Kevin Max Smith (born August 17, 1967) is an American

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, and

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. He is best known for being a member of the

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group dc Talk. As a solo artist following the band going on hiatus, he has recorded 12 full-length studio albums, including a Christmas album. From 2012 until 2014, he was the lead singer of the band

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Early life

Adopted as a baby to Max and Elaine Smith, Kevin Smith was raised in

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. Kevin went to high school at Grand Rapids Baptist (now Northpointe Christian). He went to college at

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in Lynchburg Virginia. Kevin Max Smith legally changed his name to "Kevin Max" in 1997 as a tribute to his adoptive father, Max Smith.

Career

dc Talk years (1989–2000)

While at Liberty University, he met fellow dc Talk bandmates

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("tobyMac") and

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. They formed DC Talk in 1988 and went on to achieve great success in both

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and mainstream music, winning numerous Dove Awards and Grammys. The band went on to win four

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s and 16

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. The band went on hiatus in 2000 as each member pursued their own solo careers.

Going solo (2001–2012)

Max's first solo album, ''

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'', released on August 28, 2001, was praised by

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for " ombiningpop, rock, and world music to create a versatile and intriguing project.". Artists

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and

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and drummer

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contributed to the album along with Max's collaborator Erick Cole. It became a turning point in Max's career, as the project was a foreshadowing of Max's own brand of alternative music. While ''Stereotype Be'' has developed a considerable cult following, it was not well received in the Christian music market. Soon after its release, Max was dropped from his Christian label,

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. Undeterred, Max began to slowly build his solo career through live shows and word-of-mouth. He released independent albums via his website, including '' Between the Fence & the Universe'' and a spoken-word collaboration with Adrian Belew, '' Raven Songs 101'', both in 2004. In fall of 2004, Max's

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strategy finally began to pay off. He played the title role in the Visalia Theatre Company / Hutson-Cavale Productions revival of the classic

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and

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musical ''

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''. Later that year, he signed a new deal with

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and released a second full-length album, '' The Imposter'' on October 11, 2005. He released a

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album, ''Holy Night'', in time for the 2005 Christmas season. In April 2007, Infinity Music announced that Max had been signed to their label for his next project. ''

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'' was released on December 26, 2007. According to Max, "The Blood is not a classic hymns cover project or a white/homogenized version of black gospel or soul music. It's a sensitive and stylized adaption of the music that was at the root of rock and roll, blues and popular culture." Max has attempted to create a name for himself apart from DC Talk. While he does not shy away from vocally defending his faith, he has expressed a desire to create art with a universal appeal. He insists, "My music is for a

and a

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to pick up and still enjoy, as well as for an

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. But it is there to prod and ask questions: What is my worldview? What do I believe in, and why do I believe it?" In February 2008, Max starred in the independent film '' The Imposter''. In the film, Kevin plays a character named "Johnny C", a singer who becomes addicted to

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and loses his family and job as a Christian music star. The movie also features Tom Wright and

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. In 2009, Max released Crashing Gates through dPulse records. It was critically praised as returning to his experimental side in the rock and pop genres. In February 2011, Max formed a supergroup with

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singer

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and longtime collaborator David Larring. The band was tentatively named "Bad Omens". The three were writing songs when Vincent decided to drop out to pursue theater interests, leaving the new band in a state of pause. A song, "Control", can be heard on Max's SoundCloud. On February 27, 2012, Max released ''Fiefdom of Angels-Side One'', the first of two albums to coincide with the forthcoming novel series of the same name. The overall project were chosen covers of well known 80's rock songs, with one Kevin Max original and a

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cover set to lush orchestration. Ology Magazine describes the work as "a new wave mix-tape played at full volume through the Sistine Chapel".

Audio Adrenaline years (2012–2014)

In August 2012, Max became the new lead vocalist in a reunited

. He continued with the band until June 2014, when the band opted to take a different creative direction. Max has also contributed vocally to other artists projects including

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, Jonathan Thulin, Marc Martel, Michael McDonald, 3kStatic, and many others.

