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Maxwell George "MAX" Schneider (born June 21, 1992), known professionally in music as MAX, stylized as MΛX, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer and model. He is signed to Sony RED and Arista Records.

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. He was raised Jewish. His father is from a Jewish family and his mother converted to Judaism. On November 4, 2016, he announced on Instagram that he had married Emily Cannon in April.

Career

Schneider was a swing understudy in the Broadway musical 13 covering 4 roles in 2008 and 2009, and was the 2010 YoungArts Theater Winner. 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. 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.

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, 2015, along with a music video for the song. "Mug Shot" is his first single to be released under the name MAX. He has since gone by MAX musically because he " 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.

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. 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 live his single "Gibberish". Schneider will release a collaboration with Noah Cyrus titled "Team" in 2018.

As a 2019 IHeartRadio Music Awards ‘Best New Pop Artist’ nominee, MAX has been labeled by Billboard as a top pop-star to watch. Born in New York City, the multi hyphenate artist, actor and dancer has toured the world multiple times over, been featured in a Dolce & Gabbana campaign with Madonna, and starred in critically acclaimed films and television shows. With the breakout success of his 2016 full-length album, Hell's Kitchen Angel, MAX yielded an inescapable smash in the form of his hit-single Lights Down Low. The song generated half a billion streams globally, earned double platinum certifications in the US and Canada, gold in Holland and Australia, the song soared to #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, #7 at Top 40 radio, #1 on Shazam, and #1 on the Billboard Adult Pop Radio airplay chart.

As the track took off, MAX delivered seismic renditions of the song on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Live with Kelly and Ryan, Good Morning America, and TRL. “What people loved about ‘Lights Down Low’ was the story, I’d never been more honest. It just clicked. I only scratched the surface on Hell’s Kitchen Angel, though,” he goes on to add, "I’m taking even more risks on my next album, House of Divine. I want to be as authentic as possible whether it is about losing people in my life or just who I am as a person. The new music continues to dive deeper into spreading a message of being true to who you are, wearing what you want to wear, loving who you want to love, and being accepting.” With his sophomore album on the way and a world tour in the works, 2019 is shaping up to be a huge year for MAX.

Awards and nominations

Discography

• Hell's Kitchen Angel (2016)
• House of Divine (2019)

Filmography

References

1. Schneider, Max. ""The Supahkewl Song" (#SingYourTweets) – Max Schneider". YouTube.com/channel/UCdqol288ipgoYg_ddkxmbpA. MaxSchneiderExtra. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
2. Schneider, Max. "MAX on Twitter: "@meganmusic99 wanted my music to be separated from my full name. It's still me & my name but wanted it to be more of a vehicle for the music "". Retrieved December 30, 2014.
3. "Max Schneider View Bio". maxschneider.com. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
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5. http://www.stljewishlight.com/features/article_94bc9ad4-2a8d-11e5-a343-539b04018a8f.html
6. "How to Rock Cast at the 2011 Halo Awards". YouTube. December 7, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
7. "MAX on Twitter: "How was everyone's Christmas? Of if you're Jewish (I'm half) how was the Chinese food?"". Twitter.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
8. "MAX - Lights Down Low (Wedding Video)". November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
9. "2010 YoungArts Theater Winners" (PDF). National Young Arts Foundation.
10. "Bio". MaxSchneider.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
11. "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.
12. Schneider, Max. "Max Schneider - It's Possible (Kickstarter Song)". YouTube.com/MaxSchneider1. Max Schneider. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
13. iPlus. "Max Schneider – Nothing Without Love – Single (2013) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]". iPlusBuzz.com. iPlus Buzz. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
14. Schneider, Max. "MAX on Twitter: "@meganmusic99 wanted my name to be..."". twitter.com/MaxGSchneider. Max Schneider. Retrieved December 30, 2014. wanted it to be more of a vehicle for the music
15. Laurence, Emily. "Hoodie Allen brings the party with 'People Keep Talking'". Metro US. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
16. "2015 Artist to Watch: MAX / Raury / Jacob Whitesides". HighlineBallroom.com. Highline Ballroom. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
17. Hyer, Joe. "EXCLUSIVE: MAX Talks About His Upcoming Collaboration with Noah Cyrus on "Team"". Radio.com. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
18. http://www.streamys.org/nominees-winners/5th-annual-nominees-winners/

External links

• Max Schneider Website
• Max Schneider at IMDb

• 1992 births
• Living people
• 21st-century American male actors
• Male actors from New York City
• American male child actors
• American child models
• American male film actors
• American child singers
• Male models from New York (state)
• American male singer-songwriters
• American singer-songwriters
• American male dancers
• American male stage actors
• American male television actors
• Jewish American male actors
• Jewish male models
• People from Manhattan
• VJs (media personalities)
• American tenors
• People from Woodstock, New York
• Jewish singers
• Songwriters from New York (state)
• 21st-century American singers
• 21st-century male singers