Maxwell Smart (record producer)
| Maxwell Smart | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Max Perry |
| Born | June 23, 1984 |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Record Producer, Songwriter |
| Instruments | synthesizer, keyboards, turntables, drum machine, sampler |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Koch, Diplomat, SMC, Thizz |
| Associated acts | Gennessee Lewis, Cosmo Hickox, Dogwood Speaks, Mistah F.A.B., Hell Rell, San Quinn |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/maxwellsmartmusic |
Max Perry (born June 23, 1984), primarily known by his stage name Maxwell Smart is a record producer, born in New York City and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
History
Perry was born into a family of musicians. His father, Fredro Perry, a drummer, songwriter, producer, and independent label owner, toured worldwide with his band, The Brooklyn Cowboys. His uncle, producer Richard Perry was twice named Billboard Record Producer of the Year, producing artists like Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Harry Nilsson, Carly Simon, The Pointer Sisters, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Patti La Belle, and The Temptations to name a few.
Perry's brother and partner, Gennessee, frequent co-writer with Max, has worked with artists Mac Dre, One Block Radius, Too Short, Hell Rell, Paul Wall, AZ, Chino Xl and others.
Establishing his career, Perry worked with artists from his hometown of New York including Jim Jones, Prodigy, AZ, Sheek Louch, Tru-Life, Hell Rell, Max B, 40 Cal, and Paul Cain. Since his teen years, he also traveled to California frequently to work with Gennessee. He eventually worked with artists like Mistah F.A.B, San Quinn, Killa Tay, B-Legit, Matt Blaque, Goldie Gold, Berner, Haji Springer, Cousin Fik, and Global.
Perry produced three tracks for the American Gangster episode "Mac Dre and the Romper Room Gang", which aired on BET in January 2009. Future plans include projects with Brisco, Nipsey Hussle, Baby Bash, Gorilla Zoe, B-Legit, Jody Breeze, and Matt Blaque.
Discography
- 2006 Global - Yadadamean [Global Warning]
- 2006 San Quinn - Planet Fillmoe - The Rock: Pressure Makes Diamonds
- 2007 Mistah F.A.B. - Jamonie Robinson - Da Baydestrian
- 2007 Cozmo - Drinks Up feat. San Quinn, Goldie The Streets Are Mine
- 2007 Paul Cain - Runnin The City [The Wrath Of Cain]
- 2007 San Quinn - Get Lit Wit Us [The Color Of Money]
- 2007 San Quinn - You Need It We Got It [The Color Of Money]
- 2007 Hell Rell - Always Wanted To Be A Gangster For the Hell of It (Produced with Gennessee Lewis)
- 2007 Hell Rell & 40 Cal. - Warm It Up [Year Of The Gun]
- 2008 Prodigy - Superstars [H.N.I.C. 2: Advance]
- 2009 Jody Breeze - Too Much (Co-Produced by Track4merz) [Solo Debut]
- 2009 The Outlawz - Pushin On feat. Tru-Life, Aktual [Outlaw Culture Vol. 1]
- 2009 AZ – Boy Meets Girl - Legendary
- 2009 Sheek Louch – In The Rain Life on D-Block (Produced with COZMO)
- 2009 Hell Rell - Young, Black & Strapped [Get In Line Or Get Lined Up]
- 2010 Trina - Make Way feat. Lyfe Jennings - Amazin' (Produced with COZMO)
- 2010 One Block Radius - Gravity [TBA]
- 2010 Berner and Messy Marv - The Dealer [Blow]
- 2010 Crooked I - TBA
- 2010 Erk Tha Jerk - TBA
- 2010 Berner and Messy Marv - Blow feat Joe Blow [Blow 2]
- 2010 Berner and Messy Marv - Blow Money feat Killa Keise & Freeze [Blow 2]
- 2010 Berner and Messy Marv - Warrior feat San Quinn & Ampichino [Blow 2] (Produced with Danny Dutch)
- 2010 Berner and Messy Marv - I Get It feat Yukmouth & Lee Majors [Blow 2] (Produced with COZMO)
- 2010 Berner and Messy Marv - V4 feat Freeze & Maserati Rick [Blow 2]
- 2010 The Outlawz - Pushin On feat. Scarface & Aktual [Perfect Timing]
Television
- 2009 BET American Gangster (TV series) - Mac Dre & The Romper Room Gang
Other media
Chart Awards
Hell Rell - For the Hell of It
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200 | # 55 |
| R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | # 10 |
| Independent Albums | # 5 |
| Rap Albums | # 5 |
Mistah F.A.B. - Da Baydestrian
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200 | # 177 |
| R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | # 47 |
| Heatseekers Albums | # 7 |
| Independent Albums | # 20 |
| Rap Albums | # 21 |
San Quinn - The Rock: Pressure Makes Diamonds
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | # 100 |
| Heatseekers Albums | # 12 |
| Independent Albums | # 20 |
AZ - Legendary
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | # 54 |
| Rap Albums | # 24 |
Sheek Louch - Life On D-Block
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200 | # 122 |
| R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | # 26 |
| Independent Albums | # 17 |
| Rap Albums | # 13 |
Messy Marv and Berner - Blow
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| Heatseekers Albums | # 31 |
References
- "Artist: Sheek Louch". Billboard.
- "Artist: AZ". Billboard.
- "Artist: Mistah F.A.B.". Billboard
- "Artist: San Quinn". Billboard
- "Popular Artists - 2013". Billboard
- "Album: Messy Marv Berner". Billboard
- "Maxwell Smart". Produced By. Altervista.org.
- "Maxwell Smart". Artistdirect.com
- "Maxwell Smart". Discogs.com.