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Maxx Vaxx Music Publishing Hi Qual music 4Ur needs |
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| Location: | Canoga Park, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 1, 2008 (580 days back) |
About Me |
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| An Award Winning Composer(Los Angeles Music Awards Best Jazz Album and Best Lounge Artist 2006), since 1978, Max embraces all styles of music with a keen instinct for the nuances of each genre he excels in. At the age of nine, he performed with choirs, in musicals and plays, taught himself how to read and write music by the time he was 13, and by age 14 he worked professionally playing trumpet in horn sections of bands all over L.A. and bass with members of punk band Verbal Abuse, whom Rodney Bingenheimer loved He also played with Black Flag members Sam and Henry and met and hung out with The Doors Ray Manzarek and John Doe of X and others at the Whiskey Agogo. He is somewhere in the mosh pit shots from Penelope Spheeris' "Decline of Western Civilization- The Punk Years". In 1984, Jim the Poorman and Swedish Eagel played his demo tape on KROQ when it was easier to give cool DJs your band's tape without needing to sign a mile of legal stuff! Legendary giant Doc Severinsen was amazed and encouraged him to pursue music. Upon having looked over Max's first orchestral jazz arrangement for Big Band, it astounded him that Max was only sixteen when he wrote it! With further training from some of the leading jazz educators/studiomen in Los Angeles, Max went on to play and study with Gary Foster, Clare Fischer, Alan Broadbent, Bobby Bradford, Freddie Hubbard, and even wrote for the Count Basie orchestra! Dick Grove School of Music and Berklee Music Institute taught him greatly the art of writing/arranging and recording engineering respectfully, and Max was among the first pioneers in MIDI and electronic music. In 1982, He joined a group of excellent musicians and called themselves "Water Colours", playing in all the Jazz venues of the day.
His performance strengths are trumpet, voice, keyboards, guitar, bass - and the studio, of course. An internship at Group IV Reording Studios led to working on "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", The Abyss, and Back To The Future Pt 3 among many more sessions including Will Smith, Sly&Robbie, Joe Pass, Ray Brown, and Jon Hassell's Grammy nominated "Cityscapes". He has also performed with Oingo Boingo members, Mel E Mel&Whipple Whip(Grand Master Flash), The Jazz Crusaders' Stix Hooper and Joe Sample, War and tower of Power sidemen, etc. The list of luminaries Max has worked with is long and accomplished. Manhattan Transfer comissioned one of his pieces. The TV show "Latin Lifestyles" currently uses one of his pieces as its theme song. The latest shows my music is on is "My Name Is Earl"(thank you Mr. Garcia!), and the Spearmint Rhino Amateur Stripper Competition on Pay-Per-View, and TV1 History Special.
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Music:Member Since: 12/5/2005Band Website: maxxvaxxmusic.com Band Members: Many good and talented folks helped make these projects fun AND a reality. Jeff Stetson, Jimmy Street, Treavor Walton, Tim White, Carl A. Craig, Steve Pandis, Chris Mancinetti, Scott McCartney, Webber Drummond, Peter Redman, Rick Schmitt, Bob Helm, Stuart Breidenstein & Alex Xenophon, Eric Dreyer, Jimmy Featherston and Rachel Reed, Gary Lenk and Mark Maxwell & Paul Marshall Reeder. Along with a great big push from friends George Belle, Jason Johnson, Will Karnatz, Brett O'Brien, Darren Danks, Nikki D'Kat, Ophir Shur, Jake Maguire and Andrew Sherman. And of course MOM and my brother Fernando! Thank you all!!! Want more songs? Check out my electronica group's page at www.myspace.com/themagnusproject please feel free to download the selection(s) of your choice. Thank You & God Bless...If you would like to support me and the rest of my Super Friends: iTunes.com / Napster / Real Rhapsody / Beatport.com Click on image below to go to download site: This is a collection of pieces I think would be appropriate for movies and tv Click on image below to go to download site: Original Jazz pieces old and new are featured in this volume Click on image below to go to download site: I started this group with my partner/student Tim White last year. We've been working on this all that time and are almost ready to start doing performances! Thanks to Jon K and Lotus Magazine for permission