Markus Ecklmayr

Max the Sax
Background information
Birth name	Markus Ecklmayr
Born	18 December 1985 (1985-12-18) (age 25)
Origin	Haag am Hausruck, Austria
Genres	Jazz, Funk, Dance, Electroswing, Nu Jazz
Instruments	Saxophone
Labels	Etage Noir Recordings
Associated acts	Parov Stelar, Düsenfried and the Stuffgivers

Markus Ecklmayr (born 1985 in Haag am Hausruck, Austria) is a Saxophone Player from Linz, Austria. He is known for his performances with different bands, mainly as the saxophone player of the Parov Stelar Band. His saxophone play is part of numerous recordings, and he is sometimes known as "Max the Sax" ^[1]

Biography

Markus Ecklmayr was born on December 18, 1985 in the Austrian province of Upper Austria. Soon he discovered his love for music and started learning the saxophone with 11. Later, in 2004, he began his studies at the Anton Bruckner Private University for Music, Drama, and Dance in Linz. In 2005 he joined the Parov Stelar Band, the live band of the Austrian producer Parov Stelar. Since then his popularity began to rise. With his unique and energetic style he essentially influenced the style of the band. His saxophone play is part of several Parov Stelar recordings.

He soon also became heavy requested as a saxophone player for other projects and worked with numerous bands and musicians like Düsenfried & the Stuffgivers, Hot Pants Road Club, Hubert Tubbs, Leroy Emmanuel, Peter Panay & the Cosmic Hustlers, LMT Connection, Jon Sass, Dorretta Carter, Mary Broadcast Band, Soulpower, Upper Austrian Youth Jazz Orchestra, Sharp Eleven, Just Banks, Roland Schwarz and Cayetano.

Discography

Singles

• "Funky Bastards EP“ (Wolf Myer Orchestra & Parov Stelar, 2007)
• "Bust a Move EP“ (Just Banks, 2007)
• "Libella Swing EP“ (Parov Stelar, 2008)
• "Mirror Ball EP“ (Ed Royal & Enne, 2008)
• "Monster EP“ (Parov Stelar, 2009)
• "The Crunch EP"(Roland Schwarz, 2009)
• "Anywhere You Wanna Go EP" (Hot Pants Road Club, 2009)
• "In Peace we Live EP" (Zeebee, 2010)

Albums

• "FOOLGAS" (Düsenfried & the Stuffgivers, 2008)
• "Shine" (Parov Stelar, 2007) 
• "Femme Fatale" (Wolf Myer Orchestra, 2007) 
• "Under The Influence" (Just Banks, 2008) 
• "Grand Funk Orchestra" (Hot Pants Road Club, 2009)
• "Coco" (Parov Stelar, 2009)
• "Supertight" (Düsenfied & the Stuffgivers, 2010)

References

1. ^ PraguePost March 31, 2010

External links

• Max the Sax on Myspace
• Parov Stelar Homepage

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Name	Max The Sax
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Date of birth	1985
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