Return to solo career (2014–present)

In late 2014, Max released two singles, "Infinite" and "Light Me Up". On March 10, 2015 the album '' Broken Temples'' was released. In 2015, Max released another studio album of covers of pop standards ''Starry Eyes Surprise''. Max released ''Playing Games With the Shadow'' in 2016, ''Serve Somebody'' in 2017, and both ''AWOL'' and ''Romeo Drive'' in 2018. In 2020, Max released spoken word album ''Radio Teknika'' with electronic pioneers 3Kstatic and in the same summer released ''Revisiting This Planet'' a tribute to legendary rock artist

. Later that year, Max announced a new indie rock band called Sad Astronauts. In 2022, Max released the album ''FANTASY'' with co-production by Old Bear Records, Chris Hoisington. Singles ''Pure Imagination'' and David Bowie's ''As The World Falls Down'' were also released. A Kickstarter campaign was successful in supporting the new album ''Winter Woods'' to be released before December 25, 2022. In a statement made on his Facebook page, Max announced that he would be creating an album with Father John Misty Bassist, Eli Thomson in the spring of 2023. Elijah Thomson was also featured on Max's album The Imposter.

Personal life

In 1997, Max married Alayna Bennett. They divorced in 2003. In April 2005, he married Amanda Lynn MacDonald, but stated in an interview that earlier the two had "a secret

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and marriage vows were spoken and we had binding agreement together in front of a spiritual leader, but we decided to go with the public ceremony a little bit later." They have four children. In August 2010, Max and family moved back to

. In 2016, Kevin Max bought a farm an hour southwest of Nashville in Centerville, Tennessee, and called it "Blind Thief Farm and Studio". In 2018, the Max family moved to the Westhaven community in Franklin, Tennessee. The Max family frequently tours the states in a Winnebago/Mercedes RV titled ''Bilbo Waggons''. Max became vocal on social media about his politics and spiritual deconstruction in 2019 and 2020 during the pandemic. On the song "Shock Ra" from his 2020 album ''Radio Teknika'', he proclaims himself a "''gothic, hippie, inclusive, Jesus freak wanting peace"'', alongside other political commentary on the album''.'' Politically, Max has identified as an

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and expressed support for a number of

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causes. By 2021, he specifically identified as an " exvangelical", though he rejected claims that he was no longer a Christian and said that he followed "the Universal Christ".

Discography

With dc Talk

* (1989) '' DC Talk'' (

) * (1990) ''

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'' (ForeFront Records) * (1992) '' Free at Last'' (ForeFront Records) * (1995) '' Jesus Freak'' (ForeFront Records) * (1997) '' Live in Concert: Welcome to the Freak Show'' (ForeFront Records) * (1998) ''

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'' (ForeFront Records) * (2000) '' Intermission: the Greatest Hits'' (ForeFront Records) * (2001) '' Solo (EP)'' (ForeFront Records) * (2002) '' Free at Last: The Movie'' (ForeFront Records)

Solo

Studio albums Compilation albums * Frozen in Time Since Two Thousand and Nine (2023)

Other notable projects

* (1994) ''At the Foot of Heaven: a Mini Audio Book'' (spoken word, Starsong) * (2010) ''Traveler (Mora Brothers Remixes)'' (dPulse Recordings) * (2010) ''Unholy Triad'' (dPulse Recordings) * (2010) ''Unholy Triad Remix'' (dPulse Recordings) * (2015) ''Same Wavelength'' (Kevin Max & Service Unicorn) (Blind Thief Recordings)

With Audio Adrenaline

* (2013) '' Kings & Queens'' (

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)

Collaborations

* (1995) ''In the Bleak Mid-Winter'' from ''Noel'', (as Kevin Smith), produced by Steve Hindalong & Derri Dougherty * (1996) ''Lonely Moon'' (from '' Strong Hand of Love: A Tribute to

