Maximilian Jr.
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“One of the most versatile on the UK scene right now”- Metal Injection
“Intense and intelligent…exceptional…a huge talent” – Hit The Floor
“Karnivool meets John Mayer and Jeff Buckley” – Already Heard
“An insanely talented multi-instrumentalist” – Leon TK
COLLABORATORS
Maximilian's background includes composing music for the BBC and Universal, his works are used on Louis Theroux, Sky Sports, Jay Z V Kanye, Netflix, Channel 4, Heart FM, Smooth FM and many more.
Forrester Savell (Karnivool, SikTh, Animals As Leaders, Twelve Foot Ninja) to Acle Kahney (Tesseract), Luke Martin (Plini), Mike Malyan (Monuments, Disperse, The Algorithm), John Browne (Monuments), Anup Sastry (Skyharbor, Jeff Loomis, Marty Friedman, Intervals, Devin Townsend), Dave Hollingworth (Toska, Dorje), Doug Harper (Rick Astley, Gary Barlow, Book of Mormon), Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, and Tim Laws (Gabrielle, S Club 7, Liberty X, Pixie Lott, The Saturdays).
BIOGRAPHY
Highly skilled and versatile music producer and composer, Maximilian Jr. has a proven track record in the arts, working internationally with award-winning professionals. His expertise in audio-visual production, decision-making, and leadership under pressure benefits high-profile clients worldwide.
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Driven by a diverse background, including work as a front-line firefighter, Maxi explores raw storytelling focused on trauma recovery. His projects include Stem (2014) a first of it's kind 20 minute long piece with no repeating parts, the If We Make It film (2015), the LP Transition (2016), and the global success Far Gone (2020) with Rabea Massaad.
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Maxi’s work seamlessly blends powerful messages, precise tones, and striking visuals
Awards
Compositions and Music Production featured on Shows/Features:
Horizon
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Won 8 BAFTA awards
Asterrarium
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2021 Golden Shallop - Audience Award
2019 Crime and Punishment
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2 BAFTA nominations
På gränsen med Peter Jihde
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2022 Nominee Kristallen Viewers Favorite Program
Glow Up
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2022 Nominee BAFTA Scotland Award Audience Award
2018 Svenska fall
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2020 Nominee Kristallen Best Documentary
Our World
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2018 Winner Rory Peck Award
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Sony Impact Award for Current Affairs
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Ahmad Attar (director of photography)
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2018 Winner Red Cross Award Special Prize
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2018 Winner Grierson Award Best Current Affairs Documentary
Nova
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Won Primetime Emmy
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23 wins & 63 nominations total
Cable girls
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2018 Winner GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Scripted Television Series
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5 wins & 3 nominations
Louis Theroux: Dark States
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2018 Nominee BAFTA Television Craft Award
Ouro Verde
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2018 Winner Emmy Telenovela
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4 wins & 12 nominations
Lion Moms
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2018 Nominee Asian Academy Creative Award Best Direction (Fiction)
Victoria Derbyshire
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2020 Nominee BAFTA TV Award News Coverage
Amor Maior
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6 wins & 21 nominations
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2018 Nominee Troféu TV 7 Dias Best Telenovela
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2017 Winner Golden Globe Revelation
MasterChef Denmark
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2018 Nominee Annual Television Award Best Competition Format
TIMELINE
Maximilian’s introduction to industry composition was as a studio assistant for Tim Laws (Gabrielle, S Club 7, Liberty X) from whom he first learnt how to write pop to a brief. Later they would go on to co-write production music together for the BBC. Around this time he also started training and working as a sound engineer at Ronnie Scotts… Two very different worlds that he was equally inspired by.
Maxi’s first release in 2014 STEM was praised for being unique in its approach. “A through-composed, twenty-five-minute behemoth of a song and home to some of the most original musicianship I’ve ever experienced – was, in a word, immense. STEM represents music as it should be. Maxi Curnow’s lack of ego, compositional prowess, unique sound, and friend list have all added up to what has to be one of the prog releases of the year.” - Leon TK
In 2015 Maxi was hired as a writer and producer, working alongside Forrester Savell for pop/indie project “Glasseyes” with a self titled EP. This was the start of Maxi’s career in composition in a professional capacity.
In 2016 Maxi released his debut album “Transition” Working with Acle Kahney and Luke Martin. "Transition is a soulful, prog rock-influenced record that has seen the 23 year old be described as “Karnivool meets John Mayer meets Jeff Buckley.” - Already Heard
During this time Maxi had been working as a Firefighter for Surrey Fire and Rescue Service alongside his music. Maxi wrote most of his album while on call, hoping his pager would’t go off!
Transition drew upon Maxi’s experiences working as a firefighter, it’s where he began to embark on a raw and impassioned dive into telling stories to help others.
The main single from the album “If We Make It” achieved something that had never been done before: combining a national safety campaign with a music video to help save the lives of new drivers. The video:
( https://youtu.be/BjL79zq4sqA ) Incorporates Maxi’s actual firefighting crew and a live drill of a RTC (Road Traffic Collision). After seeing incidents like this first hand, Maxi decided that something had to be done to raise awareness and he used his music to do this.
2017 - Stem 2.0 featuring Dave Hollingworth, Toby Peterson, Doug Harper, Mike Malyan -
“STEM 2.0 is even more ambitious than the original. STEM 2.0 is just not something you can take for granted – especially considering that this is not merely a technical masterpiece, but one overflowing with emotion.” - Leon TK
Alongside his own musical releases, Maxi has dedicated a lot of his time writing and playing with various bands and singing on music with other artists including Rabea Massaad, Anup Sastry, Modern Day Babylon, Friend For A Foe, Atrium, Clockwork, Silhouettes.
