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Maxwell D



 Maxwell

D is a familiar name to many people from the Drum & Bass to the UK garage scene.

Maxwell was first introduced to

music by his father, DJ Natty B from Choice FM. Maxwell used to perform at his fathers

sound system gigs where he would MC and soon learnt the skills that he would use later in

his career.

                                                                                                                                                                                                      

              It

was the emergence of the Drum & Bass scene that captured the heart of Maxwell and his

friends. "We used to sneak into clubs and watch the MCs; they inspired me to be

something." He said.

He could chat to reggae

dancehall, but realised a dream of being an MC could be reality through Drum & Bass.

His dream soon began to come

true, Maxwell was in demand at every house party in his area and also many club events. He

managed to get a slot on a pirate station, Rinse FM, with his friend, Nikki Slimting.

Their regular hangout was the Orange Club at the Hippodrome and by 1997 Maxwell was a

regular, on the Drum & Bass circuit.

                                                                                                             

In September 1999 Maxwell was introduced to Relentless Recordings who immediately

noticed his talents and signed him to their label. Maxwell's debut single

"Serious" was released and tore up the UK Garage dance floors. It also

successfully made it into the national UK charts. It all happened so fast for him, from

coming out of prison, to being a big name on the house & garage scene, to staring in

his 1st solo music video, within a year and a half!

 In 2001 he joined a group

of friends Wiley, Target, Ace, and Plague and formed "Pay As You Go Cartel."

Their underground status was massive and their debut single "Champagne Dance"

was signed to Sony music. It was a huge success reaching number 13 in the UK national

charts.

By this time Maxwell was in high

demand, he collaborated on a remix with Ms Dynamite and top selling international artist

Ludacris, with his number one smash "Southern Hospitality." Which he released on

his UK edition album "Chicken and Beer."

Still in demand Maxwell was

signed to EMI publishing, who sent him to work in New York with US producer Punch.

Meanwhile back in the UK negative

publicity meant Garage became unpopular in

Clubs, so the scene began to

loose popularity. Inward divisions caused the spilt

of Pay As You Go Cartel and

Maxwell D Returned to his solo career.

 Maxwell returned with the track "Reason" which talked about his

situation and his story.

It showed a more mature side to

his music.

Maxwell reflects; "I began

to concentrate on me" He wrote a song for his little sister called "I'll be

there"; which captured the hearts and souls of the people in the UK.

In March 2006 he went on to

release "Max is Back" which got him back in the scene.

Maxwell D has gone through the

highs and lows of life and the music industry and has come out the other side with his

mixtape Misunderstood.

                                                                          



In July 2007 He hooked up with LA

producer Ruwanga Samath on Myspace by chance and recorded an R&B track entitled

"With You." It was released on Channel U compilation album all over the UK.

Since then Max and Ru have become very good friends. To the

extent that Max flew over to LA

to record a hot reggae dancehall album entitled "The real me." He also appeared

on the Kelly Rowland remix "Work it" produced by Birdcall productions.

Not only is Maxwell D a talented

musician, he is also involved in a variety of organizations. He is a spokesman for

"Kidscount" who raise awareness on gun and knife culture in society today. He

recently spoke at a seminar with David Cameron leader of the Conservative political party

in the UK, about strengthening families.

He also regularly visits schools

giving talks on issues of life & music, trying to put kids on the right path.

In 2008 Maxwell joined Ray

Knights Casting agency to start an acting career.

As for the future of Maxwell D,

watch out for his new material with Bird Call productions coming out soon.

 

 



 



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