Brendan Maclean
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Brendan Maclean is a Sydney
, Australia
based national radio announcer, actor and critically awarded songwriter.
Brendan's debut EP, White Canvas was released on iTunes in March 2010. The video clip for the first single 'Practically Wasted' won Best Music Video in the Queensland New Film Awards and came in at 38 in the ABC Rage Top 50 for 2010. His follow up single "Cold and Happy" was selected as Channel V
's Ripe Clip of The week and entered their Top 40 charts at 34 on Oct, 29th, 2011.
Brendan's notable live performance for 2011 included national tours with Kate Miller-Heidke
and former Savage Garden
singer Darren Hayes
.
Maclean has made appearances in commercials for Coca Cola, Wii
and was the face of Virgin Mobile
's Australian 2010 campaign. As a child he can be spotted dancing in a video-clip for pop singer Nikki Webster
.
On the 19th of August 2011 it was announced by Mia Freedman
on Sky News that Brendan will play the role of "Klipspringer" in the upcoming Baz Lurhmann re-make of The Great Gatsby (2012 film)
.
. Maclean began presenting in 2007 after an interview with Zan Rowe
which celebrated the stations unsigned artist competition, Unearthed. Maclean had posted many music reviews as a "SuperUser" under the pseudonym "Murdoch". He has been heard presented Mid-dawns, Weekend Lunch, Weekend Breakfast, Super Request and Summer House Party.
In 2009, Maclean was the semi-finalist for the Channel V
Presenter Search for New South Wales and in late 2010 he joined the network for their series B430; writing and recording a travel show in Hawaii.
He is openly gay
and has presented and performed as a part of several LGBT-based events.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
based national radio announcer, actor and critically awarded songwriter.
Music and Acting Career
In 2007 Maclean won Australia's National Youth Week People's Choice award for his debut record "Airport People". He then went on to win the Australian National Youth Week Industry award for Writing in 2008.Brendan's debut EP, White Canvas was released on iTunes in March 2010. The video clip for the first single 'Practically Wasted' won Best Music Video in the Queensland New Film Awards and came in at 38 in the ABC Rage Top 50 for 2010. His follow up single "Cold and Happy" was selected as Channel V
Channel V
Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...
's Ripe Clip of The week and entered their Top 40 charts at 34 on Oct, 29th, 2011.
Brendan's notable live performance for 2011 included national tours with Kate Miller-Heidke
Kate Miller-Heidke
Kate Miller-Heidke is a singer-songwriter from Brisbane, Australia. Although classically trained, she has followed a career in alternative pop music. She is signed to Sony Australia, Epic in the US and RCA in the UK.-Career:...
and former Savage Garden
Savage Garden
Savage Garden were an Australian pop rock performance and songwriting duo. Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones formed the group in Brisbane, Queensland in 1994...
singer Darren Hayes
Darren Hayes
Darren Stanley Hayes is a UK-based Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes was the front man and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden, whose 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 2 in United Kingdom and No. 3 in United States...
.
Maclean has made appearances in commercials for Coca Cola, Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
and was the face of Virgin Mobile
Virgin Mobile
Virgin Mobile is a brand used by many mobile phone service providers across the globe; its headquarters are based in the United Kingdom. Virgin Mobile has local operations in Australia, Canada, France, India, South Africa, Greece, United Kingdom and the United States. It briefly also had operations...
's Australian 2010 campaign. As a child he can be spotted dancing in a video-clip for pop singer Nikki Webster
Nikki Webster
Nikki Webster is an Australian pop performer. She is best known for her starring role in the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony and her single "Strawberry Kisses".-Recording career:...
.
On the 19th of August 2011 it was announced by Mia Freedman
Mia Freedman
Mia Freedman is an journalist, columnist, author, blogger and media consultant.-Early life:Freedman was born to Kathy, a psychologist and art gallery owner, and Laurence Freedman, who worked in finance and currently heads The Freedman Foundation. Her father came to Australia to flee the apartheid...
on Sky News that Brendan will play the role of "Klipspringer" in the upcoming Baz Lurhmann re-make of The Great Gatsby (2012 film)
The Great Gatsby (2012 film)
The Great Gatsby is an upcoming drama romance film adaptation of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald's highly praised 1925 novel of the same name. It will be directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby and Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan, as well as Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway...
.
Presenting
He broadcasts weekly for youth station Triple JTriple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
. Maclean began presenting in 2007 after an interview with Zan Rowe
Zan Rowe
Susanna "Zan" Rowe is an Australian radio announcer, best known for her work on the nationally broadcast Triple J.-Radio:...
which celebrated the stations unsigned artist competition, Unearthed. Maclean had posted many music reviews as a "SuperUser" under the pseudonym "Murdoch". He has been heard presented Mid-dawns, Weekend Lunch, Weekend Breakfast, Super Request and Summer House Party.
In 2009, Maclean was the semi-finalist for the Channel V
Channel V
Channel [V] is the brand name for multiple international music television networks owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels, fully owned subsidiaries of News Corporation.-Channel [V] International:...
Presenter Search for New South Wales and in late 2010 he joined the network for their series B430; writing and recording a travel show in Hawaii.
He is openly gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
and has presented and performed as a part of several LGBT-based events.
Sources
- Brendan Maclean's interview with Zan Rowe as "Murdoch"
- Brendan Maclean's Unearthed Page, with an official drum logo signifying national air-play
- Sydney Morning Herald article with picture of Brendan rehearsing for School Spectacular
- Brendan's Official Website
- iTunes Page of White Canvas
- A log of Brendan Maclean's episodes on Channel V's B430
- Video Clip for Practically Wasted