Max Graham

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Max Graham is a Canadian DJ, composer and producer who manages to transcend genres while producing international hits in the dance music scene. He is most famous for mixing Tranceport #4, playing sets at Atomic nightclub in Ottawa and remixing the classic song “Owner of a Lonely Heart” by Yes. Graham runs Shine Music and Re*Brand Records, and lives in Toronto where he now also runs an Apple Authorized Service Provider and Reseller with EX DJ Brad Copeland.

Max Graham
Max Graham
Background information
Birth name	Max Graham
Origin	London, England
Genres	Progressive house, House, Techno, Trance
Occupations	Disc jockey, Record producer, Remixer
Instruments	Piano, Turntable
Years active	1984-1985 (turntablist) 1993-Present (DJ) 2000-Present (Producer)

Biography

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.

In 2009 Graham moved to Toronto and began work on opening "I-Technique", an Apple service provider and reseller in Midtown. He did this with his old friend from Ottawa Brad Copeland, The shop opened May 2009 and both of them can be found there daily. 2097 Yonge St just below Eglinton.

2010 Will See the release of Cycles 2 as well as new collaborations with various artists including Jessica Jacobs.

Discography

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Love The Bomb: Teknology, 2000

Backdraft: Hope Recordings, March 1, 2000

Cream CD2: YUL Records, March 1, 2000

Transport 4: Kinetic Records, April 1, 2001

Shoreline/ Bar None: Hope Recordings, May 1, 2001

Airtight/ Yaletown: Hope Recordings, August 1, 2001

Falling Together: Hope Recordings, December 1, 2001

Sepia/ Dying to Survive: Hope Recordings, December 1, 2001

Tell You: Hope Recordings, April 1, 2001

Shine: System Recordings, 2004

Owner of a Lonely Heart: May 1, 2005

Automatic Weapon/ Does She Know Yet: Little Mountain Recordings, June 1, 2005

Mixmag Live: DMC, June 1, 2005 I Know You’re Gone (feat. Jessica Jacobs): Shine Music, November 1, 2005

Crank: Yoshioshi, September 1, 2006

Space Disco/ Cosmic Funk: Re*Brand Records, October 1, 2006

Smack: Re*Brand Records, February 1, 2007

Bal en Blanc 13: bal en blanc, April 1, 2007

Carbine/ Turkish Delight: Re* Brand Records/Armada Music, May 21, 2008

Re*Brand – The Story So Far: Re*Brand Records, May 26, 2008

Max Graham Presents Cycles: Armada Music, July 14, 2008

Max Graham – Frozen/ Power of One: Re*Brand Records, October 1, 2008

Clear View Feat Jessica (Jacobs) - Tell me (as a writer and remixer)

References

General information on this artist and his music has been gathered from:

http://www.myspace.com/djmaxgraham

http://www.beatfactor.net/djs/max_graham

http://www.facebook.com/discography/?id=6779214074

http://www.discogs.com/artists/Max+Graham

http://www.thedjlist.com//djs/MAX_GRAHAM

http://www.imd.dj/djs

External links

• Owner of A Lonely Heart Video
• Re*Brand Records Official Site
• Spin Artist Agency
• Armada Music
• Shine Music
• TranceSound.net interview with Max Graham on September 2008