John Maxfield
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John Michael Maxfield (born November 22, 1982) is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and performer. In 2001, he formed the company Tantrum Niche Records and in 2002 released his first album, "Beautiful Vs." In the next three years, he released three more albums: "Loss Time Accident," "So Much Commotion," and the double-album "Elevator." John Maxfield started his career in Kansas City, Missouri working with producer Steve Phillips at Big Time Music on various projects, including several albums by his brother Dale Maxfield, Jr. John abruptly left Kansas City to elevate Tantrum Niche Records from a concept to a company, and successfully did so by releasing his own body of work, and followed with the works of other artists and groups. Tantrum Niche Records has been the starting point for the careers of John Maxfield, Strich-9 Hollow, Gradual Awakening, Stephanie Raine, Geoff Koch, Shane, Lab Boss, Elise Pipitone, Steve Colbert, Bo, Ben Westhoff, The Blunts, and The Word Association. Not only did John Maxfield produce, engineer, mix, and in many cases co-finance these artists and works, he officially joined the group The Word Association as their drummer in late 2006.
"The measure of a man is not his financial wealth or his fame. It's all about how much love is in his heart and how much heart is in him. If I never make a platinum album, I'll still make albums that are priceless to me and the few that really get it. I may never make a million dollars doing this stuff, but I feel better than a million bucks doing it." -John Maxfield, As quoted in the program to PIFIA 2007