to use the photo on the cover! Click on image below to go to download site: WINNER!! BEST JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR by THE LOS ANGELES MUSIC AWARDS This is an anthology of various diverse compositions ranging from Jazz to folk to pop and classical. Unorthodox as it may be, I wanted to display my eclectic writing moods. It is the follow-up to the Sound For Shadows project for music for screen. Nicely enough, it WON for Best Jazz Album of the Year 2006 by The L.A. Music Awards! Click on image below to go to download site: This Ambient/New Age project is a resurrection of works that were considered lost in "the big fire of '98(read blog)", until an unopened copy(from 1989!) surfaced in '04 from a family member's vaults. I immediately went to work on restoring, remastering and remixing the original material co-produced with my old partner Carl A. Craig, and I added newer material to lengthen the album, as it was done in the days before CDs(remember cassettes?). The original work was carefully crafted for relaxation, with the help of our old friends Dr. Marilyn Ferguson and Dr. Timothy Leary. Click on image below to go to download site: Eleven years in the making ('1994-2005), I consider this hommage to the electronic music (I so love to dance to out in the desert under the full moon) to be a small masterpiece, because of all the wonderful friends that contributed to it, especially Treavor Walton, Gary Lenk and Jason Johnson. It was the album I was working on finishing on the day of the fire and thankfully a few copies were given to my agent Brett O'Brien a few days before the tragedy,or it wouldn't exist today! One of the tracks, "Jahcai" is in the pilot of "My Name Is Earl". The original cover was created over five years by my best friend of over 30 years, Will Karnatz, who I consider a master. Click on image to go to download site: This is the newest Electronic Music project I put together this year. You can hear "Night Sky" featured here on my player. I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V3.6 ! Influences: Musical Schizophrenia would be my best guess as to all the wide influences in my music, but I would say The Beatles, Frank Sinatra(my best impression!), Miles Davis, Depeche Mode, Bill Evans, Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, Hank Williams(Sr.&Jr.), David Bowie, Santana, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, X, Black Flag and the Dead Kennedys, Sting, Bob Marley, A.C. Jobim, AC/DC, The Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Matchbox Twenty, Dire Straits, Charlie Parker, Death Cab For Cutie, The Bravery, Sergio Mendez, Roxy Music, Depeche Mode, Tears For Fears, Joni Mitchell, Alicia Keys, Sonic Youth, Steely Dan, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Black Eyed Peas, Supergrass, Bjork, The Doors, Art Blakey, Stevie Wonder, Norah Jones, Snoop Dogg, Van Halen, James Taylor, Cole Porter, INXS, Spinal Tap, it just goes on like that... Jazz, Rock 'n' Roll, Electronica, Country, Blues, Funk, Soul, R&B Sounds Like: My publishing company represents many genres, including Jazz, Funk, Electronica, Rock, Country, Folk, Lounge, Ambient(New Age), Latin, Urban, Soul and R&B, etc. We focus on placing our songwriter/composer clients' music on Films, TV, etc., as well as developing working relationships in the movie/tv/media industry. Record Label: Maxx Vaxx Music Publishing BMI Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Electronica / Rock) |
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The Proper Follow Up |
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| Hello, new readers - welcome! From time to time I will post informative music biz info in hopes that it helps you broaden your business side. Honing your business skills is just as important as gettin... Posted by Maxx Vaxx Music on Wed, 14 May 2008 12:34:00 PST |
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this one time, in Songwriting Camp... |
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| Oooh wee! It’s been a while since my last post. Life’s had other good plans for me lately.... Here’s a little something for my songwriting friends ---At Band Boot Camp you will have ... Posted by Maxx Vaxx Music on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:18:00 PST |
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The Martini Diaries Live @ Colombos |
