Francis Macdonald (born 11 September 1970[1]) is a Scottish drummer, composer, and manager.
He is the drummer with Teenage Fanclub,[2] and the manager of Camera Obscura and The Vaselines.
Macdonald recorded a solo album called Sauchiehall & Hope – A Pop Opera under the pseudonym "Nice Man" and The Art of Hanging Out as "Nice Man and the Bad Boys".
In 2011, he recorded two digital albums of instrumental music: Maculate Conceptions and Maculate Conceptions Volume 2 on GarageBand on his personal computer during a Teenage Fanclub tour of Europe.
The album was recorded at Mogwai's Castle of Doom Studios in Glasgow and features a quartet from the Scottish Ensemble.