ABOUT ME
Bio and Background
My name is
Max and I'm a
composer,
sound
engineer and
video
artist based in
Germany.
I do music
and sound
for short films, create videos for YouTube, provide music licenses
and take part on movie productions.
Over 20 years ago I had my first contact with piano
followed by a 10 year classical
education. In that period I fell in love
with movie
scores
and was fascinated
by the work of Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Howard Shore, Harry Gregson-Williams, Klaus Badelt
and John Powell to name just a few. With Cubase 5
in 2009 and after Cubase SX 2 I changed from simple software to proper music production. Ever since I have been expanding
my instrument
resources
and musical repertoire
from electronic beats, acoustic
music to big film scores. Besides working digitally my collection of real
instruments
and microphones
keeps on growing. Therefore I taught myself
how to play guitar, violin, harmonica
and percussions. Over time I have gained knowledge in mixing and mastering
as well as experience in
several
recordings, including a
full length album
with a punk rock band.
My interest in making movies lead to participations in film projects as boom operator and later as sound engineer on set working with professional actors and crew. Recently I was steadicam operator during a project. For my own video projects I film, edit and design learning new techniques every day.
None the less composing music engages me the most. I have done custom scores for videos and short movies, produced music for my YouTube channel and an album collaboration.
There are always new ideas, techniques, styles and projects to discover!
Skills and Gear
- Cinematic/electronic/acoustic music
- Composing film music
- Soundscapes and Atmosphere
- Recording acoustic instruments
- Mixing/Mastering
- Sound-Design and Audio Postproduction
- Visual Effects and Designs
- Cubase Pro 9, Focusrite Saffire Pro 40, Yamaha HS 5
- Sample Libraries from Steinberg, Native Instruments, Heavyocity, 8Dio, Auddict, ImpactSoundworks, SampleTraxx
- Real instruments: stratocaster, electric bass, classical guitar, violin, mandolin, harmonicas, djembe, darbuka, baroque flutes and more
- microphones from AKG, Shure and T-Bone
Projects and Credits
"World Zero" (Album, 2017) - 1 Track for Terra Music (+cover design)
"Consolidation" (Album, 2016) - 5 Tracks for Terra Music (+cover design)
"Kartenspiel"
(short, 2016)
- Score
"Emilia"
(short, 2016)
- Score & Sound
"Brandtstifter"
(movie, 2016) - Sound Engineer
"Die Vierte Gewalt"
(feature film, 2012 ) - Boom Operator
