Talk:Max Perry

This article starts out "Maxwell Smart (born June 23, 1984), primarily known by his stage name Maxwell Smart" but shouldn't it start out "Max Perry (born June 23, 1984), primarily known by his stage name Maxwell Smart" instead. {{Helpme}}Perhaps I should follow Be Bold, but I leave it to others to decide. --DThomsen8 (talk) 13:08, 23 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Yes, it should start the way you have described. Being bold is important, so I see no reason for you to go ahead and change it. Also, the {{helpme}} template is supposed to be placed on your own talk page, rather than an article's talk page. Happy editing! Jozal ^(talk) 13:13, 23 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the fast response. I will do the fix. Even after almost three thousand edits, I am still learning, so I get your point about helpme template. (Maybe we all are still learning Wikipedia.)--DThomsen8 (talk) 13:49, 23 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

We all make mistakes so it's no problem :) Jozal ^(talk) 14:08, 23 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

I propose that Maxwell Smart (record producer) be merged into Max Perry. I think that the content in the Maxwell Smart article can easily be explained in the context of this article, and the article is of a reasonable size that the merging of the Smart article will not cause any problems as far as article size or undue weight is concerned. Bonnie (talk) 05:27, 25 October 2013 (UTC)Reply

Well duh. Maxwellsmart88 created this WP:content fork the same day he created this likely self-written biography.

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I guess it's time to do a history merge. Though I'm tempted to just delete them both. Wbm1058 (talk) 00:27, 16 January 2016 (UTC)Reply

On second thought, we have parallel histories, and others edited in between his edits, and his last two edits still kept two identical copies. Wbm1058 (talk) 01:13, 16 January 2016 (UTC)Reply

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I am Max Perry, the subject of this article, so I am requesting changes rather than making them myself (disclosed on my user page). Requested changes:

1. Age: infobox shows a fixed age (40); use {{birth date and age|1984|6|23}}.
2. Wrong links: "Snoop Dogg" in the lead links to Wiz Khalifa; "Fiji" links to the country, not the singer; the 2012 credit links J-Boog (B2K) instead of reggae artist J Boog.
3. Chart claim:' Amazin was not a "#1 Album on Billboard"; per the article's own table it reached No. 13 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Independent Albums.
4. Infobox: remove "rapper, singer" (I am a producer/engineer); "Labels" lists other artists' labels, my label is The Elevation.
5. Sources: refs 1 and 2 are the same article; ref 3 (Michigan Today) is about Richard Perry and does not mention me.
6. Outdated: remove "Perry is currently working with…" (unsourced, circa 2014).
7. Additions from Putnam, Rob (July 27, 2020), "Producer Crosstalk: Max Perry", Music Connection: 2020 EPs, The Elevation, founding of Intellectual Property Collections (2019), work with Post Malone, Bay Area base.

Proposed restructured text below (replaces everything above the chart tables; unsourced claims tagged rather than removed). Please use, edit or reject as you see fit. Thank you. Maxfperry (talk) 04:51, 30 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

{{Short description|American record producer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Max Perry
| background       = non_performing_personnel
| alias            = Maxwell Smart
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1984|6|23}}
| birth_place      = [[New York City]], U.S.
| origin           = [[Brooklyn]], New York, U.S.
| genre            = {{flatlist|
* [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[Reggae]]
}}
| occupation       = {{flatlist|
* Record producer
* Audio engineer
* Songwriter
* Music publishing administrator
}}
| instruments      = Keyboards, synthesizer, drum machine, sampler, turntables
| years_active     = 2001–present
| label            = The Elevation
| associated_acts  = [[Berner (rapper)|Berner]], [[J Boog]], [[Wiz Khalifa]], [[B-Real]]
}}
'''Max Perry''' (born June 23, 1984), also known by the stage name '''Maxwell Smart''', is an American record producer, audio engineer and music industry entrepreneur. Born in New York City and raised in Brooklyn, he is based in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref name="MC2020" /> He has produced and engineered recordings for artists including [[Wiz Khalifa]], [[J Boog]] and [[Post Malone]],<ref name="MC2020" /> as well as [[Berner (rapper)|Berner]], [[Trina]] and [[Snoop Dogg]]. In 2019 he founded Intellectual Property Collections (IPC), a music royalty collection company.<ref name="MC2020" />

