Roderick William George "Rodaidh" McDonald is a Scottish record producer, and record company executive.
11 Facts About Rodaidh McDonald
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Rodaidh McDonald was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and currently resides in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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In 2008, McDonald organised Italo disco club nights in London under the 'Cocadisco' brand.
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Rodaidh McDonald has worked at XL Studios with a number of acts including The xx, Adele, Sampha, Jai Paul, The Horrors, Bobby Womack, Vampire Weekend, Gil Scott-Heron, and Giggs.
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Rodaidh McDonald's production is found across multiple genres and styles, both on and outside of XL.
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In 2009, Rodaidh McDonald recorded and mixed The xx's multi-platinum album xx which won the Mercury Music Prize in 2010.
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In 2010, Rodaidh McDonald visited Ethiopia with Richard Russell and Nick Zinner.
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In 2011, Rodaidh McDonald participated as a producer in Damon Albarn DRC Music project.
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In 2013, Rodaidh McDonald contributed production to albums by Daughter, King Krule, Savages, and Willis Earl Beal amongst others.
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Rodaidh McDonald confirmed he was working on the debut album for Sampha, as well as UK singer Denai Moore.
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In July 2017, it was announced that both I See You and Sampha's debut, Process, co-produced by Rodaidh McDonald, had both been nominated for the 2017 Mercury Music Prize, with Process winning the prize in September 2017.