Who is Max Vantage?

Who is Max Vantage?

I went back and forth about whether or not I should bother dragging my turntables, mixer, effects, laptop, headphones, and army of cables into work. Wouldn’t people be just as, if not more entertained if I simply created a solid iPod playlist of soulful hip-hop and melodic house music? I had a party to go to afterwards... I didn’t want to be burdened with all that gear. Yeah, no one‘s going to pay close attention anyway... they won’t care either way, right? Meh, probably not.

Then I found out about the disco ball. A disco ball without a DJ? Let’s think about this for a second. No, that doesn’t make any sense. Who’s going to enjoy the party the most if I do DJ anyway? Well, me! Stop making excuses. The cost of failure is very low. As Luna-C (the greatest DJ in the world) expressed: “Don’t Die Wondering”.

So I spun... live at Jive. And no, most people neither loved nor hated it. Some people asked about ScratchLIVE, many were amazed at the concept (as I still am). Some asked about the art, I showed them a bit, even let Nick try his hand at scratching. Expecting the crowd to die out after an hour, it went on for two. The practice was priceless and I had a blast. I mean, I’ve been spinning off and on for a decade now, I’ve got the technical skills down, I’m just lacking in public performance experience. And so...

Do you need a DJ? Not a wedding DJ, a real DJ. One who mixes records, drops effects, even scratches a bit? Listen to this mix and if you like it, let me know, whether or not you want me to rock your party.

I will spin for free... anywhere, anytime. You need the awesomeness and I need the experience. Let’s work something out.


This just in: I'll be spinning with Chris Coda at Beerforge III (Jive's OSCON afterparty), held at Bossanova on July 24th.