Background
Mark McClelland was born on 30 March 1976, and attended Sullivan Upper School as a youngster.
Mark McClelland was born on 30 March 1976, and attended Sullivan Upper School as a youngster.
On 9 July 1998, McClelland graduated with first class honours and was one of the only three students to graduate in the course that year.
McClelland is a recipient of the Ivor Novello Award for his work on the album, Final Straw. He is now the bassist for alternative act Little Doses. In 1994, he started attending the University of Dundee to study Financial economics.
During his first year, he founded the band Shrug with Michael Morrison and Gary Lightbody.
Morrison left the band in 1995 and with new drummer Jonny Quinn, they became Polar Bear and eventually Snow Patrol. Additionally, he was the only student to graduate in first class for that course that year.
A few weeks later, Snow Patrol released their first studio album Songs for Polarbears (a reference to previous band name Polarbear) under Jeepster. In 2001, the band released their second studio album When lieutenant"s All Over We Still Have to Clear Up.
He also featured on Iain Archer"s album Flood The Tanks and Cut Louisiana Roc"s eponymous debut album, playing the song "Post Punk Progression" with Snow Patrol.
McClelland was expelled from the band in 2005 after the success of their 2003 album Final Straw, allegedly over creative differences. Speaking to Scotland"s The Daily Record at the time, McClelland claimed he was sacked as Lightbody "wanted more control and less interference", adding that Snow Patrol would effectively be a solo project now. The NME later reported that the dispute centred on songwriting credits for Final Straw, with McClelland feeling his contribution had not been given sufficient acknowledgement.
McClelland has gone on to create Little Doses, along with girlfriend, singer Kirsten Ross and drummer Michael Branagh of Degrassi.
The band is unsigned. On 10 September 2007 the British Broadcasting Corporation news site reported that McClelland has issued a writ at the High Court in London seeking 25% of the band"s earnings since he left the band in March 2005.
During this time, McClelland was also a member of The Reindeer Section, a Scottish ensemble started by band mate Lightbody.