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| Well, we're doin it again this Saturday, Feb 16, 9:45: THE MARTINI DIARIES at Colombo's 1833 Colorado Blvd Eagle Rock, CA 90041(323) 257-3225 for dinner reservationsWe'll play a few romantic Valentine... Posted by Maxx Vaxx Music on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:56:00 PST |
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THE MARTINI DIARIES |
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| Please visit my new group's new profile here: www.myspace.com/themartinidiaries or http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewpro
file&friendID=327817771if you will. and hear more of ... Posted by Maxx Vaxx Music on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:01:00 PST |
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This Year’s Comeback |
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| Looks like the next day after we played last week, the owner called us back and said they loved us and want us back! It's an excellent Old Skool Italian Restaurant with no cover charge. So now my new ... Posted by Maxx Vaxx Music on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:27:00 PST |
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Gig-ing Again |
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| Hi, all. It's been a while I know, but life's keepin me busy. In fact, I had a gig last night at a nice Jazz club singing, playing piano and trumpet with my new group Narnia Jazz Quartet! The first li... Posted by Maxx Vaxx Music on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:51:00 PST |
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New Songs Uploaded |
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| I hope everyone had a great New Year celebration. I, for one, am glad to see 2007 in my rear view mirror! It was a crazy year for me, both positive and negative. Anyway, I have uploaded 2 additional s... Posted by Maxx Vaxx Music on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:57:00 PST |
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Happy New Year my friends |
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| Wishing everyone a safe and happy New Years Eve celebration and an even more prosperous and exciting 2008! Posted by Maxx Vaxx Music on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:48:00 PST |
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The Show Must Go On.... |
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| It is with a certain bit of sadness that I announce today that I have chosen to leave my position as producer on The Music Shoppe on adviceradio.com due to scheduling conflicts and other undiscl... Posted by Maxx Vaxx Music on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:50:00 PST |
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Live from SkiDazzle today! |
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| Tune in on our regular time for a special live show from SkiDazzle today. We're broadcasting live from The Los Angeles Convention Center at 2PM Pacific Daylight Time on adviceradio.com and adrenaliner... Posted by Maxx Vaxx Music on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:00:00 PST |
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Riccardo, Link Studios, The Martini Diaries, GeorGie D, The Magnus Project, Jeff Stetson, Treavor Moontribe, C.A., BASSLAND, Randy Heddon, Gary, Campaign for Quiet, Steve Pandis, Pat Metheny Group, DENISE VASQUEZ, Genevieve, Amy Clarke, Jennifer Vazquez, Rover’s Pinky, 8mm, Jordyn Shellhart, Earl Okin, MusicDish, Garret Swayne, Park Hill Music Co., GoGirls Music Records, Paul Reeder, Bei Bei, Uberzone, Debbie Clemmer, erin, Bruce, djPETEY FUNKIN CORN, RUFUS REID, Rachel Margaret, Peter Gabriel, Claire Littley, Iree Waters, Club Society, John Rybak, Milan Polak, Ashley Mann, Law of Attraction Expert Coach, Dennis Joern, PEACE, Crystina Maez, Manéo, autograph collector, Daniela Spalla, Official Taylor Trevino Street Team, **((**♥SAVVY -♀- LISHES♥**))**, Sjofn, MFRecording, Sarah Reeve, Yukiko Miyazaki, GRAMMA, CIVELUMS new album -CHILERO-, Bella Rumore, G, Berni, Acoustic Max, 255867320, Hey Young Believer, Maske Electric String Trio, Carol Burnett, DANCE FACTORY, Alex J. Robinson, a prisoner of CHRIST JESUS, Deirdre Hughes, Soundsecrets, JUSTin BREAK, Alexa Milano, Brenda Mullen, Bob Baldwin, Katherine’s Favorites, Rocco Ventrella, The Undercover Hippy, Mija, Duo Session, SINAN ALIMANOVIC, Angèle Leblanc, Chloe J (Chloe Jordache), CyberQue, Alex (new song up), Liza Holbrook, kooder (good music)
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