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Origin | Central Coast (New South Wales), Australia [1] |
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Years active | 1979–present |
Formerly of | The Wheel |
Spouse(s) | Gina Jeffreys (m. 2000) |
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Rod McCormack (born 13 February 1963) is an Australian record producer, musician and songwriter.
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McCormack is responsible for many high selling and award-winning albums and was named Country Music Awards of Australia Producer of the Year in 2004, 2008 and again in 2010. [2] He has written over 30 number-one country hits and has produced albums for Gina Jeffreys, Paul Kelly, Troy Cassar-Daley, Adam Harvey, Beccy Cole amongst others. [3]
He was part of the band The Wheel between 1995 and 1999. In 2000, McCormack married Australian country singer-songwriter Gina Jeffreys. [4] In September 2019, McCormack released his first solo studio album, Fingerprints. [5]
Title | Details |
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Fine Lines (with Jeff McCormack) |
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Hand Picked The Banjo & The Fiddle (with Mick Albeck) |
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Fingerprints |
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These annual awards have been presented since 1973 and have been organised by Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) from 1993, [7] to "encourage, promote and recognise excellence in Australian country music recording". From that time the recipient's trophy has been a Golden Guitar. [8] [9]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
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1995 | "Little Rock Gettaway" (with Mick Albeck) | Instrumental of the Year | Won |
1996 | "Cut to the Chase" (with Mick Albeck) | Instrumental of the Year | Won |
2002 | Workin' Overtime by Adam Harvey (produced by Rod McCormack) | Album of the Year | Won |
2008 | I'm Doin' Alright by Adam Harvey (produced by Rod McCormack) | Album of the Year | Won |
2010 | I Love This Place by Troy Cassar-Daley (co-produced by Rod McCormack) | Album of the Year | Won |
2012 | Falling Into Place by Adam Harvey (produced by Rod McCormack) | Album of the Year | Won |
2014 | Black Coffee by Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes (co-produced by Rod McCormack) | Alternative Album of the Year | Won |
2020 | "Timeless Traveller" | Instrumental of the Year | Won |
The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986. [10] [11]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
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2002 | "Too Strong to Break" by Beccy Cole, Rod McCormack and Rick Price | Contemporary Song of the Year | Won |