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The Biggest Names in the Industry are MAXD BELIEVERS!

MICK FLEETWOOD

"I was ready to give up on the quality of today's audio, but this revolutionary technology has renewed my faith in the future of recorded music. If you're an artist, and you're serious about your craft then Max Sound is a must."

Mick Fleetwood, legendary drummer and founding member of Fleetwood Mac, has been at the top of his trade for over thirty years. In 1964 Mick Fleetwood met Peter Green and together in 1967 they formed the original blues lineup of Fleetwood Mac with Jeremy Spencer and John McVie. One year later guitarist Danny Kirwan joined the band. By 1969, Fleetwood Mac topped the British singles charts with their first million selling single, "Albatross". Subsequent singles, "Man of the World" and " Oh Well," saw Fleetwood Mac out-sell The Beatles and The Rolling Stones that year. By the time Mick Fleetwood was twenty one years old, he had already played with such great blues artists as Willie Dixon, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and John Lee Hooker.

In 1970, Peter Green left the group and Mick Fleetwood assumed the role of bandleader and manager. He recruited Christine McVie and Fleetwood Mac carried on making great music. read more

Throughout the years Fleetwood Mac went through many personnel changes, and in 1974 Fleetwood met, and added, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham to the lineup. This proved to be a magical combination. In 1975, with the release of this lineup’s first album, FLEETWOOD MAC, the band quickly became an American household name. But it was their 1977 multi-Grammy award winning release RUMOURS that today still stands as one of the biggest selling albums of all time having sold over 40 million copies worldwide. It was also under Fleetwood’s guidance that Fleetwood Mac capitalized on their success with ground breaking world tours and further innovative releases, among them TUSK, MIRAGE, and TANGO IN THE NIGHT. back

CARL STUBNER

"It's like opening the door and hearing a song for the first time ... When in fact you have known it ALL ALONG ..."

Carl Stubner is Co-CEO of Sanctuary 5B Artist Management, a Universal Music Group company, with offices in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville.

One of the industry's top strategic artist managers and business developers, Carl has orchestrated and executed countless deals for his clients across the music, film/television, and consumer brand industries.

From putting together the supergroup Velvet Revolver, booking hugely successful Fleetwood Mac tours, co-producing the hit CBS TV Show Rockstar Supernova, producing Tommy Lee Goes to College on NBC, and producing the upcoming Syfy Show Culture Shock w/ Tommy Lee, Carl's creative vision and focus on brand development have helped maintain Sanctuary as one of the top artist management companies today. Throughout his career Carl has worked with some of the biggest artists and performers in the world including Beyonce, Jane's Addiction, Nirvana, Alanis Morissette, Fleetwood Mac, Tommy Lee, ZZ Top, Billy Ray Cyrus, Seal , Billy Idol, and many others.

SUGAR RAUTBORD

“Going to a film or concert without Max Sound is like going to a silent film starring Buster Keaton and Gloria Swanson. Interesting but pre-historic. Now imagine your app or i-pod and Spiderman 7 with Max Sound. WOW!!!!!”

Sugar Rautbord is President of Sugar Rautbord Public Relations and has worked with the TRUMP Organization, Warner Bros., George Clooney, Larry King (on which she has appeared 3 times,) Miss America Pageant, BLVGARI, The State Department, has authored three New York Times Best Selling Novels, has been a contributing editor to VOGUE, Chicago Magazine, Town and Country Magazine, edited numerous Arts Books, served on the State Dept. Fine Arts Committee, is President of Gentry Arts, CEO of FOX Investments, launched Movie Co Theatres, served on the Illinois Humanities Council, and as a Producer of Spiderman, Turn off the Dark, on Broadway, worked with BONO and Edge of U-2.; TARGET, Miss Universe and served in 2 White Houses. Sugar has been featured on OPRAH, Magazine covers, and stories in the Wall Street Journal, FORBES and TIME and Vanity Fair. read more

In 2011 she was named with Warren Buffet, her friend Arianna Huffington, the Queen of Jordon, Kate Middleton, The Emir of Qatar. Piers Morgan and Hillary Clinton as trendsetters and opinion makers.

