Biography
Dave McIntyre (born September 18, 1989), better known by his stage name DAVE MAC, is a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. DAVE is the son of Deborah McIntyre and Joseph McIntyre, who was the former lead singer of '70's Canadian rock band "Yesteryear". DAVE MAC released three mixtapes before dropping his debut E.P. titled "Sins" that received positive reviews despite being release completely independent.
Early life:
DAVE grew up in Port Perry, Ontario where he picked up rapping at the age of 15. Recording his own music with his dads old-school recording interface. Since then Mac has pursued a college education studying both at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario and Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario. Dave's father was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident involving a drunk driver. Mac uses this as motivation, turning his focus to music full-time and striving to deliver a positive message to the youth with each song.
Career:
Dave released "Turn My Back" which featured collaborations with Canadian hip hop artists such as Mad Child, Swollen Members, Choclair, The Deans List, and Dilated Peoples. In addition to rapping he also is involved in other aspects of music such as producing, songwriting, and graphic design. Dave is back in the studio working on his second E.P. titled "Trouble", which will kick start his first ever solo tour. Dave has also taken rap outside the studio and hit the stage beside hip hop artists such as Machine Gun Kelly, Thrust, Sean Brown and Slaine.Mac is affiliated with Peter Jackson and 90 Nickel Entertainment, a company based out of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. In this past year, Mac's main focus has been music videos and his upcoming album Touchdown. Dave has teamed up with Captured Photography & Film to create his music videos In this past year, Mac's main focus has been music videos and his upcoming album Trouble. Dave's latest release "Ed the Sock" features a Canadian Much Music television personality from the 1990's Ed the Sock.
2016-present
Dave is set to release "Trouble" a ten track album with seven visuals.The recent traction of his Ed the Sock tribute prompted HMV Canada to run an exclusive weekend sale of Dave Mac's Trouble.Trouble was written as a result of Dave's personal experiences and real-life hardships of eternal love and tragic break-ups. The album Trouble also received industry praise form Canadian hip hop icon Moka Only.The township of Scugog recently dedicated a commemorative Dave Mac bench in Palmer park downtown Port Perry with a decorative engraving that says, "Just because your town is small, doesn't mean your dreams have to be.
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