THE BACK STORY
MAX LAIN
SINGER \ SONGWRITER \ PERFORMER \ STORYTELLER
Growing up 220km from Darwin along the Northern Territory’s Daly River was an experience like no other. For starters, you had to be very careful where you swam! But that early life instilled in Max a real love of nature that will remain with him always.
FROM DALY TO DARWIN
After moving to Darwin to complete his education, Max joined multiple choirs and vocal ensembles, and was invited to attend the prestigious national camp for Gondwana National Choirs. He owes much of his vocal training to his experiences in these classical ensembles and local choirs. Max began writing complete songs of his own in middle school, taking inspiration from his favourite pop artists of the time such as Lorde, Adele, Rhianna, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and James Blunt.
PROUD TO BE IN PERTH
After leaving school, Max began a Bachelor of Contemporary Arts Dance with the Western Australian Academy of the Performing Arts (WAAPA). For two years he studied technical refinement, improvisational techniques and a range of movement disciplines, before temporarily putting dance aside to return to his true love, writing music. He was accepted for the Advanced Diploma of Music Artist course at WAAPA with a focus on song writing and graduated in 2022.
Max is currently collaborating with other local artists, musicians and producers in W.A. Such as Matt Walker, LMDNA = and Erosia. Writing with these peers from vastly different backgrounds to his own, he is extending his writing style and therefore the songs he’s now creating.
The pieces of paper Max has collected ...
- Advanced Diploma of Music Artist - WAAPA
- 2 years of full-time tertiary training for the Bachelor of Contemporary Arts Dance - WAAPA
- Debut EP 2023