Ms. Rautbord is an editor of Huffington Post and has been featured this year in Italian VOGUE, Wall Street Journal, Town and Country and FOX TV. She has worked on the world’s largest Apps deal and consulted with Hyatt, Hilton and written TV pilots and produced them and is special Ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Association. back

BRADLEY SPALTER

"When I heard Max Sound for the first time with one of my own songs, I breathed a sigh of relief that finally, music could be brought back to the true hi-fidelity that consumers were really meant to hear!"

Bradley Spalter is a Grammy Award winning music producer, whose career includes producing Babyface, Christina Milian, O-Town, Latoya London, Maya, Gladys Knight. He has also worked with Aaron Carter, Pussycat Dolls, Andy Vargas and many more. Considered a musical genius by many, as a songwriter Spalter is a prolific creator of amazing lyrics and melodies. With four (4) Grammy nominations for his work, Bradley is definitely a "pop songwriter" with cross genre appeal. Bradley's music has covered virtually every type of singer in variety of musical genres. His ability to write and produce songs that organically connect with listeners makes Bradley Spalter one of the truly great songwriters.

NORMAN WHITFIELD JR

"My Father would be amazed by the MAX SOUND technology as he understood sound quality at the highest level and was the one who inspired me to be a perfectionist in the field of music."

In addition to being a successful writer, arranger and producer within the music industry, Norman Whitfield Jr. is the son of the late great Norman Whitfield Sr. Whitfield Sr. co-wrote and produced many enduring hits for various Motown artists, including "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", "(I Know) I'm Losing You", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Cloud Nine", "I Can't Get Next to You", "War", "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)", "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)", "Smiling Faces Sometimes", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" and "Car Wash", having worked extensively with The Temptations as a producer and songwriter producing eight of their albums between 1969 and 1973. Alongside his Motown lyrical collaborator Barrett Strong, Whitfield Sr. was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2004. read more

Like his father, Norman Whitfield Jr. has made a name for himself in the music business and worked with artists such as Jody Watley, Keith Washington, Miki Howard, The Pointer Sisters, Pattie LaBelle, and 2Pac to name a few. Whitfield Jr. joined the Max Sound Advisory board to harvest the opportunity to use HD Audio with his Father's vast catalog of hits and also to bring the Company his relationships with the biggest R & B Singers and songwriters in the industry today. back

FRANK SERAFINE

"Max Sound will allow us to take lower quality audio file source, regenerate the waveforms into spectacular clear listening quality as if the material is reincarnated at the highest resolution.”

Frank Serafine is an award-winning American sound designer/supervisor/editor and composer who has worked on over 50 feature blockbuster films such as The Hunt for Red October, which won an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing. He was the sound designer on Tron, Poltergeist II, Star Trek. Several video games like Grand Theft Auto, Pocahontas, Wing Commander and The Suffering. As a composer he has worked on hundreds of national television commercials including the Chrysler, Chevron and CBS campaigns.

Serafine comprehensive independent sound effects libraries and recently released music "The Serafine Experience" for APM Music make him a leader in the new emerging art of multi-mediaist. read more

Mr. Serafine is also a developer of professional apps with Apple Computers and a sponsored artist with companies such as AJA, Samson, and Sony. As an advisory board member, he will be assisting Max Sound in every way possible to help HD Audio become an industry standard. back

FRED WALECKI

"My family has been providing musicians with the best equipment and instruments we could get our hands on since 1947, but never have I heard audio sound as good is it does with Max Sound's HD process”

Since the 1960's, Westwood Music has been at the center of Rock and Roll. The stories of Fred Walecki are well known in the Global music scene, like the time the Rolling Stones went to see Sonny and Brownie at the Ash Grove, driven by Fred in his mom's station wagon. Or when Bernie Leadon promised to make good on a Westwood Music charge for his new band, which he had come up with the questionable name of "The Eagles."

