Paradise Place", received strong industry support from Rock Sound, BBC Radio 1’s Vic Galloway, XFM’s Jim Gellatly and The Skinny, which led to the band's first appearances at T in the Park and Wickerman Festival in July 2014, followed by their television debut with a performance on STV and an invitation to perform at Waves Festival in Slovakia & Austria.

The band finished 2014 recording their debut album with Bruce Rintoul (FATHERSON/TWIN ATLANTIC) and in early 2015 they released the record to critical acclaim earning support from major industry players including Rocksound, Kerrang!, Team Rock, BBC Scotland and a host of online & print publications.

Following a heavy touring schedule to promote the album and single releases, the band ended the year in emphatic fashion by winning the Scottish Alternative Music Award for 'Best Rock", voted for by the cream of the Scottish music industry.

2016 has seen the continuation of promotion for their debut record with a fourth single release, tour of the Scottish highlands and live session with BBC Scotland already under their belt within the first four months.

The bands plans for the rest of the year are focussed around more touring and single/video releases whilst working on a follow up to their debut record with a third EP, to be recorded late this summer, before releasing this and promoting their work with as many shows as possible, whilst continuing to build buzz ahead of the heavily anticipated second album in early 2017.



“Energised, Supercharged Contemporary Folk” 
Daily Record

Blending traditional and contemporary folk music, their lively energetic performances are packed with “blisteringly fast mandolin solos”, “tight vocal harmonies, driving Cajon beats and earth-moving DADGAD guitar sound scapes.”

The Mad Ferret Band have been compared to The Corries, The Dubliners and The McCalmans. Playing alongside acts like Dougie MacLean, Skerryvore, Mànran & Peatbog Faeries. 
Heard on BBC Radio Scotland. They’ve also performed at many festivals including Celtic Connections, Eden Festival in the Scottish borders, DingsDo in the mountains of Italy and Kelburn Garden Party with bands like Shooglenifty. And a proud sell-out show supporting Red Hot Chilli Pipers at Perth Concert Hall in their home town Perth, Scotland.
“A distant cousin of Shooglenifty and Real Ale Reels, which is loaded with an afterburn”
Folk Radio UK

They’re continually writing & recording new music with 5 album releases, many of which have been recorded live with more projects on the way for 2023. Over 2K fans stream their music on Spotify every month.
“Uplifting and great fun to listen to, amazing band live or recorded - Nevis Radio

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