Max Schneider

Maxwell George Schneider (born June 21, 1992), better known by the mononym MAX, is an American singer-songwriter and actor, signed to Arista and Sony RED. In 2018, MAX's single "Lights Down Low" went double platinum in the US,[2] Platinum in Canada,[3] and Gold in Australia.[4] 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 [2] and Canada,[3] followed up by performances on '"Jimmy Kimmel Live!,[5] TODAY, and LIVE with Kelly and Ryan.

Not to be confused with Max Schneider (music historian).

Max Schneider
MAX at the iHeartRadio Music Awards 2019
Background information
Birth nameMaxwell George Schneider
Born (1992-06-21) June 21, 1992
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
  • dancer
  • model
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Ukulele
  • Piano
  • Keyboards
Years active2008–present
Labels
Associated actsParty Pupils, Kurt Hugo Schneider, AJR,[1] Suga
Websitemaxmusicofficial.com

Personal life

Schneider was raised in Woodstock, New York. He began performing at age three and got his first agent at the age of 14.[6] He was raised Jewish. His father is from a Jewish family and his mother converted to Judaism.[7][8]

Career

Schneider was a swing understudy in the Broadway musical 13 covering 4 roles in 2008 and 2009, and modeled with Madonna for an international Dolce & Gabbana campaign.[9] He was the 2010 YoungArts Theater Winner.[10]

In 2012, Schneider co-wrote the song "Show You How to Do" with Ben Charles for the Disney hit show Shake It Up. He portrayed Zander in the Nickelodeon TV series How to Rock. He also sold a song to the show called "Last 1 Standing", co-written by Matt Wong and Claire Demorest, which is featured in 2 episodes of the series.[11] Schneider also starred in the Nickelodeon original film Rags as Charlie Prince, the lead role in the film. In late 2012, Schneider placed another song with Cody Simpson for his album Paradise entitled "Standing in China". He released his debut extended play titled First Encounters in 2010. In 2012 he toured with Victoria Justice on the Make It In America Tour.[12]

In 2015, Schneider released an album titled NWL, which was originally planned to be an EP titled The Nothing Without Love EP; the album was funded by donations through Kickstarter. The first single off of the album, titled "Nothing Without Love", was released on May 21, 2013, along with a music video for the song.[13] "Mug Shot" is his first single to be released under the name MAX. He has since gone by MAX musically because he "[wants the name] to be more of a vehicle for the music" In October 2014, Schneider was featured in two tracks from Hoodie Allen's debut album People Keep Talking.[14]

On February 19, 2015, it was announced that Schneider signed with and will be releasing new music under DCD2 Records. In April 2015, it was announced that Schneider is lead singer of a new soul group called Witchita, formed with Tim Armstrong. The band's first single, "Mrs Magoo", was released via Hellcat Records on April 21, 2015.

Throughout June 2015, Schneider toured with Fall Out Boy, Wiz Khalifa, and Hoodie Allen on the Boys of Zummer Tour.[15] In June 2016, MAX was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and was featured on NBC's Today show hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb and broadcast nationally where he performed his single "Gibberish".

In 2016, MAX released the album Hell's Kitchen Angel featuring single "Lights Down Low" which earned double platinum certifications in the United States and Canada,[16] and a "Young Pop-God" by GQ.[17] Schneider released a collaboration with Noah Cyrus titled "Team" in 2018.[18]

During the summer of 2019, MAX's new single, "Love Me Less" feat. Quinn XCII, reached the top 20 at Top 40 Radio.[19] MAX was named an iHeart 2019 'Best New Pop Artist' nominee,[20] and labeled by Billboard as a number one Emerging Artist.[21] Since then, Love Me Less has been certified Gold in the US and Canada.[2][3] In 2020, MAX released a new single with Hayley Kiyoko titled "Missed Calls",[22] and was featured on the mixtape D-2 by Korean artist Agust D, the solo moniker of Suga from the South Korean group BTS.[23] Suga later featured in MAX's song "Blueberry Eyes".[23] MAX's album, Colour Vision, was released on September 18, 2020.[24]

