Max Naseck is a Los Angeles based musician. With his thoughtfulness and attention to detail, he provides top-quality work through his keyboard playing, sound programming, production, and music direction. He performs a wide variety of music on a regular basis and has played and toured worldwide with acts such as David Archuleta, NIKI, Laufey, Maddie Poppe, Harry Mack, Raquel Rodriguez, Carter Reeves, Bob Mintzer, Dick Oatts, and Mestizo Beat. Max has also performed at major festivals including Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, the Newport Jazz Festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival, and many more.
Raised in Dallas, Texas, Max went on to attend the University of Southern California where he graduated magna cum laude and earned degrees in Jazz Studies (B.M.) from the Thornton School of Music and Digital Media Arts + Practice (B.A.) from the School of Cinematic Arts. While in school he studied with many notable musicians and instructors including Patrice Rushen, Alan Pasqua, Vince Mendoza, Peter Erskine and Russ Ferrante. His combo, the USC Composers Collective (led by Vince Mendoza), won first place at the 2017 Next Generation Jazz Festival and performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival. In 2016, he was the youngest participant in the jazz category of the 13th UNISA International Piano Competition in Pretoria, South Africa.
As a programmer and producer, Max has advanced knowledge of synthesizers, Hammond organ, and many programs such as MainStage, Ableton, Logic Pro X, and Finale. Max is also an experienced composer and arranger, and producer. He has had arrangements performed by the USC Concert Jazz Orchestra, and he has composed and recorded music for film. He has also released three EPs and a full-length album under the name MAXN.
Max is currently an official artist of Nord Keyboards. He also uses Korg, Moog, and Ultimate Ears products.