Colin Mackay is a songwriter / singer / performer from Aberdeen, Scotland.
His musical career began at the age of 5 when his Dad bought him his first guitar on a Spanish holiday; he claims the guitar was bigger than him!
Colin reached national acclaim at the age of 16, being placed 3rd out of 600 entrants, writing and performing his own songs in the TSB Rock School competition. Since then Colin has never stopped writing and performing.
Colin’s new album “Do What You Love” was produced by Nashville legend and 8-Grammy Award-winning producer Bil VornDick. It was recorded in the world-famous Quad Studio in Nashville, home to hits from artists including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum and Taylor Swift.
“Do What You Love” is the result of Colin’s chance meeting with two of Nashville’s finest musicians, Billy Smith and Craig Duncan, at the Speyfest Music Festival. This then resulted in a trip to Nashville where Colin he was introduced to one of Nashville’s top producers Bil VornDick. Bil has recorded over 600 albums in five different genres, had 45 Grammy nominations with eight Grammy winners, establishing himself as one of the top engineer/producers in the music business worldwide.