Max Harvey (Birth name: Maxime Bezencon) was born on 1990 in Lausanne, Switzerland. He taught himself to play electric guitar. After auditioning, he was admitted to Berklee College of Music in Boston with a scholarship. He earned 5th position from 335 participants at the 2010 Berklee Guitar Sessions contest.
Max Harvey, the artist, is a vocalist-guitarist performer who lives and gigs in Switzerland and in the United States. He is drawn to powerful, electric band sounds and because of this, he has formed his new band on July 2012 “Max Harvey”.
Max along with the collaboration with the other members of the band, Matt Bessa on bass and Xavier Longchamp on drums have composed pop music that rocks with hooky melodies and grooves, while still maintaining an advanced level musicianship, taste and exciting high energy performing. On September 2012, Max Harvey recorded “Continentality EP” at Eight Ashbury Studio in Geneva, Switzerland.
Incidentally, Max Harvey has now two different sets of musicians depending on what country the band is playing in. The members of the band based in Switzerland are Matt Bessa (Bass: France) and Xavier Longchamp (Drums: Switzerland). The other set of musicians established in the United States (Boston, MA) are Lefteris Papadakis (Bass: Greece) and Yannick Ballmann (Drums: Belgium).
Max Harvey has also released two brand new videos during Spring 2013. "Bring it on" and "Life invites you to her dance".
Picture on the right by Rudi Koradi
Berklee Rock-Pop Guitar Night hosted by Jon Finn and Mike Ihde
Bass: Lefteris Papadakis
Drums: Yannick Ballmann
Fêtes de la Musique de Lausanne
Bass: Matt Bessa
Drums: Xavier Longchamp
Fêtes de la Cité
Bass: Matt Bessa
Drums: Xavier Longchamp
Special guest on keyboards: Ornella Ponnaz
We are very excited to announce our first show in the Boston area. Come hang with us and listen to great music all night long!
Bass: Lefteris Papadakis
Drums: Yannick Ballmann
Tickets at front door: $5
Bass: Lefteris Papadakis
Drums: Yannick Ballmann
7:30-8pm Windows 69
8pm-8:45pm Max Harvey
9pm-9:45pm Frankie Favasuli and The Big Tree Band
10pm-10:45pm Asphalt Green
11pm-11:45pm Dorine Levy
Doors at 7pm
Location: 168 Delancey Street, New York, NY 10002
Special guest appearance of Max in a solo set at the Open Mic show hosted by singer Jennifer Antkowiak.
Second show in the Boston area located in Cambridge! Come and join us for a night of great music!
Drums: Yannick Ballmann
Bass: Lefteris Papadakis
First show of the new year for the trio! We hit the stage at 8:30pm for a 40min set and it's free! Come to party with us! There will be a Jam Session afterwards.
CANCELLED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW STORM
267 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110
Max Harvey: Voice and Guitar
Lefteris Papadakis: Bass
Yannick Ballmann: Drums
2nd Max Harvey show of the year @ Shrine in New York City! (Harlem)
No cover.... So come over to enjoy great Rock/Groove/Pop music. PLUS: We will play some exciting new songs! You don't wanna miss it!
Address: Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.
New York, NY 10030
Website: www.shrinenyc.com
Bass: Lefteris Papadakis
Drums: Yannick Ballmann
The Red Room @ Cafe939 Berklee in Boston (939 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115)
Fresh Prospects night - 8pm - Free entrance
-Bonfire Blue
-Max Harvey
Bass: Lefteris Papadakis
Drums: Yannick Ballmann
Address: MIT Coffee House, Student Center-W20, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Free entrance; starting at 7pm
Bass: Lefteris Papadakis
Drums: Yannick Ballmann
Only show in Switzerland this year. Tickets: 10 CHF
Address: Route de Lausanne 1, 1040 Echallens, Switzerland
Bass: Matthieu Blanc
Drums: Xavier Longchamp
Free entrance
Address: 1140 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215
Max Harvey show @ Silvana in New York City! (Harlem)
No cover
Address: 300 W. 116th Street
(SW corner of Frederick Douglass Blvd/8th Ave)
New York, NY 10026
Website: www.silvana-nyc.com
Bass: Lefteris Papadakis
Drums: Yannick Ballmann
Max Harvey show @ Shrine in New York City! (Harlem)
No cover
Address: Shrine World Music Venue, 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.
New York, NY 10030
Website: www.shrinenyc.com
Bass: Lefteris Papadakis
Drums: Yannick Ballmann
Max Harvey show @ ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn, NY
18 Whitwell Place, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Ticket info coming soon
Bass: Lefteris Papadakis
Drums: Yannick Ballmann
Website: www.shapeshifterlab.com