Years ago Fred Walecki was diagnosed with throat cancer, and because of the strong relationships he had in the music business, long time friend Glyn Johns (Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, etc.) formed a benefit concert held in his name to raise funds for the substantial medical costs. Due to the response they had to added a second day. Close friends and performers at this concert included Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Brown, Randy Meisner, Spinal Tap, Jeff Bridges, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Warren Zevon, Ry Cooder, Albert Lee, and Colin Hay.

FRANK CORREA

Frank Correa is a licensed attorney in both the State of California and New York who has advised many prominent entertainers and has held advisory board positions with companies in both entertainment and financial industries.

Mr. Correa was a business advisor to the late Michael Jackson concerning his music publishing interests, including MIJAC and the 2006 refinancing of loans relating to his interest in the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalog, which contains a large collection of Beatles songs. Mr. Correa was a former board member of Sony/ATV, appointed by Michael Jackson.

His company, Correa Group, LLC, focuses on executive producing, business development and consulting for the music and film industries. Coupled with his business role in the entertainment industry, Mr. Correa is a professional sound designer, engineer, editor and 5.1 surround sound mixer. He has worked for many years with a leading sound designer, on numerous film, television and special venue projects, including the Cork Screw Hill attraction at Busch Gardens, Virginia. Mr. Correa has also consulted various pro audio companies, including a major Japanese electronic company on product design and distribution read more

Mr. Correa is also General Counsel of Omni Global Trade, Inc., an international consulting firm that focuses primarily on the regions of Asia, Latin America and Russia. Mr. Correa has a JD from the University of California, Berkeley and a BS from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Correa is a licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of California and a voting member of the Recording Academy. back

MARK NEEDHAM

"Max Sound has the potential to change the way people listen to music all over the world, through back catalogue restorations, higher quality downloads, and wider sounding movie soundtracks. In my professional opinion, the Max Sound technology should be a staple in any recording studio!”

Mark Needham, is recognized as one of the most trusted and skilled music producers, mix engineers, recording engineers, and music publishers in the music business today. Mark attributes the key to his success, in his ability to focus on the client’s true vision, while enabling them to expand upon their creativity in a stress free environment.

With over 40 years of experience in the music business, Mark has worked some the biggest names in the industry, such as; Shakira, The Killers, The Neon Trees, Fleetwood Mac, Chris Isaak, Michelle Branch, Blondie, Bruce Hornsby, My Chemical Romance, Stevie Nicks, Meredith Brooks, Patti LaBelle, Sick Puppies and Cake.

ERIK BRADLEY

"The first time you hear Max Sound's breakthrough audio technology you just know you are hearing the audio future. It is an undeniable difference just like the first time you saw HDTV. It's music to your ears".

Erik Bradley is the 18+ year Assistant Program Director / Music Director of CBS Radio's WBBM-FM (B96) in Chicago and is the recipient of more than thirty Music Director of the Year awards from every music industry publication as well as the Radio Music Awards. In addition to music radio programming, Erik is the manager of the electronic dance production crew Jump Smokers (Ultra Records recording artists).

Jump Smokers have produced official remixes for superstars ranging from Mariah Carey and Rihanna to Usher and Katy Perry. Furthermore, he is the co-music operator for Chicago Bulls home games. Erik is an integral part in putting together the talent lineup for B96's two annual legendary concerts, Summer Bash & Jingle Bash.

TODD CAVANAH

“Max Sound changed the way I will listen to music forever. I have never been more excited about an audio technological development. Hear Max Sound and you too will be a believer”.

Todd Cavanah is currently the Program Director for CBS Radio Stations WBBM-FM and WJMK-FM in Chicago, IL. In addition, he’s also director of game day music for all Chicago Bears home games at Soldier Field. Todd is a former executive at Elektra Records and has spent a combined over thirty years as a radio on-air personality and programmer.

