Stuart MacLeod

Stuart Leslie MacLeod (born 10 April 1977) is the guitarist and backup singer of the Australian band, Eskimo Joe. He lives in Fremantle, Western Australia. When he was seven he lived next door to Kavyen Temperley and they have been best friends for years. MacLeod and Temperley attended John Curtin Senior High School together. They then entered the band, Eskimo Joe, into the Australian National Campus Band Competition. The first heat in August 1997 was Eskimo Joe's first performance, and they were married in December 2006. Their children were later born in 2008.

Equipment Stuart uses various Fender Telecaster guitars, a black Yamaha AES1500B guitar and has used Fender, Vox, and now currently uses Hiwatt and Badcat amplifiers.

Current Effects Pedals

Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer (Analog.Man modified) Boss GE-7 Graphic Equalizer Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb Cooper Philosopher Awesomeness pedal (series IV with Gumby mod)

Awards and nominations APRA Awards The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). 2005 "From the Sea" (Finlay Beaton, Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain) Song of the Year 2007 "Black Fingernails, Red Wine " (Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Kav Temperley) Song of the Year 2008 "New York" (Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Kav Temperley) Most Played Australian Work

"The First Time" (Stuart MacLeod, Joel Quartermain, Kav Temperley) Most Performed Rock Work

Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition The Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition is an annual competition that "acknowledges great songwriting whilst supporting and raising money for Nordoff-Robbins" and is coordinated by Albert Music and APRA AMCOS. It commenced in 2009. 2009 "Foreign Land" (Kav Temperley, Joel Quartermain and Stuart Macleod) Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition