Max Tannone, formerly known as Minty Fresh Beats,Tonic, Lucy (2009). THE INTERVIEW: DJ/Producer Max Tannone. Short and Sweet NYC. Retrieved 2010-08-27 is a New York music producer most notable for his production of mashup music.Miyamoto, Justin (2010). Jaydiohead: Our interview with the head behind the head, Max Tannone. Proxart Magazine. Retrieved 2010-08-17
Early life and career Born in Manhattan, Tannone lived in Upstate New York for most of his life, until he moved back to New York City in 2008. He began making beats and remixes with FL Studio (formerly Fruity Loops) at age 16.Montgomery, James (2009). Jaydiohead DJ Says He'd Love Feedback From Jay-Z Or Radiohead. MTV. Retrieved 2010-08-27 Currently, he uses FL Studio, Acid Pro, and Adobe Audition.Beastie Mania (2009). Interview with Taco Zip, Max Tannone and DJAK47." Beastie Mania Retrieved 2010-08-27 Some of Tannone's musical influences include the Beastie Boys, DJ Premier, Beck, and King Tubby. Later on, he listed artists such as A Tribe Called Quest, Black Star and the Roots as the groups that most influenced him.Paul, J. (2010). The beards interview with producer Max Tannone. Beards I Want To Touch. Retrieved 2010-08-27Aviator (2011). Interview with Max Tannone pt. 2. How my connection to Hip-Hop begun. Retrieved 2012-11-18
In December 2008, Tannone digitally released Jaydiohead, a mash-up album combining Jay-Z and Radiohead.Montgomery, James (2009). Jay-Z And Radiohead Collide On Jaydiohead Mash-Up Album." MTV. Retrieved 2010-08-27 Jaydiohead was Tannone's first full-length mash-up project.Cochran, Todd (2009). The Perfect Mix. The Dumbing of America. Retrieved 2010-08-27 Five additional Jaydiohead tracks were released in July 2009, on Jaydiohead: The Encore.Boni, Andrew (2009). Jaydiohead is Back with The Encore. Jetcomx. Retrieved 2010-08-27 In September 2009, Tannone digitally released Doublecheck Your Head, which mixed Beastie Boys vocals over instrumental tracks the band recorded for their Check Your Head disc. Tannone's third mash-up project, Mos Dub was digitally released in April 2010. Tannone is briefly featured in the Jaydiohead "Ignorant Swan Medley" music video.Vimeo Staff Pick (2010). Vimeo Staff Picks. Vimeo. Retrieved 2010-08-27
Tannone has described his creative process as finding "an acapella and a song I want to sample. Next I chop up the original song into short pieces so I can re-arrange it, and from here I build the track around the vocals. Once the skeleton is completed, I began adding drums, FX, other instruments, edit the vocals, etc. Really just making it as you go."Marco On The Bass (2010). Interview with Max Tannone: Remixing Mos Def with Reggae Classics to Create the Reggae Album of the Year.Marco on the Bass. Retrieved 2010-08-27
Discography Jaydiohead (2009) Jaydiohead: The Encore (2009) Doublecheck Your Head (2009) Mos Dub (2010) Dub Kweli (2010) Selene (2011) Ghostfunk (2011) Mic Check 1234! (2012) Champagne Jerry − For Real, You Guys (2013) Champagne Jerry − The Champagne Room (2016) Champagne Jerry − I've Grown (2018) Trading WAV Sound System (2020) NNNNYYYY (2021)
References
External links Official site of Max Tannone