Max Sedgley is a British

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and

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, currently signed to the independent record label, Sunday Best (founded by Rob da Bank), and Jalapeno Records. In 2004, Sedgley released his first single, "Happy", a remix of which was later used by

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as the theme music to their coverage of the Euro 2004

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tournament, was featured in the EA Sports game '' FIFA Street'' as well as in a promotional advert for '' Super Mario Galaxy''. It has also been used on adverts for

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and Bacardi Rum. It reached #30 in the

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in July 2004.

Education

Sedgley was educated at Dulwich College, a boarding

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for boys in

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, in South London. Between the ages of 10 and 13, he studied percussion under

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. At the

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he studied composition, orchestration, percussion and piano, and graduated with a degree in classical music.

Life and career

On 17 July 2006, Sedgley released his 10-track debut album, ''From the Roots to the Shoots'', on the Sunday Best label, which contained the singles "Slowly", "The Devil Inside", (which both featured guest Z-Star on lead vocals) and "Happy". On 6 September 2010, Sedgley released his second album, ''Suddenly Everything'', on Jalapeno Records, which contained the singles "Soundboy" featuring Tor, "Something Special" and "Superstrong" featuring Tasita D'mour. He has played drums for many electronic musicians, most notably Roni Size. Sedgley tours as both a DJ and in a five-piece

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, Max Sedgley and the Shoots. The band consists of Max Sedgley (drums, percussion, keyboards), Tasita D'mour (lead vocals), Mike Buchanan (guitar, lead and backing vocals), Andy ("V") Valentine (guitar, lead and backing vocals) and Marcus Dods (bass guitar).

Discography

References

External links

SpotifyOfficial LinksSunday Best official siteLearn how to play iconic drum breaks online
with Max Sedgley Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Alumni of the University of Edinburgh British male drummers British record producers British DJs Club DJs People educated at Dulwich College Electronic dance music DJs {{music-producer-stub