Hong Kong native maximilian had his passion for intimate music events shaped over 5 years at the 100-person capacity venue of Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh. In a golden era where it was named in DJMag’s global top 100 clubs and hosted the likes of Moxie, Peach, Dan Shake, Earl Jeffers, Midland and DJ Boring, he developed strong values of community and interaction in club nights and at house parties hosted at his flat. He subsequently spent a year in London exploring its vinyl scene, most formatively in small canal boats along Hackney Wick where this intimate community feel thrived, and formed a bond with Parisian underground music culture and French Touch, which continues to strongly inspire his taste today. In 2022, his passion for mixing vinyl and eagerness to improve technique birthed the “Mail In A Mix” (anagram of his name) concept, where mailed records are unwrapped and immediately mixed to quickly refine skill and quick-thinking, as well as exhibit his most recent purchases as a sonic diary entry. Soon after, Max moved back to his hometown the week of the 宀 reopening party, and has since found a strong footing in Hong Kong’s underground with his eclectic sonic blend ranging from delicate ambient house and minimal techno, to peak-hour deep grinding electro, punchy 90s gems and forgotten euphoric Italo anthems. With his new cosmopolitan base, he continues to pursue his journey in bridging East Asian sounds with those of Western Europe, whilst looking outwards to Australasia, the Americas and beyond.