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Max Peterson (Mad Maxx) – 10 Essential Tracks

Max Peterson (Mad Maxx) – 10 Essential Tracks

Max Peterson has been performing and producing his unique signature sound under various project names since 1998. Max was born in San Diego, California in 1979, and spent most of his teenage years in France.

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In 2000, Max formed the trance project Biodegradable with Samy Guediche of CPU, and Nicolas Oesch of Mekkanikka. In 2001, they released their album Phaser which received great feedback at the time in the psychedelic scene.

Mad Maxx has been delivering his live set to a wide audience in the world on, and has collaborated with numerous artists during his career, further establishing his influence in the Psytrance scene.

In 2001, Max joined up with Davina Elmosnino and formed the trance project Sirius Isness. Sirius Isness went on to release more than 150 tracks on prestigious trance labels. Sirius releases 3 full length albums “Resolution of Duality, Breaking the Matrix, Trancefusion” and 1 compilation.

Max, then started in his solo project in 2007, Mad Maxx, the result of years of hard work, perfecting a unique sound, embodying all the travels, experiences and parties of the past 20 years. The music is a mix of trance, ethnic and deep sounds, with a strong kick and ominous bass line, an electro touch, emotional chants, and at times nostalgic atmospheres, with a BPM ranging from 138 to 145 in general.

Max started making music together with Olli Wisdom (RIP) in 2005, immediately binding together perfectly and in 2015, they released their first full album under the Mad Tribe project. This unique blend of styles proved to be very successful across the scene.

Mad Maxx has been delivering his live set to a wide audience in the world on, and has collaborated with numerous artists during his career, further establishing his influence in the Psytrance scene.

Trancentral selected 10 essential Max Peterson tracks for you to enjoy !