Clarinettist Eileen Mack grew up in Australia and moved to New York City in 2004. She is an active conspirator in the new music scene in the city, regularly performing with the political band/ensemble Newspeak, the Red Light Ensemble, and indie-ambient quintet Victoire. She has played at a wide range of venues, from Carnegie Hall and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw to small bars in Williamsburg, and appeared as a soloist at the 2006 Bang on a Can Marathon and the 2008 Canberra International Music Festival. Before moving to the US, Eileen was a freelance orchestral musician, and performed with a number of contemporary ensembles in Australia. She receivced a Masters degree in 2006 from the Manhattan School of Music, and is currently a doctoral student at Stony Brook University.