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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Keith Palmer |
| Also known as | "Maxim" |
| Born | 21 March 1967 , Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Genre(s) | Electronic, Rave, Big beat, Electropunk, Hardcore, Breaks, Industrial, Alternative |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1990—present |
| Label(s) | Ragged Flag, Cooking Vinyl, XL, Beggars Banquet, Mute, Maverick, Warner Bros., Elektra |
| Associated acts | The Prodigy |
Keith Palmer (born 21 March 1967, in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England), best known as Maxim is a Vocalist/MC of the British electronic band The Prodigy. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Synonyms Since around the mid-1980s electronic dance music has enjoyed popularity in many Nightclubs and as of 2006 is the predominant type of music played in Rave music consists of forms of Electronic dance music that are associated with the rave scene. Big beat (sometimes called chemical breaks) is a term deployed in the mid 1990s by the British music press to describe the music of The Chemical Brothers, Dance-punk (also known as disco-punk, punk-funk and indie-dance) is a Music "Noisecore" redirects here For the style of metalcore see Mathcore. Breakbeat (sometimes breakbeats or breaks) is a term used to describe a collection of sub- genres of Electronic music, usually characterized Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Ragged Flag is a Record label founded in 2007 by members of the band The Prodigy, and backed by the Cooking Vinyl Group Cooking Vinyl is a UK -based Independent record company, founded in 1986. XL Recordings is an Independent record label which was launched by Tim Palmer Nick Halkes and Richard Russell with Beggars Banquet Records in 1989 to release Beggars Banquet is an English Independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of Mute Records is a Record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single "T Maverick Recording Company, is an American Record label and the record company division of entertainment company Maverick. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records The Prodigy are an Electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree Essex, England. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. History Early history Present-day Peterborough is the latest in a series of settlements which have at one time or other benefited from its situation where the Nene History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Prodigy are an Electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree Essex, England. He is known for his fierce style of appearance in both music videos and live shows, often wearing coloured contact lenses and kilts. A contact lens (also known simply as a contact) is a corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens usually placed on the Cornea The kilt is a knee-length garment with pleats at the rear originating in the traditional dress of men and boys in the Scottish Highlands of the 16th century His fierce style is also vibrant in the lyrical sense; in live shows he is known to scream and shout to hype up the audience. He is married and has two sons and a daughter.
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Pre-Prodigy history
Maxim was born in Peterborough, the youngest of seven children, and he went to the Jack Hunt secondary school, also in Peterborough. He enjoyed writing poetry and verse and began MC-ing around the age of 14. The structures or Musical forms of Songs in Popular music are typically sectional forms such as Strophic form. He gained inspiration from his ten year older MC brother, Hitman, who introduced him into the Peterborough Reggae Soundsystem Scene. At the age of seventeen he had his first gig in Basingstoke. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, England It lies across a Valley at the source of the River Loddon. Ian Sherman, a fellow musician from Nottingham teamed up with Maxim and they formed Maxim and Sheik Yan Groove, where Sherman made the music and Maxim contributed with lyrics. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. After recording some tracks together and not getting any attention from the record industries, Maxim decided to disband and went on a three month travel throughout Europe and North Africa. North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Upon returning to England he moved to London to get more into the music and reggae scene of the metropol. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Through a friend, Ziggy, he was offered a gig with a band called The Prodigy, which he accepted. He was planning to do just a few gigs with the band, but he later decided to stay. His maniac appearance and intense performance made him popular in the rave scene.
MC of The Prodigy
Originally joined The Prodigy on their first ever show to make the live shows become more alive, Maxim's lyrical talents were later incorporated in the studio works of the albums after Experience from 1992 (although his vocal contributions were heard in the live track "Death of the Prodigy Dancers" on Experience). The Prodigy are an Electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree Essex, England. Experience is the debut album by the English band The Prodigy. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Maxim provided lyrics in the single "Poison" from Music For the Jilted Generation (1994), as well as in the hit single "Breathe" from The Fat of the Land (1997). Music for the Jilted Generation is an album by British band The Prodigy. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) " Breathe " is a song by The Prodigy, released as the group's eleventh single on November 11, 1996. The Fat of the Land is an album by The Prodigy. The album was released by XL Recordings on June 30, 1997 (and on July 1 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar However, on the Prodigy album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned from 2004, his vocal works were completely absent, apart from an appearance on the album's first single "Girls" in form of a remix called "More girls". "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " He is still a full member of the band, though, performing in the live shows and, according to their official web site, recording material with Liam Howlett. Liam Paris Howlett (born August 21, 1971) is the core member of the British band The Prodigy.
Solo projects
Due to the almost constant touring and recording with The Prodigy, Maxim rarely had a chance to make his own solo material. After the band started to take it more easy after the intense touring to support The Fat of the Land in late 1998, he finally had the spare time to work and finish some of his projects. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) That year he released "Dog Day" on the XL promo Against the Grain, which also featured Howlett's "Dirtchamber Remix" of "Diesel Power" (from The Fat of the Land) and Maxim's cover version of the Rolling Stones' "Factory Girl". On 9 August 1999 Maxim released the EP My Web, which contained five tracks. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify In 2000 Maxim had a collaboration with Skin from Skunk Anansie on the song "Carmen Queasy", which remains his biggest solo success. Deborah Anne Dyer, better known by the Stage name Skin, (born 3 August 1967 Brixton, London) is a singer and occasional model Skunk Anansie were an English rock band whose members included Skin (Deborah Dyer Cass (Richard Lewis Ace (Martin Kent and Mark Richardson A second single, "Scheming", was released September 11, and finally the full-length album Hell's Kitchen, was released on 2 October 2000. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Hell's Kitchen is the debut album from Maxim Reality of The Prodigy. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. He is currently working on a new album with producer Machine [1].
Discography
Albums
- 2000 Hell's Kitchen (released 2 October)
- 2005 Fallen Angel (released 29 March)
Singles and EPs
- 1994 "Grim Reaper EP" (only 500 copies made; white label)
- 1999 "My Web" (released 9 August)
- 2000 "Carmen Queasy" (released 29 May)
- 2000 "Scheming" (released 11 September)
External links
Hell's Kitchen is the debut album from Maxim Reality of The Prodigy. This article is about the vinyl records for other uses see White Label (disambiguation. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic GaulDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic