Montreal-based DJ and producer Max Graham has earned international recognit… Read Full Bio ↴Montreal-based DJ and producer Max Graham has earned international recognition commanding the charts with his productions and remixes while shaking dance floors worldwide.
As both producer and DJ, Max has stretched his sound the world over, headlining at renowned clubs and festivals in over 60 countries around the globe. His sound is constantly evolving; Max has the rare ability to masterfully combine pure house music with his own favourite tracks from a variety of dance music genres including progressive and techno. His sets are notorious for their seamless integration of deep, dynamic baselines, energetic rhythms, and elevating melodies, luring the crowd into a hypnotic frenzy. During this ride you are sure to hear a selection of Max's own productions, which include over 20 original tracks and more than 30 remixes.

Born in the UK, Max spent his formative years living in music-driven cities, New York City and Los Angeles, before settling in the unlikely house music city - Ottawa, Canada in 1989. Starting off in the early 90’s as a hip-hop/scratch and Top 40 DJ, Max adopted electronic music after experiencing the rave scene in Montreal at the beginning of what is known now as the dance club renaissance—a movement that gave rise to a new style of house, labeled ‘progressive’. At a time when New York house controlled the club circuit in North America, Max embraced the melodic style of UK house and began to branch out into his own unique sound.
As a purveyor of the progressive sound, Max was at the forefront of Canada’s growing dance scene, gracing the decks weekly at Atomic night club in Ottawa, a hot spot that left a huge cultural imprint on the Canadian electronic music scene. His legendary 6-hour sets at Atomic were pivotal in Canada’s dance music evolution.
In 2000, Max moved to Vancouver to begin his professional production career. There he created his first hits Airtight and Tell You, which propelled Max onto the international music scene. Airtight proved to be a landmark in Max’s career, earning airtime on Pete Tong’s Essential Mix on Radio 1 and receiving a nomination for a Juno Award — the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy. The track also gained the interest of Paul Oakenfold who signed the single to both his US and UK ‘Perfecto Presents Another World’ compilations, before inviting Max to join him on his world tour for dates throughout North America and at the famed Pacha in Ibiza.

In 2001, Max mixed the fourth installment of the Transport mix CD series, hailed as one of the best electronic albums of the year. The album’s success positioned Max firmly on the tour circuit where he garnered a legion of fans and earned the #23 spot on the prestigious, publicly-voted DJ Mag Top 100 list, the highest new entry that year.
Max embarked on a personal excursion to Bali in 2003, following a steadfast two year run managing demanding production and tour schedules. “Things were mad during those two years, I was being booked to play trance clubs when I don’t play trance… I was feeling disjointed and slightly out of control, flying from gig to gig without taking the time to make sure I was making the right decisions.” Max returned from the self imposed break and relocated to Montreal; it was all that he needed to regain his creativity and inspiration. He returned to producing in 2004 having secured an artistic connection with a city that provides him with inner peace.

Max’s newfound inspiration led to the 2005 release of Owner of a Lonely Heart. The success of the crossover mix confirmed Max’s chart potential and he was soon called upon to employ his innovative bassline heavy production style to tracks by Guy Gerber, BodyRockers and Yoshitoshi Records label-heads, Deep Dish. The same year, Max fashioned two hit tracks exhibiting his versatility as a composer. The electro-stormer ‘Crank’ reached #1 on Beatport, while ‘I Know You’re Gone’, an emotional production featuring Jessica Jacobs, proved a mainstay in the boxes of Markus Schulz and Armin Van Buuren.
2006 saw the broadcast of Max’s long overdue first Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1 and welcomed the launch of Max’s second label, Re*brand Records, so called as a tongue in cheek reference to the constant evolution of dance music and Max’s own indefinable style. The new label saw early success in 2007 with releases from relative newcomers Tim Davison and Patch Park.

After two years of making a hybrid of Electro and House Graham decided to return to his musical roots with progressive house and Trance. At the beginning of the year Graham Signed with Trance/Progressive powerhouse Armada records for a Deal that would see an artist album and the creation of Max's own Compilation series entitled "Cyles". Cycles 1 was released in June 2008 and a successful tour followed.

2010 Will See the release a Full Artist Album as well as Cycles 2,also some collaborations with various artists including Jessica Jacobs and Markus Schulz. The Artist album is set for release in June/July 2010 and will contain Max's current smash "Sun in the Winter" Feat Neev Kennedy on vocals.

Why This Is Goodbye
Max Graham Lyrics

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I can see it in your eyes
I can feel it in my blood
Do you realize
What you're losing
I can hear it in your tone
Like a lash upon my back
Would you have if you known
What you were choosing

And are
You sorry that you came here
Sorry you won't find
Promises or answers
To why this is goodbye
To why this is goodbye

I could tell you that I'm fine
Because I'm still a flesh and bone
But would you have been mine
If you'd known

And are
You sorry that you came here
Sorry you won't find
Promises or answers
To why this is goodbye
Why this is goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye

Goodbye
Goodbye

Overall Meaning

In Max Graham's song "Why This is Goodbye", the singer seems to be in a conversation with someone they care about who is leaving them. They can sense and see the pain in the other person's eyes, and feel their own sense of loss "in their blood." The singer then questions the other's decision, wondering if they fully grasp what they are giving up. They then ask if the departing person had any idea about the consequences of leaving, and if they are now regretful.

The repeated chorus of the song brings up the painful reality that sometimes, even though we may want answers or promises, there simply are none. The phrase "why this is goodbye" implies that there is a reason for this parting of ways that neither person fully understands or can control. The singer expresses a sense of being left behind with unresolved emotions, wondering if the other person had ever really been committed to the relationship in the first place.

Overall, the lyrics of "Why This is Goodbye" paint a picture of unrequited love and the heartbreak that comes with it. The sense of yearning for answers and closure is palpable throughout the song, as is the singer's own sense of loss and uncertainty.

Line by Line Meaning

I can see it in your eyes
I notice your emotions with such clarity

I can feel it in my blood
Your decision impacts me deeply

Do you realize
Have you fully grasped

What you're losing
The extent of what you're giving up

I can hear it in your tone
The way you speak makes it clear to me

Like a lash upon my back
It hurts me like a whip hitting skin

Would you have if you known
If you had been aware beforehand

What you were choosing
The implications of your choice

And are
So tell me

You sorry that you came here
Do you regret coming here

Sorry you won't find
Upset that you cannot discover