Frusion is delighted to welcome Max Pashm: a musician, dj, producer and sound recordist, based in Brighton, U.K.

Now with amazing live 4 piece band featuring Max's signature crossover sound mixing beats and Greek trad instruments to a truly fabulous effect. Band members include:

Max Pashm Keyboards Vocals Beats and Percussion
Merlin Shepherd Virtuoso Clarinet and sax player
Laura Anstee Greek Lyra
George Kypreos Bouzouki / Baglamas

Using his skills as a percussionist and singer, he mixes electronic beats with vocals and world instruments, from a wide variety of different cultures and musical traditions, forming his own unique blend of world music.

Rising to fame in the mid nineties as an early pioneer of ethnic/electro dance music, he released his first album 'Weddings barmitzvahs and funerals' on sony music in 1997... a reflection of his Jewish heritage, Greek and Arab influences and love of of global rhythms.

The album was well acclaimed worldwide, along with Maxs blistering live international performances and dj sets at clubs, venues and festivals.

The album enjoyed extensive radio play and both media and television coverage . Max's music went on to be a big hit in Greece, France, Switzerland, Israel, Czech and Holland. Max has remixed artists such as Robert Miles, Ekova, Simon and Garfunkel, X-Ray Specs and Headmix Collective and has worked with the likes of Nitin Sawney, The Levellers, The Bagdadies and Pavlos Papadakis and son.

Reconstructions, continues the Pashm theme of ethnic/electro fusions incorporating organic world sounds with warm funky and hipnotic grooves. Max will be featuring Cretan lyra players and other guests for much of his live work and DJ sets can range from uplifting ethnic club dance, to chill out and completely traditional world music , like Klezmer, Greek and Balkan music, as heard in much of Maxs own songs and remixes.