Max Donald Mackinnon (born 31 December 1980), who performs as Esoterik or Eso, is an Australian hip hop recording artist and founding member of Bliss n Eso since 2000.
In 2018, he released his debut solo EP, My Astral Plane. It was nominated for Best Urban Release at the 2018 ARIA Music Awards.
Discography Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected chart positions Title EP details Peak chart positions AUS My Astral Plane Release date: 11 May 2018 Label: Flight Deck/Mushroom Music Publishing 42
Singles +List of singles, with selected detailsYearSongCertificationsAlbum2015"Sunny Days" 2017"Be Like You" ARIA: GoldMy Astral Plane2018"Bless Up""Wide Awake""Shapeshifter" 2021"AF1"
Awards and nominations APRA Awards The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".
! |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2009 | "Woodstock 2008" (Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley, Noam Dishon) | rowspan="2"| Best Urban Work | rowspan="2" | rowspan="2"| |- | "The Sea Is Rising" – Bliss n Eso (Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley, Noam Dishon) |- ! scope="row"| 2010 | "On Tour" – Bliss n Eso (Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley, Mark Landon) | Best Urban Work
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2011 | "Addicted" – Bliss n Eso (Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley) | rowspan="2"| Best Urban Work | rowspan="2" | rowspan="2"| |- | "Down By the River" – Bliss n Eso (Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley) |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2012 | "Reflections" – Bliss n Eso (Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley) | Best Urban Work
| "Act Your Age" – Bliss n Eso | Song of the Year
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2014 | "Act Yr Age" | rowspan="2"| Best Urban Work | | rowspan="2"| |- | "House of Dreams"(Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley and M-Phazes)
! scope="row"| 2015 | "My Life" – Bliss n Eso (Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley, Matthew Kirk, Nigel Kirk, Ebony West) | Best Urban Work
! scope="row"| 2018 | "Moments" – Bliss n Eso (Kaelyn Behr, Peter James Harding, Max Mackinnon, Nicholas Martin, Jonathan Notley, Ryan Vojtesak) | Best Urban Work
! scope="row"| 2019 | "Believe" – Bliss n Eso (Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley, PJ Harding, Cameron Ludik, Damian Smith) | Best Urban Work
! scope="row"| 2026 | "Party On the Moon" - Bliss n Eso (Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley, Keith Elam, Chris Martin) | rowspan="1"| Most Performed Australian Work | | rowspan="1"|
ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
! |- ! scope="row"| 2018 | My Astral Plane | Best Urban Release
References