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Known by his friends as Maxmillion Rico Blanco, Max White was born 12.5.1971 in Hitchen, England. His family emigrated to Perth in ’72, Grandfather Tibor Ostara was conducting the W.A. Symphony at night and sat the 9 month old child there every day for 2 years, playing gypsy swing violin, drums and trumpet. When asked Max always cites these events for his gospel sense of melody, often Jazz edged but only in the one chord sense.
Drums and Piano at age 7 and a pre pubescent stint in the Perth Youth Jazz Choir reinforced his young musical soul and at age 13 Max started his relationship with guitar.
Studying and playing in the Perth music scene, Max’s musical career culminated with a small studio signing for an EP in 1998 to Survival Studios with Fremantle band Fletch and ex Real Lifer guitarist, Pat Occonner.
Pat's great stories and Max’s first 4 years in Melbourne led Max back to Victoria in 2000 where he was successful in finding a solo deal allowing him to grow as a lifestyle musician.
Ultimately signing to Marlin during the years of 2000 and 2001, Max continued to work his craft and develop his musical alliances, one of the most relevant being the strong bond with Producer/Engineer Chris Dickie.
Armed with his little black book, Chris felt blending the musical talents of soul and blues legends Bruce Haymes on keys (Paul Kelly, Vikka and Linda Bull) and Chris Wilson – world renowned harmonica player, would be the blues and soul elements that would fuse with Max’s solid one chord jazz grooves and gospel vocals. The back line was distinctly blues and soul consisting of Chris Tabone (former career drummer for the Badloves) with his solid backbeat blues/rock feel, and Joe Imbroll with his four to the bar retro-bass feel filling out the groove on his ’64 Fender.
Mixed by Chris Dickie, and then mastered under his watchful eye in Sydney at 301, Who Warms The Sun, Max White’s debut album comes across as an old school record played and made, heartfelt and reflective of music, life and all things groovy and contrived. Questions asked like “Who warms the sun?” and statements put forward such as Feel the bass show humour and endeavor as the artist blends his musical thoughts and feelings together in order to answer his own musical questions
Known by his friends as Maxmillion Rico Blanco, Max White was born 12.5.1971 in Hitchen, England. His family emigrated to Perth in ’72, Grandfather Tibor Ostara was conducting the W.A. Symphony at night and sat the 9 month old child there every day for 2 years, playing gypsy swing violin, drums and trumpet. When asked Max always cites these events for his gospel sense of melody, often Jazz edged but only in the one chord sense.
Drums and Piano at age 7 and a pre pubescent stint in the Perth Youth Jazz Choir reinforced his young musical soul and at age 13 Max started his relationship with guitar.
Studying and playing in the Perth music scene, Max’s musical career culminated with a small studio signing for an EP in 1998 to Survival Studios with Fremantle band Fletch and ex Real Lifer guitarist, Pat Occonner.
Pat's great stories and Max’s first 4 years in Melbourne led Max back to Victoria in 2000 where he was successful in finding a solo deal allowing him to grow as a lifestyle musician.
Ultimately signing to Marlin during the years of 2000 and 2001, Max continued to work his craft and develop his musical alliances, one of the most relevant being the strong bond with Producer/Engineer Chris Dickie.
Armed with his little black book, Chris felt blending the musical talents of soul and blues legends Bruce Haymes on keys (Paul Kelly, Vikka and Linda Bull) and Chris Wilson – world renowned harmonica player, would be the blues and soul elements that would fuse with Max’s solid one chord jazz grooves and gospel vocals. The back line was distinctly blues and soul consisting of Chris Tabone (former career drummer for the Badloves) with his solid backbeat blues/rock feel, and Joe Imbroll with his four to the bar retro-bass feel filling out the groove on his ’64 Fender.
Mixed by Chris Dickie, and then mastered under his watchful eye in Sydney at 301, Who Warms The Sun, Max White’s debut album comes across as an old school record played and made, heartfelt and reflective of music, life and all things groovy and contrived. Questions asked like “Who warms the sun?” and statements put forward such as Feel the bass show humour and endeavor as the artist blends his musical thoughts and feelings together in order to answer his own musical questions