Hello and thank you for tuning in to Taiwan Grooves for today’s episode featuring singer, songwriter, and composer Max Lee from Project Maximus. 

In the first part of the interview, we discussed various topics, including his recent performances, his transition from being part of a fixed band to embracing the flexibility of a solo project, and the new opportunities this shift has created, among other subjects. 

So, let’s welcome Max Lee back to the show!

In 2022, Maxwell Lee moved to Taipei after being awarded a Gold Card from the Taiwan Ministry of Culture for excellence in the arts. He maintains a busy performing schedule as a primary member of the punk rock band Electric Monk, the dark art rock trio Hive Mind, LoFi group Ai Mao Yuan, and his own pop rock band Project Maximus. Maxwell also frequently features as a guest performer with artists including the Church of Loops, Mr. Bamboostick, Taiwan Beer spokesperson Billy Walshaw and Hits! The Musical cast member Lili Greenberg. 

With 22 years of classical training, Maxwell has enjoyed roles as a performer, educator and adjudicator. He has performed in concert halls in the US, Europe, and Asia. He also previously served as a professor of music at Florida State College in Jacksonville and as a frequent judge for the upper divisions of numerous local and state competitions. 

Maxwell received a master of music degree from Northwestern University in the studio of Alan Chow. He has also studied under the tutelage of Arkady Aronov (Manhattan School of Music) Paul Schenly (Cleveland Institute of Music) and Boris Slutsky (Peabody Conservatory).

As a violinist, Maxwell served as the concertmaster of his civic youth orchestra and received certificates in string pedagogy from the University of Florida and Northwestern. He also plays guitar and bass in a few of his bands.

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