Max grew up in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until he was 17 years old. At that point,

right before he was a senior in High School, he moved to Huntington Beach where he was able

to graduate from Huntington Beach High School.

Max moved onto Orange Coast College where he pursued an associates degree in Music,

studying privately there for studio guitar as well as piano, with a focus in music theory. He also

had the opportunity to collaborate with the film department at OCC, working on four short films,

with credits being featured at the OCC Film Festival and Newport Beach Film Festival.

In the Fall of 2023, Max transferred to CSU Long Beach where he is studying Music

Composition with upcoming works being performed with the association of the Composers

Guild at CSU Long Beach.