Jackal Trades

Also known as Mark McG · Mark McRadio

Based in Glasgow, Scotland

Roles rapper · MC · songwriter · live performer

Jackal Trades is the hip-hop and spoken-word project of Glasgow musician and writer Mark McGhee, also known as Mark McRadio. McGhee fronts The Girobabies and hosts You Call That Radio. Jackal Trades releases include Need the Character(s) (2016), Trip Hazard Advisor (2018) and At This Point (2021). The project draws on satire, storytelling and collaborations with producers and performers across Scotland. Morphamish provided additional production, mixing and mastering for *At This Point* and collaborated with McGhee on On It Again (2021), recorded at Sound Sound. The 2018 album *Trip Hazard Advisor* features Jo D'arc, Becci Wallace, Mistah Bohze and other guests. The 2026 single Much Room features Ciaran Mac over production by the late Laigo, with recording and engineering by Morphamish and final mixing and mastering by Wav Machine.

Early career

Released Need the Character(s), self-released through Traffic Cone Records.
Released concept album Trip Hazard Advisor; most tracks recorded in September 2018.

Listen and follow

Bandcamp

Releases

Need the Character(s) (2016)
Besides Yer Face: The Remixes (2017)
Trip Hazard Advisor (2018)
Last Man Standing on the Edge of the World (2020)
At This Point (2021)
On It Again (2021)
Bo$$ / The Glenboig Snap (2022)
Make Things Happen (2022)
Death of a Daydream (2026)
Elevator in Repair (2026)
Much Room (2026)

Related artists

The Girobabies — Mark McGhee is frontman of both projects
Morphamish — Production, mixing, mastering and recording; co-wrote On It Again
The Twistettes — Jo D’arc contributes vocals to Trip Hazard Advisor
Tickle McNicholl — Acknowledged in Need the Character(s) liner notes; exact recorded collaboration to verify
Ciaran Mac — Guest vocalist on Much Room (2026)
Laigo — Produced Much Room beat
Wav Machine — Mixed and mastered Much Room; other production credits
Becci Wallace — Guest vocalist on Trip Hazard Advisor
Konchis — Production and mixing credits; also performs as Wav Machine
Sev Ka — Guest vocals on Death of a Daydream (2026)
Asthmatic Astronaut — Producer on Trip Hazard Advisor

Festival appearances

Kelburn Garden Party
Audio Soup
Knockengorroch

Production and recording credits

Need the Character(s) — Lyrics by Mark McGhee; production contributions from Yoko Pwno, Soundthief, DJ Sonny, Gordy Duncan Jr, Scatabrainz, Mackenzie, Andy Martin, Mistah Bohze, Sun Dogs and David Montgomery; mastering by Tom S Ray.
Trip Hazard Advisor — Producers include Martin Windebank, Daryl Donald, Laigo, Physiks, Asthmatic Astronaut, Mistah Bohze, Konchis, Scatabrainz and Andy Martin; mastering by Tom S Ray; multiple guest vocalists.
At This Point — Written and recorded by Jackal Trades; additional production, mixing and mastering by Morphamish of Sound Sound.
On It Again — Written by Mark McGhee and Hamish Campbell; recorded and produced at Sound Sound Studio.
Bo$$ / The Glenboig Snap — BO$$ features Empress and Butterscotch, produced by S1lenc3 and Morphamish; The Glenboig Snap features Gordy Duncan Jr, produced by Oscar Jam and Morphamish.
Death of a Daydream — Guest vocals and vocal production by Sev Ka; beat production, mixing and mastering by Wav Machine.
Much Room — Jackal Trades and Ciaran Mac vocals; production by Laigo (David McQuarrie); additional recording and engineering by Morphamish at Sound Sound; final mix/master by Wav Machine (Konchis).