Max Brody

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Max Brody
Image:AnimositisominaPromo01.jpg Max Brody (far right), circa 2003
Background information
Birth name	Max Brody
Born	1969 in Elgin, Illinois
Origin	Austin, Texas
Genre(s)	Experimental
Years active	1991–present
Label(s)	Stacked Sanctuary Warner
Associated acts	Ministry Pink Anvil Areola 51 Insect Sex Act Naugahyde Dream Sequence Sangre de Toro Goobersmoochers Euripides Pants
Website	StackedRecords.com

Max Brody (born 1969 in Elgin, IL, USA), is an American musician based outside of Austin, TX, best known as the one-time percussionist/saxophonist for the hard rock band Ministry.

1 Biography
2 Professional life
3 Projects
4 Personal discography
5 References

[edit] Biography

Brody was born in the town of Elgin, IL in 1969. Raised there until the age of five, he and his family relocated to the city of Scottsdale, AZ, and graduated from high school there in 1987. Brody later moved to Claremont, CA and graduated from Pomona College. Bouncing back and forth from Los Angeles to Seattle, he eventually settled on Austin, where his favorite bands came from.

Brody met his wife, Sherry, on the set of A.I., whom was an extra in the film. They later married in 2004, in Arizona. They have one child together.

[edit] Professional life

In 1994, Brody met and became musical partners with Rey Washam, drummer for such seminal punk/hardcore acts as Rapeman, Scratch Acid and the Big Boys. They went on to form the short-lived Euripedes Pants, which featured a number of infamous Austin musicians. Rey later went on to drum for Ministry.

In the late spring of 1999, he received a call from Ministry co-performer Paul Barker, whom offered Brody the opportunity to perform saxophone parts during their ill-fated Dark Side of the Spoon tour. He later went on to perform one-half of the drum duties for their 2003 Animositisomina tour and album, as well as their follow-up Houses of the Molé.

He also appeared as the drummer for the "Flesh Fair Band" (a.k.a. Ministry) in the 2001 film A.I..

Brody continues to work with fellow Austin musicians Brett Bradford and Jeff Pinkus, under many different music projects.