Max Vernon

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Max Vernon (born May 24, 1988) is an American performer, visual artist, and songwriter from Los Angeles, California, currently living and performing in New York City, where he attended New York University. Best known for his prolific lyrics and piano compositions, he has garnered a substantial following in response to the media he has posted online, mainly through file sharing [1] and various videos of original compositions and covers.[2]

Music

Vernon first started performing in 2006 at The Sidewalk Cafe, soon becoming a regular. Since then he has been featured at the yearly Antifolk Festival and performed at various venues in the city, including Ars Nova [3] and most recently, Joe's Pub with fellow Antifolk musician, Dan Fishback.[4] In 2008, two of his covers (Ace of Base and Katy Perry) made Coverville's top 5 best covers of the year,[5] one of which was later featured in New York Magazine[6] and used on the Guilt By Association Vol. 2 compilation, alongside artists such as Kaki King, Matt Pond PA, My Brightest Diamond, and Frightened Rabbit.[7]

His cover of The Smiths' "Headmaster Ritual" was featured on The Music Slut's compilation, "TMS Hearts Moz".[8] Various publications including W magazine and New York Post have featured his music.[9][10] On his own, he has recorded two collections of originals - "Manic Impression" released in 2009 at CMJ, and "Silent Sirens" in 2010.

Vernon was recently interviewed by Cole Escola of Jeffery & Cole Casserole for downtown blog East Village Boys [11] He later went on to have a cameo appearance in the first episode of Casserole season 2, "The Jobs"[12]

He is currently the lead singer and co-writer for the band, Decades.[13]

Theatre

Max Vernon's original musicals include WIRED (Ars Nova), and The View UpStairs- inspired by the UpStairs Lounge arson attack

Visual Art

In addition to his musical abilities, Vernon is an innovative visual artist that most frequently uses his aesthetic sense for sketching and painting. He has been commissioned by Patricia Field to create art for her storefront window, as well as being chosen as an artist for Scholastic's Art. Write. Now. atelier program.[14] He is also known to create his own stage costumes, for which he has been publicly spotlighted on numerous occasions.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ "Max Vernon - discover music, shows, pictures on thesixtyone". Thesixtyone.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
  2. ↑ "TheMaxVernon". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
  3. ↑ "Ars Nova Announces 2008-09 Season". Broadwayworld.com. 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
  4. ↑ "Night Life". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
  5. ↑ Ibbott, Brian (2009-02-13). "Coverville 541: The 2008 Coverville Countdown part 5". Coverville.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
  6. ↑ "Astrology Partly to Blame for Bloc Party's Lyrics - Vulture". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
  7. ↑ "My Brightest Diamond Frightened Rabbit Do Covers". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
  8. ↑ "Reviews, Interviews, Contests, Free MP3s". The Music Slut. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
  9. ↑ "Max Vernon Covers Katy Perry and Ace of Base: Downloads". Nypost.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
  10. ↑ Posted by ARTIFACT. "Max Vernon; Bait and Hook". obsession Collection Music. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
  11. ↑ "East Village Boys / Dan Fishback And Max Vernon Answer Some Important Questions". Eastvillageboys.com. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
  12. ↑ Posted 7/12/10. "Episode 1, Season 2: The Jobs | Video Clips, Watch Full Episodes Online". Logotv.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
  13. ↑ Thursday (2011-05-19). "Music - Max Vernon | Blog/News - DECADES @ THE SHOP". Max Vernon. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
  14. ↑ "Music - Max Vernon | Gallery - Illustrations". Max Vernon. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
  15. ↑ "Max Vernon « StyleLikeU". Stylelikeu.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
  16. ↑ Mellors, Coco (2009-11-24). "Five minutes with singer/downtown dandy Max Vernon: Editors' Blog". Wmagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21. 
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