Education
McCarthy studied at The Royal Conservatory of Music and Humber College.
McCarthy studied at The Royal Conservatory of Music and Humber College.
His music has been described as a hybrid of ‘acoustical and electronic’ elements. McCarthy’s background includes extensive experience in classical, jazz, rock and world music He has recorded and toured with many bands including Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople) and Frozen Ghost.
The film is a dark comedy about a group of GenX twenty-somethings (one of whom is a serial killer) who are looking for love and meaning in a big city during the 1990s.
McCarthy scored a pair of episodes of the 2015 David Shore/Vince Gilligan show Battle Creek (Columbia Broadcasting System). In 2010, McCarthy scored the short film Local Change, Global Impact.
The film was produced by the International Peace Institute, a division of the United Nations, and narrated by Patrick Stewart. McCarthy is the younger brother of actress Sheila McCarthy.
They have worked together on several movies including The Stone Angel, The Possession of Michael Doctorate and Virtual Mom.