Alex MacDougall
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Alex MacDougall is an American record producer
, and percussionist. MacDougall is best known for being a member of the Christian rock
band Daniel Amos
in the late 1970s in addition to his production and recording session credits. He was also a member of Selah, The Way
, Salvation Air Force, The Richie Furay
Band, The Randy Stonehill
Band and The Larry Norman
Band.
, as of 2008 MacDougall and his wife have five children, and five grandsons.
, Leon Russell
and Beach Boys, among others before joining Daniel Amos in 1978 for their Horrendous Disc
tour. MacDougall became an important part of the sound of the band in the late 70s, providing a second percussion sound inspired by drummers/percussionists Airto Moriera, Russ Kunkle, Ralph McDonald and Harvey Mason. MacDougall left DA during their ¡Alarma! album recording, but continued to provide percussion for the band's albums (and many others) for years, and even reunited with other early members of the band for a 1999 performance in California. Following his departure from Daniel Amos, MacDougall toured for a year with singer/guitarist/artist Bob Bennett, accompanied by John Patitucci on bass. From '81-'82, he worked as the "nighttime drummer" for Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on the Tomorrowland Terrace.
MacDougall worked for StarSong Records
for a time in the 1990s, and was partly to credit (or to blame, depending on your perspective) for The Swirling Eddies
' Sacred Cows
album, in which the band "mercilessly butchered" CCM hits by dc Talk
, Carman
, Amy Grant
and others.
During his lengthy career, MacDougall has served as VP of Special Projects/EMI Christian Music, GM/Vineyard Music Group and Executive VP/Maranatha! Music. He has created hundreds of best-selling projects in all genres of music, including a 1992 Grammy Award
-winning children's title (A Cappella Kids), and several Dove Award-nominated projects.
He has created and developed music concepts and projects for Time-Life
, Guideposts
, Reader's Digest
, Publishers Clearing House
, Avon
, EMI/Capitol Special Markets and Integrity Media, Inc. Production and co-production credits also include the Billboard-charting Gospel Goes Classical (DVD and CD), Generation Unleashed, Top 25 Gospel Praise and Worship Songs, It's A Wonderful Christmas and Top 40 Christian Favorites. In 2011 he joined Bill Batstone and Bob Bennett in a recording project entitled, "JESUS MUSIC AGAIN" (due for release in 2011). JESUS MUSIC AGAIN reinterprets some of the great songs from the Jesus Movement of the '70's in a loving tribute. Many guest artists appear as well, including Phil Keaggy and Linda McCrary.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, and percussionist. MacDougall is best known for being a member of the Christian rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos is a rock band formed in 1974 by Terry Scott Taylor on guitars and vocals, Marty Dieckmeyer on bass guitar, Steve Baxter on guitars and Jerry Chamberlain on lead guitars. Current members include bassist Tim Chandler, guitarist Greg Flesch and drummer Ed McTaggart...
in the late 1970s in addition to his production and recording session credits. He was also a member of Selah, The Way
The Way (band)
The Way was a Jesus music band who were active from 1971 to 1976. They released two albums on Maranatha! Records and contributed four non-LP tracks to their label's compilation series and one LP track was pulled for the first label retrospective.-History:...
, Salvation Air Force, The Richie Furay
Richie Furay
Richie Furay is an American singer, songwriter, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member who is best known for forming the bands Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, and Dewey Martin, and Poco with Jim Messina, Rusty Young, George Grantham and Randy Meisner...
Band, The Randy Stonehill
Randy Stonehill
Randall Evan "Randy" Stonehill is an American singer-songwriter from Stockton, California, best known as one of the so-called "fathers of contemporary Christian music". His music is primarily folk rock in the style of James Taylor, but he has assayed other styles, with various albums focused on...
Band and The Larry Norman
Larry Norman
Larry David Norman was an American Christian musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer, who worked with Christian rock music...
Band.
Personal life
Born and raised in Orange County, CaliforniaOrange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
, as of 2008 MacDougall and his wife have five children, and five grandsons.
Career
MacDougall toured with Andrae Crouch and as part of the Richie Furay Band in 1977, opening concerts for Loggins and MessinaLoggins and Messina
Loggins and Messina are an American rock-pop duo consisting of Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina who achieved their success in the early to mid 1970s...
