mcArtney is a singer/songwriter, lets get that straight. Debut release ‘Volume one’ features pop songwriting with abstract production, all real instruments, a duet and many hours of endless refinement in a small room in Sydney, Australia. 
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mcArtney gathers influences from Van Morrison, to Jeff Buckley to John Lennon whilst referring to  Classical and Jazz musicianship.
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Having recently supported two of Australia’s premier artist’s, The Whitlams & Kate miller-Heidke,  as well as national Australian airplay, winning a competition at MUSEXPO in LA, headlining shows in New South Wales, Australia and drawing attention all across the music industry, there's no need to keep an ear out for mcArtney...you'll hear about him soon enough. Currently, mcArtney is part of The United Tour, a national Australian tour with 4 other artists playing together on stage showcasing each other’s songs and stories in April/May 2009.
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The idea of painting with music is something mcArtney applies to his songwriting, encouraging listeners to follow the images and emotions he is provoking. The debut release ‘volume one’ creates the images over 5 intricate and poignant tracks, marking the beginning of mcArtney’s musical journey. The first single ‘circles’ has an accompanying film clip which features sock puppets and artwork from Artist Sam Shepherd.
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 These ideas were created in the depths of mcArtney’s home, where he spent hours, days and almost 2 years laboring over his Apple Macbook, producing and recording this intricate piece of art. He then handed the reigns to his friend Sean Carey (Thirsty Merc), for mixing, then to renowned mastering engineer Kathy Naunton (Missy Higgins, the Dissociatives) to complete the painting.

::IN THE PRESS::

29.2.2008 Who The Bloody Hell Are They Review

13.2.2008 InPress Magazine (Melbourne)

7.3.2008 Twelve Magazine

"One major criticism about the recent trend of online music distribution is that while results are proving the ‘revolutionary’ process to be a lucrative marketing exercise, it seems to be only really financially beneficial to the big boys, a la Radiohead and more recently, NIN. But this setback hasn’t deterred Sydney muso mcArtney (no, not him - note the singular ‘c’) from releasing his self-produced, self-recorded debut EP, Volume One, exclusively online."