Issue date: 9/29/05 Section: editor's picks

Versus Magazine Online [Image based format]

Whether it is the upbeat melodies, the raw acoustic sound, or the heartfelt lyrics, Max Beizer's first CD, Self Titled, shows the future makings of a singer/songwriter. Released in the spring of 2004 on his own record label, Club 98 Records, Max says the most difficult part of making the CD was getting over his self doubts and realizing that if he liked his music, chances were, other people would too.

Max, a senior at Vanderbilt, says that he tries to write music that relates to everyone. Talking about the 'deep' writers of our generation, he says, "Their songs have nice sounding words, but I don't understand what they're saying." Max says he aims for a more laid back feel inspired by his parents as well as greats like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix and John Mayer. Check him out at www.maxbeizer.com for upcoming shows, samples of tracks on the CD, and merchandising information.

For Fans of: Ben Folds, an upbeat Dispatch, Guster, Pete Yorn
Required Listening: "Zero" and "Smells Like You"
Next Performance: September 30, 2005 at The Pub (Upstairs Sarratt)
Noteworthy: All proceeds of CD sales to be donated to the Red Cross for aid in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort

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