== Early life ==
Perry was born in New York City and raised in Brooklyn.<ref name="MC2020" /> He is a third-generation record producer; his uncle is producer [[Richard Perry]], whose credits include [[Carly Simon]], [[Ringo Starr]], [[Ray Charles]] and [[Barbra Streisand]].<ref name="MC2020" /><ref name="MT2019" /> His father, Fredro Perry, is a drummer, songwriter, producer and independent label owner who toured with his band the Brooklyn Cowboys.{{citation needed}}

== Career ==
=== Hip hop production (2005–2010) ===
Perry's early credits included tracks for New York artists such as [[Jim Jones (rapper)|Jim Jones]], [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]], [[AZ (rapper)|AZ]], [[Sheek Louch]] and [[Hell Rell]]. Working frequently in California with his brother and co-writing partner Gennessee, he also produced for Bay Area artists including [[Mistah F.A.B.]], [[San Quinn]], [[Messy Marv]] and Berner.{{citation needed}}

In January 2009 he produced three tracks for "Mac Dre and the Romper Room Gang", an episode of the [[BET]] series ''[[American Gangster (TV series)|American Gangster]]''.{{citation needed}} In 2010 he produced "Make Way", featuring [[Lyfe Jennings]], on Trina's album ''[[Amazin' (Trina album)|Amazin']]'', which reached number 13 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number one on the ''Billboard'' Independent Albums chart.{{citation needed}}

=== Wash House Studios and reggae (2011–2016) ===
In 2011 Perry became head engineer at Wash House Studios in [[Haleiwa, Hawaii]], producing, recording and mixing reggae artists including [[Morgan Heritage]], [[SOJA]], [[Junior Reid]] and [[Gappy Ranks]].{{citation needed}} He produced "Smokin Bomb Bud" by J Boog and Fiji, which reached number one on the iTunes reggae chart.{{citation needed}}

=== Work with Berner and others (2013–2019) ===
From 2013 Perry produced extensively for Berner, including tracks on the albums ''Drugstore Cowboy'', ''20 Lights'', ''Hempire'', ''Packs'' and ''Sleepwalkin''', and on Berner's collaborative projects with [[B-Real]] (the ''Prohibition'' series), [[Cam'ron]] (''Contraband''), [[Styles P]] (''Vibes'') and [[Young Dolph]] (''Tracking Numbers''). He also produced "The Dispensary" by Wiz Khalifa featuring [[Chevy Woods]] and Berner (2014). His production "Green Light" by Godholly was used in a 2018 episode of ''[[Black Lightning (TV series)|Black Lightning]]''.

=== Producer releases (2020) ===
In 2020 Perry released producer-led EPs on which he curated, arranged and produced tracks with featured artists: ''The Dispensary'', with ST Spittin, in March, followed by ''Million Mile Journey'', featuring [[Flipp Dinero]], whose single "Turned Into Sumthin" was released in May.<ref name="MC2020" /> He runs the record label The Elevation.<ref name="MC2020" />

== Intellectual Property Collections ==
In 2019 Perry founded Intellectual Property Collections (IPC), a company that collects royalties on behalf of songwriters and music publishers.<ref name="MC2020" /> He has spoken publicly about the difficulty creators face in understanding how the music business generates and distributes revenue, and has advocated for clearer producer credits on digital releases.<ref name="MC2020" />

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="MC2020">{{cite web |last=Putnam |first=Rob |title=Producer Crosstalk: Max Perry |url=https://www.musicconnection.com/producer-crosstalk-max-perry/ |work=Music Connection |date=July 27, 2020 |access-date=October 29, 2026}}</ref>
<ref name="MT2019">{{cite web |title=A cloud lined in platinum |url=https://michigantoday.umich.edu/2019/09/26/a-cloud-lined-in-platinum/ |work=Michigan Today |publisher=University of Michigan |date=September 26, 2019 |access-date=October 29, 2026}}</ref>
}}