In 2001, as Kinetic records announced they chose the relatively
unknown Max Graham to mix the fourth installment of the Transport
mix CD, the music industry listened.
Following such heavy hitters as Paul Oakenfold, Dave Ralph
and Sandra Collins, this subsequent mixed CD proved that Kinetic
saw early talent in this artist. The glowing reviews supported
the label's intuition.
That year saw Max hit #23 in the coveted DJ Magazine Top 100
- the highest new entry. While Nick Warren proclaimed Max was
going to be a worldwide success after hearing just a taste of
his production work, Paul Oakenfold himself called and invited
the artist to join him on tour dates through the US to Ibiza
after hearing him play just once.
Max's original songs have been chosen to grace the mix CDs
of the best in the business, including Tiesto and former tour-mate
Oakenfold. 'Airtight' was #1 on the coveted Balance pool chart
and nominated for a Juno Award - the Canadian version of the
Grammy. He's remixed for Hooj Choons, Delerium, Uberzone and
many others.
On the performance side, Max has made an impression on a global
scale. Pumping melodic progressive to chunky bassline house,
Max knows how to get the hands in the air without going down
the traditional roads. "I love to play anything that has
energy and commands attention, a lot of music can get boring
quickly, I need a sound that keeps moving and changing over
the night". Holding impressive stylistic diversity - his
unique style of mixing and scratching has become a worldwide
trademark with regular gigs in Asia, Australia, Europe and residencies
with Spundae in Los Angeles and San Francisco. In addition,
Max's bimonthly SHINE Residency at System Soundbar in Toronto
and Aria in Montreal has been gaining momentum since its inception,
playing 8 and 10 hour sets respectively over one weekend. In
fact - the night is so hot that this Friday/Saturday double-header
regularly sees clubbers driving and flying from such far places
as Calgary, Vermont and Chicago for both consecutive nights
- anything to experience the magic Max lays down over his extended
sets. Now that's dedication!
2004 sees the release of SHINE the mix CD (January) as well
as some original material on Max's new imprint Shinemusic. "Branching
into a label has always been something I've wanted to do - I
come across so much amazing unsigned material that I want to
see in a good home, this label means a lot to me"
Max Graham discography
Max Graham - Tell You - Original and Luke Fair mix - released
2002 Hope Recordings
Max Graham - Sepia/Dying to survive - released 2001
Max Graham vs Starecase- Love the Bomb - Sunkissed/Hope
Max Graham - Backdraft - Hope Recordings
Max Graham - Airtight/Yaletown - Hope Recordings
Max Graham - Shoreline/Falling/Barnone - Hope Recordings
Remixes:
Cultivate - Broken Pieces - Lost Language
Subsky - Strawberry Fields - Release Records
Conjure 1 - Sleep - Nettwerk
Baraka - Song to the Siren - Lost Language
Boowy - Symphonic - Tokuma (Japan)
Bullit - Cried to Dream - VC recordings
Subgod - Velodrome TV - Polyester
Starecase - Lost 22 - Hope Recordings
Vicious Circles - Vicious Circles - Platipus
Conjure 1 - Redemption - Nettwerk
Uberzone - Bounce - City of Angels
Private Taste - First - Automatic
Compilation Signings:
BACKDRAFT/LOVE THE BOMB:
Gallo label compilation - South Africa
Global Nation, Australia
AIRTIGHT/YALETOWN:
Summerdaze compilation, Shock Records, Australia
Chris Fortier - Engine Recordings, USA
Paul Oakenfold - Another World - SIRE USA
DJ Tiesto - Black Hole, Netherlands
Dome presents Mainroom - Global Recordings, Australia
Dave Ralph - Love Parade - Kinetic USA
BARNONE
Paul Oakenfold - Travelling (Pefecto presents PO)
UK - Japan - South Africa - Australia - Israel - USA
FALLING TOGETHER
Debo - Bliss - USA
SHORELINE
Dave Ralph - Love Parade - KINETIC
SEPIA
Gatecrasher - Fall 2001
Oakenfold - Ibiza summer 2001
TELL YOU
Satoshi Tomiie – Nubreed 006 – Global Underground
– Aug 2002
