Graham was born in London, England and lived in Spain, New York City and Los Angeles before settling in Ottawa in 1989. At age 15 in 1986, he began as a hip-hop and scratch DJ before discovering and falling in love with the house music scene between 1992 and 1994. Max was also instrumental in the creation of the famous Atomic club in Ottawa, and his weekly 6 hour sets at Atomic are the stuff of legend among fans. Max exploded onto the producing scene with the releases of “Airtight” and “Tell You,” both of which became international hits. Airtight was nominated for a Juno Award in 2001. This success got some attention from the world dance music scene and Graham was asked to mix Transport CD 4, which was also met with huge success, and spurred a world tour in 2001. This rapid rise in attention led Graham to be voted into spot number 23 on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs list, the highest entry for a newcomer in 2001. His distinctive style remains difficult to pin down, covering genres like house, progressive, techno, disco, and trance to name just some. During a Graham performance, a collection of different sounds can be heard in every aspect of the tracks being played: the bass, rhythms, and melodies constantly change and energize the audience and dancers at Graham’s sets.
After taking a break from making music in 2003, Graham returned from a trip to Southern Asia with a new musical style and attitude towards the dance scene, releasing his hit “Owner of a Lonely Heart” a remix of the song written by progressive rockers Yes in 1983. The Video was 1 on Canadian Dance Station BPM for two weeks in a row. The song also went 8 in the UK top 40 Charts.That year Max also had a hit on Beaport with "Crank", an electro track played by Tiesto, Deep Dish and Pete Tong to name a few.
In 2008 Max Signed with Trance/Progressive powerhouse Armada records for a Deal that would see an Artist album and the creation of Max's own Compilation series entitled "Cyles". Cycles 1 was released in June 2008 and a successful tour followed.
After a 2009 pursuing another project Max is back in the studio. 2010 Will See the release of Cycles 2 as well as new collaborations with various artists including Jessica Jacobs.
Max Graham Vs Feist Sea Lion is a great track. Has it been released yet if so where can I find it. That song is one of many that I have heard you play that is just amazing. your sound rocks
Great meeting you down here in El Paso. I got some great pictures of you from the show. Let me know where I can send them! Hope all is well and keep rocking it like you do!
I had the best time last night...you played a rockin good set and your energy was great, you had my ass laughing watchin you go!!! :) Thanks for the soul therapy you provided! Are you in town for a couple days? If so, wanna do lunch or dinner? Let me know...
OH I see you'll be in D.C. at Ultrabar this Thursday!! My hometown!! Wish I could be there - make sure you say hi to my friend Rohan of Lushpromo!! Muah! p..s. he has habits of keeping people out past 6am too .... LOL
Lovely seeing you last night. As you can probably piece together, I am not a "club kid" anymore. Still nice to see that mega watt smile of yours if only for a few minutes. Thanks for bringing the BPMs back down too. lol. :-) xoxo
