Producer and composer, Max
Graham, is a multi-talented artist who has wowed
club goers around the world and gained the respect of his
peers with his diverse, but distinctive, blend of dance
music. Through incredible skills and his intense work ethic,
Max has risen from humble beginnings to become a worldwide
recognized name.
With talents across the musical spectrum, Max is probably
best known for his DJ skills and has toured more than 50
countries worldwide. While the press has tried to pigeonhole
him, Max’s sound remains undefineable. He has the rare
ability to refreshingly combine pure house music with his
own favourite tracks from dance music genres such as progressive,
techno, disco and beyond. Max’s trademark is a roller
coaster ride of funky basslines, energetic rhythms and uplifting
melodies. During this ride you are sure to hear a selection
of Max's own productions, which include over 20 original
tracks and more than 30 remixes.
In 2000, when Max began producing music, he almost immediately
showed potential and promise, along with unnervingly solid
talent. His first hits Airtightand Tell
You propelled Max onto the international scene,
but not before he had spent the previous ten years building
his skills in the unlikely house music city of Ottawa, Canada.
Although Max was born in the UK, he lived in Spain, NYC and
LA before settling in Canada in 1989. Starting out as a hiphop/scratch
DJ, Max discovered house music in 1994 and was hooked. Within
months, he and his friends had set up their own night, which
led to the opening of the now legendary Atomic nightclub.
Max’s weekly 6-hour sets, at Atomic, were pivotal in
Canada’s dance music evolution.
Early highlights of Max’s career include being invited
to mix the fourth installment of the famed Transport mix
CD series. The success of Transport and
the subsequent world tour, in 2001, led to Max being voted
#23 in DJMag’s coveted Top
100 DJs poll, the highest new entry that year.
After touring heavily for two years, Max took some time
off in 2003, to reflect on the music scene and his place
within it. “Things were mad during those two years,
I was being booked to play trance clubs when I don’t
play trance… I was feeling disjointed and slightly
out of control, flying from gig to gig without taking the
time to make sure I was making the right decisions.” Feeling
uninspired by the direction the scene was going, Max felt
he needed time away to reset and rediscover his passion for
music. A trip to Southeast Asia and relocation to Montréal
was all that Max needed to regain his creativity and inspiration.
He returned to producing in 2004, with a new sound and a
fresh outlook on music.
In 2005 Max enjoyed success, with his smash hit Owner
of a Lonely Heart, which received countless
compilation signings worldwide. That year also saw more
remix offers than ever before, including the BodyRockers and Ron
Wood’s (of Rolling Stones’ fame)
daughter – Leah. Industry giants Deep
Dish took note; they asked Max to remix Across
the Ocean for their own label Yoshitoshi and
in 2006 they released his reworked original production Crank, which
proved to be one of the hottest tracks last summer, having
held the number one spot on Beatport.
2006 saw Max’s much anticipated (and long overdue) Essential
Mix on BBC Radio 1 and
the launch of his new label Re*brand Records.
Named Re*brand as a tongue in cheek
reference to the constant evolution of the dance music
industry, the label will release tracks intended to re*energize
your love for house music. Re*brand's most
recent release includes Max's funked up remix of Common
Grounds' - To Be Given.
With new Re*brand releases in the pipeline
and maxgraham.com set to re*launch in early 2007,
Max is currently expanding his production horizons by co-producing
a downtempo album with the lovely Jessica Jacobs, the vocalist
on his 2005 Shinemusic hit I
Know You’re Gone. His rigorous work ethic
and uncompromised love for music has afforded Max the time
to both tour the world weekly and have a prolific production
career. Get ready for 2007 to reach the
next level in House Music.
www.maxgraham.com -
www.rebrandrecords.com |