Drew McDowall was born 28th January 1961 in Paisley, Scotland.

He worked with Coil regularly for several years, becoming an official member of the band in 1995. He worked solo as Screwtape (no relation to the Andrew McIntosh project of the same name) and is now a member of the group Compound Eye and Captain Sons & Daughters. He co-created The Poems (with then wife Rose McDowall) in the late 1970s, was a member of Psychic TV in 1980s and tour-managed The Shamen.

Drew has a daughter, Keri, from his previous marriage to Rose McDowall (Strawberry Switchblade, Sorrow). Drew currently resides in Brooklyn, NY and is active within the modular electronic world.

Aliases: Screwtape
In Groups: Captain Sons And Daughters, Coil, Compound Eye, Psychic TV, The Poems, Time Machines

Haecceity Deluge ‎(Cass, Ltd) Ascetic House none 2015
Collapse ‎(LP, Album) Dais Records DAIS 076 2015
Collapse ‎(LP, Album, RP, Red) Dais Records DAIS 076 2016
Unnatural Channel ‎(LP, Album) Dais Records DAIS100 2017
Drew McDowall X Hiro Kone - The Ghost Of Georges Bataille ‎(12") BANK Records NYC BNK013 2018

Drew McDowall - Unnatural Channel (Full LP)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHfTDlmzVNQ

https://www.discogs.com/artist/65583-Drew-McDowall