User:Sock/Mac Quayle

Frederick MacDonald "Mac" Quayle, Jr. is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer. He has worked as the score composer for several TV series, including American Horror Story, Mr. Robot, Scream Queens, American Crime Story, Feud, Pose, 9-1-1 and its spinoff 9-1-1: Lone Star, and The Politician. Quayle has also scored additional music for films and video games, and has mixed and produced scores led by other composers.

Quayle began his career in the late 1980s, working with producer Hex Hector as HQ2 and briefly performing in hip hop band Rise Robots Rise. He worked with Cliff Martinez as an additional composer for several films, including Drive (2011), Contagion (2011), and Spring Breakers (2013). He won the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for Mr. Robot, and has also been nominated for three other Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Early life
Quayle was born in Suffolk, Virginia to Fred Quayle, a lawyer and politician, and Brenda Smith, a schoolteacher. He spent his early childhood in Richmond before his family moved to Norfolk. He sang in the choir of Christ and St. Luke's Church starting at age six. He attended Matthew Fontaine Maury High School for three years, but in Quayle's final year of high school, his family moved again to Chesapeake. He graduated from Western Branch High School. He played percussion in his high school band program and subsequently started playing in local bands, including the Naros and the X-Raves.

Personal life
Quayle is married to Cat Deakins, with whom he has two children.

Soundtracks

 * Mr. Robot: Vol. 1
 * Mr. Robot: Vol. 2
 * Mr. Robot: Vol. 3
 * Mr. Robot: Vol. 4
 * Mr. Robot: Vol. 5
 * Mr. Robot: Vol. 6
 * Mr. Robot: Vol. 7

Video games
List of references:

Quayle himself, influences, style, and approach:
 * https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/rami-malek-mac-quayle-mr-robot-season-4-conversation
 * https://www.slashfilm.com/mr-robot-mac-quayle-interview-score/
 * https://www.newsweek.com/mr-robot-mac-quayle-music-soundtrack-interview-728893
 * https://www.usanetwork.com/mrrobot/blog/interview-composer-mac-quayle-talks-about-the-mr-robot-soundtrack
 * https://filmschoolrejects.com/mac-quayle-mr-robot-interview/
 * https://deadline.com/2017/08/feud-mac-quayle-ryan-murphy-emmys-interview-1202141847/
 * https://www.popmatters.com/7urn-up-th3-t3n5i0n-an-interview-with-mr-robot-composer-mac-quayle-2495418144.html
 * https://www.inverse.com/article/5512-mr-robot
 * https://blastmagazine.com/2018/05/11/mac-quayle-the-blast-interview/
 * https://www.fuse.tv/2017/05/mac-quayle-interview-composer-american-horror-story-mr-robot-feud
 * https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/mr-robot/mac-quayle-mr-robot-american-crime-story-american/
 * https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-en-st-mr-robot-score-20160722-snap-story.html
 * https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/american-crime-story-versace-soundtrack-mac-quayle-donatella-1201939669/
 * https://www.goldderby.com/article/2018/mac-quayle-interview-assassination-of-gianni-versace-american-horror-story-cult-9-1-1-composer-news/ (Gold Derby)
 * https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7998488/composer-mac-quayle-mr-robot-live-roxy (Billboard
 * https://www.usanetwork.com/mr-robot/blog/interview-composer-mac-quayle-talks-about-the-mr-robot-soundtrack (USA Network)
 * https://vehlinggo.com/2018/10/02/mac-quayle-interview/
 * https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mac-quayle-composer-for-tvs-feud-and-mr-robot-discusses_b_592f238ae4b0d80e3a8a32c2 (HuffPost)
 * https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/255114/exclusive-venture-mac-quayles-mr-robot-score-track-premiere/ (Dread Central)
 * https://www.scpr.org/programs/the-frame/2015/08/19/44172/mac-quayle-breaks-down-his-emmy-nominated-score-fo/ (KPCC)
 * https://www.vulture.com/2015/08/mr-robot-composer-elliot-personal-theme-song.html (Vulture)
 * https://www.wesa.fm/post/mr-robot-creator-says-his-own-anxiety-and-hacking-helped-inspire-show#stream/0 (WESA)
 * https://www.wsj.com/articles/mr-robot-comes-with-a-soundtrack-made-for-hacking-1468356272 (The Wall Street Journal)
 * https://variety.com/2015/artisans/production/mac-quayle-ryan-murphy-series-music-1201505352/ (Variety)
 * Someone to Call My Lover remix with Hex Hector

Band history:
 * https://www.axs.com/se/rock-stars-turned-composers-to-be-featured-on-panel-at-wondercon-2017-116176

Credits:
 * https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mac-quayle-mn0000812837/credits
 * https://www.discogs.com/artist/27467-Mac-Quayle

Awards/charting:
 * https://www.emmys.com/bios/mac-quayle
 * https://www.billboard.com/music/mac-quayle/chart-history