Stuart Leslie MacLeod (born 10 April 1977) is the guitarist and backup singer of the Australian band, Eskimo Joe. He lives in Fremantle, Western Australia. When he was seven he lived next door to Kavyen Temperley and they have been best friends for years.[1] MacLeod and Temperley attended John Curtin Senior High School together.[1] MacLeod then went on to study Engineering and Commerce at the University of Western Australia. In 1997 MacLeod started jamming with Temperley, who was in a band, Freud's Pillow. MacLeod co-wrote several Freud's Pillow's songs.[1] The pair decided to form a new band and auditioned a few drummers before settling on Joel Quartermain, who was a guitarist in Freud's Pillow, but had mentioned he also played drums. MacLeod and Temperley decided Quartermain was more musical than any other drummer they had auditioned.[2] They then entered the band, Eskimo Joe, into the Australian National Campus Band Competition. The first heat in August 1997 was Eskimo Joe's first performance,[1] they went on to win the state final and then the national competition, the reward being a chance to play at the Livid Festival together with a recording session in Sydney.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stuart Leslie MacLeod |
| Born | 10 April 1977 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | |
MacLeod announced his engagement to his fiancée Gen at the 2005 ARIA Awards[3] and they were married in December 2006. Their children were later born in 2008.[4]
Equipment
editStuart uses various Fender Telecaster guitars, a black Yamaha AES1500B guitar and has used Fender, Vox, and now currently uses Hiwatt and Badcat amplifiers.
Current Effects Pedals
edit- Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner
- Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer (Analog.Man modified)
- Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer
- Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
- Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb
- Cooper Philosopher Awesomeness pedal (series IV with Gumby mod)
Awards and nominations
editAPRA Awards
editThe APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "From the Sea" (Finlay Beaton, Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain) | Song of the Year[5] | Nominated |
| 2007 | "Black Fingernails, Red Wine " (Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Kav Temperley) | Song of the Year[6] | Nominated |
| 2008 | "New York" (Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Kav Temperley) | Most Played Australian Work[7] | Nominated |
| 2010 | "Foreign Land" (Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Steve Parkin, Kavyen Temperley) – Eskimo Joe | Most Played Australian Work[8] | Won |
| Rock Work of the Year[8] | Won | ||
| Song of the Year[9] | Shortlisted | ||
| 2012 | "Love Is a Drug" (Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Kav Temperley) | Rock Work of the Year[10] | Nominated |
| Song of the Year[11] | Shortlisted |
Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition
editThe Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins" and is coordinated by Albert Music and APRA AMCOS. It commenced in 2009.[12]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2009[13] | "Foreign Land" (Kav Temperley, Joel Quartermain and Stuart Macleod) | Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition | 2nd |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Gordon, Bob (2002). "Eskimo Joe's New Clothes". Rolling Stone Australia. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ Murphy, Lauren (28 October 2008). "Interview with Eskimo Joe". entertainment.ie. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ Layton, Chrissy (7 November 2005). "19th ARIA Award highlights". AusNotebook. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ Hanna, Jay (25 April 2009). "Eskimo Joe's Middle East influence for Inshalla". Sunday Mail. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "Nominations 2005". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Nominations for Song of the Year – 2007". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Most Played Australian Work - 2008". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ a b "2010 Winners". APRA Music Awards. Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ "Voting Now Open For APRA's Song of the Year Award". Music Feeds. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Nominations > Rock Work of the Year – 2012". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "APRA Announce Star-Studded Song of the Year Top 30". Noise11. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "About the Vanda Young Global Song Writing Competition". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Past Winners". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 12 March 2021.