Marc Heal

Who is Marc Heal?

Marc Heal is an English musician. He was one of the most prolific and influential Industrial music artists in the 1990s, mixing metal and techno with more traditional Industrial sounds. He was also noted for his extrovert behaviour, unusual in the generally downbeat Industrial genre.

His major brainchild was Cubanate, founded 1992 with Graham Rayner, along with Phil Barry and Steve Etheridge. Cubanate released four albums, the last one being released 1998.

Heal first surfaced supporting Gary Numan in 1987 with Westwon. Later, signed with Cubanate to legendary Chicago industrial label Wax Trax!, he also participated in several side projects like C-Tec, and Ashtrayhead. During the 1990s he was also involved in game music with contributions to Command & Conquer, Wing Commander V and the best selling Sony PlayStation console game Gran Turismo. Heal has also collaborated with Martin Atkins, Rhys Fulber, Doug Martin, Julian Beeston, Cobalt 60, and KMFDM.

Since the end of Cubanate and the final C-Tec album in 2000, Heal retired from public performance and focused on production. He has not played live since a European tour with Fear Factory in 1999. He now runs The Fortress, a network of recording studios in London. He has also worked in television and is credited as the Executive Producer of the 2013 BBC World News documentary, "Changing Fortunes".