MAC QUAYLE

Audiences worldwide have been captivated by the unique musical stylings of Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated composer, Mac Quayle. Quayle won an Emmy for his score on USA Network’s Golden Globe winning suspense-thriller Mr. Robot, starring Christian Slater and Rami Malek, now in its final season. Quayle also scores FX and Ryan Murphy’s Peabody Award-winning, Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated 80’s NYC ball scene drama Pose, starring Billy Porter; Fox’s procedural drama 9-1-1, starring Angela Bassett, which he co-composes with Todd Haberman; Netflix’s The Politician, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Platt; and FX’s Golden Globe winning and Emmy-nominated horror anthology American Horror Story. He received his first Emmy nomination for his score on American Horror Story: Freak Show. Quayle’s upcoming projects include Fox's 9-1-1 spinoff series 9-1-1: Lone Star, starring Rob Lowe and Liv Tyler, which he co-composes with Todd Haberman and which premieres January 19; and Netflix’s Ratched, which is based on Ken Kesey’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,”starring Sarah Paulson and scheduled to premiere in the Fall of 2020.

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Quayle’s past credits include FX’s Emmy and Golden Globe winning hit series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, starring Penelope Cruz, Edgar Ramirez, Ricky Martin and Darren Criss; FX’s Emmy-winning The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, starring John Travolta, Sarah Paulson and Cuba Gooding Jr; FX’s Golden Globe nominated series Feud: Bette and Joan, starring Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon for which Quayle received two Emmy nominations for both his main title and score. He received his second consecutive World Soundtrack Award nomination for his work on Feud: Bette and Joan; Mr. Robot and Scream Queens, starring Emma Roberts and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Quayle’s past credits include FX’s Emmy and Golden Globe winning hit series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, starring Penelope Cruz, Edgar Ramirez, Ricky Martin and Darren Criss; FX’s Emmy-winning The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, starring John Travolta, Sarah Paulson and Cuba Gooding Jr; FX’s Golden Globe nominated series Feud: Bette and Joan, starring Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon for which Quayle received two Emmy nominations for both his main title and score. He received his second consecutive World Soundtrack Award nomination for his work on Feud: Bette and Joan; Mr. Robot and Scream Queens, starring Emma Roberts and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Mac has written music for over 40 diverse films, television shows, and documentaries. His music for the documentary “Autism in Love” premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. Mac’s music as an additional composer for Cliff Martinez can be heard in HBO’s Emmy-winning “The Normal Heart,” Film District’s Critics Choice Award-winning “Drive,” Warner Bros.’ “Contagion” and A24’s “Spring Breakers.” In 2013, Mac was chosen as one of only six composers to participate in Sundance’s Music and Sound Design Lab at Skywalker Ranch.

As a producer, re-mixer and keyboardist, Mac has worked on over 300 releases, 40 #1 Billboard Dance hits, and earned a Grammy nomination for producing Donna Summer’s “I Will Go with You.” Mac has been awarded numerous Gold and Platinum records, as well as worked with some of the biggest names in the music business. Mac has created music for Madonna, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Depeche Mode, Britney Spears, Elvis Presley, Annie Lennox, New Order, and Sting, to name a few.

When asked about his career highlights, Mac responded, “I have been very fortunate to work with so many talented people over the years. However, there is one special moment that stands out for me: playing ping pong with Peter Gabriel at Real World Studios.”

Mac lives, works and plays ping pong in the mountains near Los Angeles.

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