, Leon Russell
Leon Russell
Claude Russell Bridges , known professionally as Leon Russell, is an American musician and songwriter, who has recorded as a session musician, sideman, and maintained a solo career in music....
and Beach Boys, among others before joining Daniel Amos in 1978 for their Horrendous Disc
Horrendous Disc
Horrendous Disc is the title of the third studio album by the rock band Daniel Amos, that was recorded in 1978 and released in 1981 on Solid Rock Records.-Background:...
tour. MacDougall became an important part of the sound of the band in the late 70s, providing a second percussion sound inspired by drummers/percussionists Airto Moriera, Russ Kunkle, Ralph McDonald and Harvey Mason. MacDougall left DA during their ¡Alarma! album recording, but continued to provide percussion for the band's albums (and many others) for years, and even reunited with other early members of the band for a 1999 performance in California. Following his departure from Daniel Amos, MacDougall toured for a year with singer/guitarist/artist Bob Bennett, accompanied by John Patitucci on bass. From '81-'82, he worked as the "nighttime drummer" for Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on the Tomorrowland Terrace.
MacDougall worked for StarSong Records
Star Song Communications
Star Song Communications is a Christian record label that was started in 1976 by Darrell Harris. It gained notoriety when it issued Resurrection Band's ground-breaking debut album, Awaiting Your Reply in 1978. Originally a distribution deal was made with Benson Records. From 1983 until 1986...
for a time in the 1990s, and was partly to credit (or to blame, depending on your perspective) for The Swirling Eddies
The Swirling Eddies
The Swirling Eddies are a band that began as an anonymous spinoff from the band Daniel Amos, along with new drummer David Raven.-Career:For each Swirling Eddies release, band members adopted pseudonyms for the liner notes; "Camarillo Eddy" , "Berger Roy Al" , "Gene Pool" , "Arthur Fhardy" , "Spot"...
' Sacred Cows
Sacred Cows
Sacred Cows, subtitled "The Songs That Helped Us," is the title of an album featuring the rock band The Swirling Eddies, performing their own less-than-serious versions of popular CCM hits, released in 1996 on StarSong....
album, in which the band "mercilessly butchered" CCM hits by dc Talk
Dc Talk
DC Talk , is a Grammy-winning Christian rock music trio. The group was formed in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They have released five major studio albums together: DC Talk , Nu Thang , Free at Last , Jesus Freak , and Supernatural...
, Carman
Carman (singer)
Carmelo Domenic Licciardello known by his stage name, Carman, is a contemporary Christian music artist and evangelist.-Biography:...
, Amy Grant
Amy Grant
Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...
and others.
During his lengthy career, MacDougall has served as VP of Special Projects/EMI Christian Music, GM/Vineyard Music Group and Executive VP/Maranatha! Music. He has created hundreds of best-selling projects in all genres of music, including a 1992 Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning children's title (A Cappella Kids), and several Dove Award-nominated projects.
He has created and developed music concepts and projects for Time-Life
Time-Life
Time–Life is a creator and direct marketer of books, music, video/DVD, and multimedia products. Its products are sold throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia through television, print, retail, the Internet, telemarketing, and direct sales....
, Guideposts
Guideposts
Guideposts is a Christian-faith based non-profit organization founded in 1945 by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Raymond Thornburg, and Peale's wife, Ruth Stafford Peale. The Guideposts organization is headquartered in Carmel, New York, with additional offices in New York City, Chesterton, Indiana, and...
, Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest is a general interest family magazine, published ten times annually. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, its headquarters is now in New York City. It was founded in 1922, by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace...
, Publishers Clearing House
Publishers Clearing House
Publishers Clearing House is a multi-channel direct marketing company that offers discounted magazine subscriptions and household merchandise to consumers with the chance to enter to win one of many ongoing sweepstakes...
, Avon
Avon (publishers)
Avon Publications was an American paperback book and comic book publisher. As of 2010, it is an imprint of HarperCollins, publishing primarily romance novels.-History:...
, EMI/Capitol Special Markets and Integrity Media, Inc. Production and co-production credits also include the Billboard-charting Gospel Goes Classical (DVD and CD), Generation Unleashed, Top 25 Gospel Praise and Worship Songs, It's A Wonderful Christmas and Top 40 Christian Favorites. In 2011 he joined Bill Batstone and Bob Bennett in a recording project entitled, "JESUS MUSIC AGAIN" (due for release in 2011). JESUS MUSIC AGAIN reinterprets some of the great songs from the Jesus Movement of the '70's in a loving tribute. Many guest artists appear as well, including Phil Keaggy and Linda McCrary.