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Daisy MacLean was born in Toronto, Canada to a fashion and costume designer who worked, among other things, on the then fledgling Second City Stage Troupe. Literally being raised within the theatre, Daisy developed a passion for the arts at a young age, sneaking on stage during a recital, at the age of four, to perform “Memories” from the musical, Cats. In 1985, she made her first venture into the recording studio for a vinyl record made with The York Montessori School and two years later she joined The Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus where she recorded three more albums with them, one of which won the national award for Outstanding Choral Record.

In her teens, not satisfied with a singular focus in the arts, or a gentle learning curve, Daisy began a production company called Between Worlds for which she still produces and directs productions for stage and film. She also founded, managed and danced in a dance troupe called The Courthouse Cool Cats from 1998 - 2002 which was hailed as one of the top swing dance troupes in Canada. During this time she also became a member of The Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir, and recorded 3 more albums with them as well as one with The Mendelssohn Choir and The Toronto Symphony Orchestra. In 2002, she graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of the Arts with Honours as a specialist in the visual and performing arts.

After graduation, Daisy moved to England, where she found work in the retail sector of the business world, discovering another gift, this one for business. She soon became a senior retail manager for the multi-national company, Fat Face, assisting with under-performing stores, opening new ones, training management teams and developing areas of the business like customer service, staff training and mail-order marketing. In 2005, the company sent Daisy to live in Val D’Isere, France and act as the contact manager for all their stores in the country, consulting the other stores on local marketing opportunities and trouble-shooting for the business.

Daisy returned to Canada and the arts in 2006 to work on a second degree at Ryerson University in Image Arts: Film. A year later, she was inducted into The Golden Key International Honours Society in recognition of her academic excellence. Her company expanded to include artist management and changed its name to Between Worlds Entertainment. In 2008, Ryerson presented her with the William F White Award of Merit for her final year production. At present, Daisy works within the Canadian music industry and is working on her first feature film, Bought The T-Shirt, a documentary exploring the relationship between punk music and politics. The production diary for the film is being published on ChartAttack.com, the Web Site for Chart Magazine, a consumer level Music Magazine with a readership of over 50,000. Her diary will be published for the duration of the film's production. When the film is released, Chart will publish a special issue of their magazine dedicated to her and her film.