'') * (1996) ''Louie's Solo''

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cover with Passafist, from '' Never Say Dinosaur'') * (1997) '' The Canticle of the Plains'', (musical written by

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) * (1998) ''Save Me'' (from '' Awesome God: A Tribute to Rich Mullins'') * (1998) ''

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cover, from

' '' Ten: The Birthday Album'') * (1999) ''There's Something About That Name'' (with Sonicflood, from '' Listen Louder'') * (2002) ''Just an Illusion'' (from ''Songs For a Purpose Driven Life'',

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) * (2003, 2009) '' Raven Songs 101'' (collaboration with

, Blind Thief Publishing) * (2006) '' Help Me Rhonda'' (from '' Making God Smile: An Artists' Tribute to the Songs of Beach Boy Brian Wilson'') * (2006) ''The Day Is Dawning'' (with

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), from '' The Prayer Of Jabez...A Worship Experience'' * (2007) ''Blue'' (feature appearance for Manic Drive, Whiplash Records) * (2009) ''Sugar Evolver'' (with 3kStatic, from ''Evolver'',

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) * (2010) ''Come Together Now (Music City Unites for Haiti)'' (

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, relief effort led by

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) * (2011) ''I Am Second'' (feature appearance for Newsboys on ''God's Not Dead'', Inpop) * (2011) ''A Name, A Day'' (from "of Shadows and Scars"] with Atlantic * (2013) ''Man On Fire'' (feature appearance for Newsboys on '' Restart (Newsboys album), Restart: Deluxe Edition'', Inpop) * (2013) ''The Living Years'' (feature appearance for Newsboys on ''Restart'', Inpop) * (2019) ''Love One Another'' (feature appearance for Newsboys on ''United'', Fair Trade) * (2020) ''Under Pressure'' (feature appearance with Marc Martel) * (2022) ''You Did Not Have A Home'' (from ''Bellsburg'' album release) Old Bear Records)

Guest appearances

* Marc Martel -
Under Pressure
" * Michael McDonald – "Ain't That Peculiar" *

– "My World View" * Manic Drive – "Blue" * Jimmy Abegg – "These Daughters of Mine" *

– "To Tell Them" *

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– "Atmosphere (Remix)" on 2004's ''

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'' * SONICFLOOd – "Something About That Name" * Raze – "Forgive Me" *

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– "

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", " I Am Second", "Man on Fire", " The Living Years", and "Love One Another" *

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- "This Time" on 2014's ''

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'' *

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– "Love Feels Like" on 2015's '' This Is Not a Test'' * Philippa Hanna – "Embers" on 2016's ''Speed of Light'' *

– "

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" on 2022's ''

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Singles

Filmography

Music videos * (2001) ''Existence'' (

) * (2003) ''Seek (Live)'' (

) * (2010) ''Carry On My Wayward Son (with Kerry Livgren of Kansas)'' (Unknown) * (2015) ''Moon Over Bourbon Street'' ( Blind Thief Recordings) * (2016) ''Girl With the Tiger Eyes'' ( Blind Thief Recordings) * (2018) ''Moonracer'' ( Blind Thief Recordings) Film * (2010) '' The Imposter'' * (2014) ''As Dreamers Do''

Books

* (1994) ''At the Foot of Heaven'' (poetry/artwork, Starsong) * (2001) ''Unfinished Work'' (autobiography, T. Nelson) * (2002) ''Slip of the Ink'' * (2003) ''The Detritus of Dorian Gray'' (poetry, Blind Thief Publishing) * (2004) ''Divine Erotica'' * (2005) ''PO/ET/RY'' (poetry, Blind Thief Publishing) * (2014) ''Fiefdom of Angels''

References

External links

*
NewReleaseTuesday.com Between The Fence And the Universe Interview

NewReleaseTuesday.com Exclusive The Blood Interview with Kevin Max

Interview with Kevin Max About ''The Blood'' with ''Wrecked for the Ordinary''
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