During the past two decades he has one multiple Program Director of the Year awards from Billboard Magazine and Radio & Records. In 2011, Todd was named to the influential list of Radio Ink’s Best Program Directors In Radio.

IAN BOXILL

"Max Sound is to audio what 3D is to video, it brings an uncanny realism to recorded sound.. Yes, it's that amazing. Now I can't wait to go back and get the Max Sound version of all my favorite music and movies.".

Ian Boxill is a Los Angeles based mixer and engineer whose many credits include top recording artists such as Prince. Tupac Shakur, Quincy Jones, Janet Jackson, Aaliyah, P. Diddy, Me’Shell N’degeocello, Gladys Knight, KC & Jo Jo, Tyrese, Christina Milian and many others. He’s the quintessential ‘behind-the-scenes’ maestro, enabling the music of others to shine in the limelight with outstanding quality in recording and engineering.

Over Ian’s 20 year career, his consistency in quality mixing and engineering has rewarded him with some honorable awards, including a Golden Globe in 2007 for Prince’s “Song of the Heart” for the movie, Happy Feet, and a 2008 Grammy award for another Prince song, “Future Baby Mama” which won in the Best Male Vocal Performance category. Not to mention a slew of Grammy nominations, platinum and gold records under his belt.

Lane Davis

"Max Sound has the Potential to be Bigger than HD TV, it applies to many more Genres. Truly Unmistakable Sound Quality"

Lane Davis is a former Couture Fashion Designer and Manufacturer with Offices in Los Angeles and New York City designing collections sold in the finest high-end retail stores throughout the country, providing wardrobe solution for A-list celebrities and prominent business women Presidents and CEOs.

Ms. Davis is a Platinum Guild Spokesperson and Model having been featured in Vogue, Vanity Fair and Architectural Digest with 10 years of designing and manufacturing clothing for the Auto Show Division of Ford Motor Company and was a 17-year Partner with John Paul Dejoria – Owner of Patron Tequila and Paul Mitchell Hair Care. She is currently the President of Fox Investment Group, which specializes in Consulting, Marketing and Product Placement and is a Partner of Sugar Rautbord Public Relations, Inc.

Antonina Armato

"We feel that once every artist hears what MAXD can do for their music, they will want to utilize this incredible technology," said Rock Mafia Co-Founder Tim James.

People may think it’s easy to define Rock Mafia. A quick glance on Wikipedia tells us that Rock Mafia is one of the biggest pop production teams in the world, with over 50 million albums and 25 million singles sold, along with over 2 billions views on Youtube alone, a seemingly endless pop discography spanning the last decade with hits from Mariah Carey to Miley Cyrus to Selena Gomez. Upon closer inspection, however, there are a few surprises, One may not know Rock Mafia also wrote and produced some of the biggest records on active rock radio over the past two years, including Sick Puppies’ number 1 single that ruled the Top 10 airwaves for over six months, “You’re Going Down,” to “Odd One,” “Maybe,” and “Riptide.” Furthermore, following the reproduction and remix by Rock Mafia, Billy Ray Cyrus’ hit song, “Ready, Set, Don’t Go” peaked at number 2 on the country charts. read more

Perhaps the biggest surprise of them all was Rock Mafia’s debut release as an artist, “The Big Bang.” The hit song sold over 500,000 in digital downloads independently, gained over 100 million streams as well as over 15 million views of their video on You tube.

The team is currently hard at work on a mixtape, rumored to be released sometime this summer, as well as putting the final touches on a groundbreaking animated video for their follow up single, “Fly or Die.” I was swept away when I visited Rock Mafia. Upon entering their studio, I was immediately drawn into another world. Neon signs that read “Think Magic” and “Not for Sale” hang on the walls, crystals covered the corners, etc. The energy of the entire place was incredible. Tim (TJ) and Antonina are both full of passion for music and constantly speak of the culture, lifestyle, and making music to connect with millions of people. Clearly, they’re less interested in finding formulas than they are making history. back