Max Tannone
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Max Tannone, formerly known as Minty Fresh Beats, is a New York music producer most notable for his production of mashup music.
, Max lived in Upstate New York
for most of his life, until he moved back to New York City in 2008. He began making beats and remixes with FL Studio
(formerly Fruity Loops) at age 16. Currently, Max uses FL Studio, Acid Pro
, and Adobe Audition
. Some of Max's musical influences include the Beastie Boys
, DJ Premier
, Beck
, and King Tubby
.
In December 2008, Max digitally released Jaydiohead
, a mash-up album combining Jay-Z
and Radiohead
. Jaydiohead was Max's first full length mash-up project. Five additional Jaydiohead tracks were released in July 2009. In September 2009, Max digitally released Doublecheck Your Head, which mixed Beastie Boys
vocals over instrumental tracks the band recorded for their 'Check Your Head' disc. Max's third mash-up project, Mos Dub
was digitally released in April 2010. Max is briefly featured in the Jaydiohead "Ignorant Swan Medley" music video.
Max has described his creative process as finding "an acapella and a song I want to sample. Next I chop up the original song into short pieces so I can re-arrange it, and from here I build the track around the vocals. Once the skeleton is completed, I began adding drums, FX, other instruments, edit the vocals, etc. Really just making it as you go."
Early life and career
Born in ManhattanManhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, Max lived in Upstate New York
Upstate New York
Upstate New York is the region of the U.S. state of New York that is located north of the core of the New York metropolitan area.-Definition:There is no clear or official boundary between Upstate New York and Downstate New York...
for most of his life, until he moved back to New York City in 2008. He began making beats and remixes with FL Studio
FL Studio
FL Studio is a digital audio workstation developed by the Belgian company Image-Line. FL Studio features a graphical user interface based on a pattern-based music sequencer...
(formerly Fruity Loops) at age 16. Currently, Max uses FL Studio, Acid Pro
ACID Pro
Sony ACID Pro is a professional digital audio workstation software program. It was originally called "ACID pH1" and published by Sonic Foundry, but is now developed and sold by Sony Creative Software....
, and Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition is a digital audio workstation from Adobe Systems featuring both a multitrack, non-destructive mix/edit environment and a destructive-approach waveform editing view.-Origins:...
. Some of Max's musical influences include the Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
, DJ Premier
DJ Premier
Christopher Edward Martin , better known by his stage name DJ Premier , is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru...
, Beck
Beck
Beck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...
, and King Tubby
King Tubby
King Tubby was a Jamaican electronics and sound engineer, known primarily for his influence on the development of dub in the 1960s and 1970s...
.
In December 2008, Max digitally released Jaydiohead
Jaydiohead
Overall, most critics viewed the album generally as positive, and David James Young of Sputnik praises that "Jaydiohead throughout the album bring out sides of both artists in a subtle yet highly effective way." Also, fans of both respective artists typically received the album well, as did fellow...
, a mash-up album combining Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
and Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
. Jaydiohead was Max's first full length mash-up project. Five additional Jaydiohead tracks were released in July 2009. In September 2009, Max digitally released Doublecheck Your Head, which mixed Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys are an American hip hop trio from New York City. The group consists of Mike D who plays the drums, MCA who plays the bass, and Ad-Rock who plays the guitar....
vocals over instrumental tracks the band recorded for their 'Check Your Head' disc. Max's third mash-up project, Mos Dub
Mos Dub
Mos Dub is a mashup album of Mos Def and various classic reggae samples that was mixed and produced by New York producer Max Tannone. The album was officially released to download on April 6th, 2010.-Style:...
was digitally released in April 2010. Max is briefly featured in the Jaydiohead "Ignorant Swan Medley" music video.
Max has described his creative process as finding "an acapella and a song I want to sample. Next I chop up the original song into short pieces so I can re-arrange it, and from here I build the track around the vocals. Once the skeleton is completed, I began adding drums, FX, other instruments, edit the vocals, etc. Really just making it as you go."
Discography
- JaydioheadJaydioheadOverall, most critics viewed the album generally as positive, and David James Young of Sputnik praises that "Jaydiohead throughout the album bring out sides of both artists in a subtle yet highly effective way." Also, fans of both respective artists typically received the album well, as did fellow...
(2009)- Jaydiohead: The EncoreJaydioheadOverall, most critics viewed the album generally as positive, and David James Young of Sputnik praises that "Jaydiohead throughout the album bring out sides of both artists in a subtle yet highly effective way." Also, fans of both respective artists typically received the album well, as did fellow...
(2009)
- Jaydiohead: The Encore
- Doublecheck Your HeadDoublecheck Your Head-External links:*Official website of ...
(2009) - Mos DubMos DubMos Dub is a mashup album of Mos Def and various classic reggae samples that was mixed and produced by New York producer Max Tannone. The album was officially released to download on April 6th, 2010.-Style:...
(2010) - Dub KweliDub Kweli-External links:* Official website of...
(2010) - Selene (2011)
- Ghostfunk (2011)
External links
- Official site of Max Tannone
- Jaydiohead Website
- Doublecheck Your Head Website
- Mos Dub Website
- Max Tannone at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....