Discography
Main article: MAX discography

Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Notes
2013 The Last Keepers Lance
2015 Love and Mercy Van Dyke Parks
Television
2009 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Justin McTeague "guest star" (season 10: episode 15)
2010 One Life to Live Main Dancer 2 episodes
2011 Worldwide Day of Play Himself TV special
TeenNick HALO Awards Himself Award show
2012 How to Rock Zander Robbins Main cast (25 episodes)
Rags Charlie Prince TV movie; Lead role
Figure It Out Himself Game show; Panelist (7 episodes)
Beauty & the Beast Jake Riley (Teen Pop Star) "Trapped" (season 1: episode 8)
2014 Crisis Ian Main cast
2018 Ridiculousness Himself Guest (season 11 : episode 5)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee/work Result Ref
2015 Streamy Awards Breakout Artist Himself Nominated [25]
Original Song "Gibberish" Nominated
2016 Radio Disney Music Awards Best Song To Lip Sync To Nominated [26]
2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards Best New Pop Artist Himself Nominated [27]
2020 Asia Artist Awards Best Pop Artist Won [28]

References
  1. Katz, Jessie (January 13, 2016). "MAX Explains Transformation From Nickelodeon Star to Pharrell's Latest Collaborator". Billboard.
  2. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA.
  3. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada.
  4. "SinglesAccreds2018". www.aria.com.au.
  5. "MAX & Quinn XCII Perform 'Love Me Less' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!': Watch". Billboard. August 7, 2019.
  6. "Max Schneider View Bio". maxschneider.com. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  7. "A JEWISH TELEGRAPH NEWSPAPER". www.jewishtelegraph.com.
  8. Staff, Rebecca Ferman, Jewish Light. "Q&A with musician and actor MAX/Max Schneider". St. Louis Jewish Light.
  9. "Meet the 17-Year-Old Boy Who Escorted Madonna's Cleavage Around Harlem for Dolce & Gabbana". nymag.com. NY MAG. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  10. "2010 YoungArts Theater Winners" (PDF). National Young Arts Foundation.
  11. "Bio". MaxSchneider.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  12. "Victoria Justice Announces 'Make It In America' Solo Tour". J-14.com. J-14. June 18, 2012. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  13. iPlus. "Max Schneider – Nothing Without Love – Single (2013) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]". iPlusBuzz.com. iPlus Buzz. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  14. Laurence, Emily. "Hoodie Allen brings the party with 'People Keep Talking'". Metro US. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  15. "2015 Artist to Watch: MAX / Raury / Jacob Whitesides". HighlineBallroom.com. Highline Ballroom. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  16. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. January 11, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  17. Gustashaw, Megan. "Brad Pitt Is Growing Out His Hair—and So Should You". GQ.
  18. Hyer, Joe. "EXCLUSIVE: MAX Talks About His Upcoming Collaboration with Noah Cyrus on "Team"". Radio.com. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  19. "Songs By Jonas Brothers, Ed Sheeran & Khalid, Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha, MAX & Quinn XCII Make Pop Radio's Top 20". Headline Planet. July 28, 2019.
  20. "2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Best New Pop Artist Nominees | iHeartRadio". Iheart.com. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  21. "Max Hits No. 1 on Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard. February 7, 2018.
  22. "Max's Live At Home Concert: Recap". Billboard. May 1, 2020.
  23. Kaufman, Gil (July 24, 2020). "The Track List For Max's New Album Confirms the Collab With BTS's Suga We've All Been Wishing For". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  24. Wass, Mike (February 25, 2020). "New Single & Album! MAX Announces "Where Am I At" From 'Colour Vision'". Idolator. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  25. "Streamy Awards 2015: Winners List". Variety. September 17, 2015. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  26. Greenwald, Morgan (March 4, 2016). "Taylor Swift & Justin Bieber Lead Radio Disney Music Awards Nominations". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  27. Seemayer, Zach (March 14, 2019). "2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards: The Complete Winners List". ET Online. Archived from the original on March 15, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  28. Park, Yoon-jin (November 28, 2020). 맥스, 앤 마리와 베스트 팝 아티스트상 수상 "내 삶 바꿔준 슈가 감사해" [2020 AAA] [[2020 AAA] Max and Anne Marie honored for Best Pop Artist Award "Suga, Thank You for Changing My Life"]. My Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
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