Brian MacLeod (American musician)

Not to be confused with Brian MacLeod (Canadian musician).

Brian MacLeod (born April 27, 1962) is an American recording drummer and songwriter. He has been a member of Group 87, Wire Train,^[1] Toy Matinee, and the "Tuesday Music Club" collective along with Sheryl Crow's acclaimed album Tuesday Night Music Club. MacLeod lives in Southern California.

Biography

MacLeod grew up in Sunnyvale, California and attended Fremont High School from 1972 to 1976.^[2]

He is a member of The Scrantones, the group credited for performing the theme to the American version of the TV show The Office (set in Scranton, Pennsylvania).^[3]

He has performed with many other artists, including Madonna, Leonard Cohen, Tears For Fears, Seal, Chris Isaak, Melissa Etheridge, Pink, Christina Aguilera, Kevin Gilbert, Jewel, Stevie Nicks, Ziggy Marley, Tina Turner, Roger Waters, Rosanne Cash, Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile,^[4] The The, John Hiatt, & Grace Slick.^[2]

MacLeod's songwriting credits include: "Everyday Is a Winding Road", "Strong Enough", "A Change Would Do You Good", and "Shine Over Babylon" with Sheryl Crow; "Waiting for Love" with Pink; "Under a Cloud" with The Bangles & "Supermodel" from the film Clueless; "Queen of Compromise" with Tears for Fears.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

• 1990 Toy Matinee, Toy Matinee
• 1992 Roger Waters, Amused to Death
• 1993 John Hiatt, Perfectly Good Guitar
• 1993 Sheryl Crow, Tuesday Night Music Club
• 1994 Katey Sagal, Well...
• 1995 Tears for Fears, Raoul and the Kings of Spain
• 1996 Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow
• 1998 Jewel, Spirit
• 1999 Melissa Etheridge, Breakdown
• 2000 Ronan Keating, Ronan
• 2001 Shelby Lynne, Love, Shelby
• 2001 Stevie Nicks, Trouble in Shangri-La
• 2002 Sheryl Crow, C'mon, C'mon
• 2002 Kaviar, The Kaviar Sessions (recorded in 1996)
• 2003 Ziggy Marley, Dragonfly
• 2003 Michelle Branch, Hotel Paper
• 2004 Delta Goodrem, Mistaken Identity
• 2004 Melissa Etheridge, Lucky
• 2004 Anastacia, Anastacia
• 2005 Sheryl Crow, Wildflower
• 2005 Charlotte Church, Tissues and Issues
• 2005 Brandi Carlile, Brandi Carlile
• 2006 Ilse DeLange, The Great Escape
• 2006 Skye Edwards, Mind How You Go
• 2006 Rosanne Cash, Black Cadillac
• 2007 Sara Bareilles, Little Voice
• 2007 Carina Round, Slow Motion Addict
• 2009 Chris Isaak, Mr. Lucky
• 2014 Leonard Cohen, Popular Problems
• 2014 Ziggy Marley, Fly Rasta
• 2014 Adam Cohen, We Go Home
• 2016 Ziggy Marley, Ziggy Marley
• 2016 Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker
• 2018 Rita Coolidge, Safe in The Arms of Mine

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Biography: Wire Train". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
2. . warningshortfilm.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
3. West, Steve. "Office Convention 07: Look-Alikes and the Scrantones". TV Blend. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
4. direct, artist. "Exclusive Cover Art and EP Reveal: Adam Zwig's "Stones, Bones, and Skin"". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved October 28, 2019.