Band Members

Max began learning the piano at the age of 5 and has performed piano/keyboards both solo, and in bands since 1981. He was featured on his first professional recording for (PRT's Birdsnest Records) with the group ECLYPSE at the age of 15. Max regularly performed with top function bands including ECLYPSE and CULPEPPER from 1983 onwards and quickly progressed on from this scene to succeeding in getting his own instrumental compositions published by the Chappel/Zomba Recorded Music Library.

In 1993 this all culminated with Max setting up his own production business. Over the years Max also studied cello, saxophone, guitar and piano accordion and continues to play piano/keyboards, guitar and piano accordion as well as singing.

Max worked extensively for educational authorities on Performing Arts courses, providing workshop facilities and worked with a number of semi-pro theatre companies on highly artistic projects. He has also worked professionally in various capacities with many artists such as BJ Cole (Sting), Guy Evans (Vander Graph Generator), Dana Gillespie (Peter Cook), Albert Lee (Bill Wyman etc.), Nigel Mazlyn Jones (Barclay James Harvest, Roy Harper), Richard Sinclair (Caravan), Sonja Kristina (Curved Air) and Victoria Beebee (Steve Harley) to name a few.

He continues to undertake professional live and studio work, production projects and continues to teach (specialising in the ABRSM Jazz Piano Syllabus).

Since '93 Max released five CDs with his own original band 'TANTALUS', touring extensively throughout the UK as well as performing at clubs and festivals in France, Germany, Belgium and Holland. He has also produced several albums of his own original instrumental music under the name NEW DAWN. These were distributed throughout the UK by 'Blue Crystal' in the early 90s.

In 2002 Max joined FRAGILE, engaging in regular touring work including the series of legendary shows with celebrated YES and ASIA guitarist STEVE HOWE.

Further to all this, in 2007 Max collaborated with ex Marillion frontman FISH, providing keyboard arrangements for the tracks 'Circle Line' and 'Arc Of A Curve' on his latest studio album 'The 13th Star'. He also co-founded a new project called ARTORIUS (celebrating the Arthurian legends) with Gerlinde Hunt along with Colin Masson and Cathy Alexander of the medieval/folk/rock band 'The Morrigan'. The first ARTORIUS CD was launched at Tintagel, Cornwall in August 2007.

In late 2007, Max was contacted by YES singer JON ANDERSON and is working on an exciting writing project with him.

In early 2008 Max joined Steve Grant's Barockestra. Steve Grant has toured with Andy Scott's Sweet for the past 15 years and has also worked with George Harrison, Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler and Alan Price to name a few and has put together this great band to tour his heavily rocked up versions of famous classical masterpieces by the likes of Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Johann Straus & Vivaldi. Max perfomed the his first show with them in July 08 at an open air festival near Stuttgard.

In 2008 Max also joined the 'Wish You Were Here' theatre show which is based on the hilarious novel 'Chapters In The Life Of Rex Roman' by pro session drummer Simon Ash, along with the classic music of 'Pink Floyd'. The show will be touring theatres throughout the UK in Spring 2009.