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Maxwell George Schneider (born June 21, 1992), also known by his mononym MAX, is an American singer- songwriter, actor and model, signed to Arista and Sony RED. In 2018, MAX's single " Lights Down Low" went double platinum in the US, Platinum in Canada, and Gold in Australia. This led to MAX being named an iHeart 2019 'Best New Pop Artist' nominee, and, in 2020, his single "Love Me Less" went Gold in the US and Canada.


Career

Schneider was raised in Woodstock, New York. He began performing at age three and acquired his first agent at the age of 14. Schneider was a swing understudy in the Broadway musical '' 13'' covering 4 roles in 2008 and 2009, and modeled with
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for an international Dolce & Gabbana campaign. He was the 2010
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Theater Winner, and released his debut extended play (EP) ''First Encounters'' that year. In 2012, Schneider co-wrote the song "Show You How to Do" with Ben Charles for the Disney series ''
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'' (2010). He portrayed Zander in the Nickelodeon TV series '' How to Rock'' and also co-wrote a song for the show, "Last 1 Standing" with Matt Wong and Claire Demorest, which he sold to the show—the song featured in two episodes of the series. Schneider also starred in the Nickelodeon original film '' Rags'', in the lead role as Charlie Prince. Later that year, he toured with
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on her ''Make It In America Tour'', and co-wrote the song "Standing in China" for Cody Simpson's debut studio album '' Paradise''. Schneider featured on two tracks from
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's debut album ''
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'' in October 2014. In February 2015, he released an album titled '' NWL''. Originally planned to be an EP titled ''The Nothing Without Love EP'', the album was funded by donations through
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. Its first single, "Nothing Without Love", was originally released together with an accompanying music video on May 21, 2013. The singer's 2014 single "Mug Shot", also included on the album, was his first to be released under the stagename MAX. Schneider has since gone by MAX musically because he "
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to be more of a vehicle for the music". On February 19, 2015, it was announced that MAX had signed with DCD2 Records and would be releasing new music under the label. Throughout June, he toured with
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, Wiz Khalifa, and Allen on the Boys of Zummer Tour. The album ''
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'', his first under DCD2, followed in April 2016. It featured the singles " Lights Down Low" and a "Young Pop-God" by ''GQ''—the former later earned double platinum certifications in the United States and Canada. MAX became the lead singer of a new soul group called Witchita, formed with Tim Armstrong, that same month. The group's first single, "Mrs Magoo", was released via Hellcat Records on April 21. In June, he was picked as
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's Artist of the Month and appeared on NBC's '' Today'' show, hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and
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, where he performed the single "
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". MAX released the collaboration single "Team" with
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in 2018. During the summer of 2019, MAX's new single "
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", featuring
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, reached the top 20 at Top 40 Radio. MAX was named an iHeart 2019 Best New Pop Artist nominee, and labeled by ''Billboard'' as a number one Emerging Artist. Since then, ''Love Me Less'' has been certified Gold in the US and Canada. MAX performed the single on ''
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'', '' the Today Show'', and '' Live with Kelly and Ryan''. In 2020, he released "Missed Calls" with Hayley Kiyoko, and featured on the mixtape '' D-2'' by Korean artist
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, the solo moniker of
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from the South Korean group BTS. Suga later featured in MAX's song "Blueberry Eyes". MAX's third studio album, '' Colour Vision'', was released on September 18.


Personal life

Schneider grew up in Woodstock, New York. He was raised Jewish. His father is from a Jewish family and his mother
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. Max married Emily Cannon at a courthouse on April 1, 2016, and welcomed their child, a daughter named Edie Celine, in December 2020.


Discography

*'' NWL'' (2015) *''
Hell's Kitchen Angel ''Hell's Kitchen Angel'' is the second studio album by American singer MAX, released on April 8, 2016, through DCD2 Records and Crush Music. The album contains ten tracks, including the 2015 single "Gibberish", and sleeper hit " Lights Down Low" ...
'' (2016) *'' Colour Vision'' (2020)


Filmography


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* Max Schneide
Website
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