Max Norman is a retired record producer and recording engineer in the 1980s and 1990s. He produced many acclaimed heavy metal releases, and was renowned for his top notch production. Max got his "big break" while he was the resident engineer at Ridge Farm Studios in London, England. Ozzy Osbourne was recording his debut solo album Blizzard of Ozz with Producer/engineer Chris Tsangarides, but after a week Osbourne was unhappy with the mix, and hired Max to pick up where Chris left off.
Max appears in the Megadeth home video Evolver, a documentary about the making of Youthanasia.
According to Dave Mustaine, Max is now retired from the music business.
Famous quotes containing the words max and/or norman:
“It must be a moment of great satisfaction in your profession when the bolt is pulled, the noose tightens and you know that your murderer is done for.”
—Arnold Phillips, Max Nosseck (1902–1972)
“Before I get through with you, you will have a clear case for divorce and so will my wife. Now, the first thing to do is arrange for a settlement. You take the children, your husband takes the house, Junior burns down the house, you take the insurance and I take you!”
—S.J. Perelman, U.S. screenwriter, Arthur Sheekman, Will Johnstone, and Norman Z. McLeod. Groucho Marx, Monkey Business, terms for a divorce settlement proposed while trying to woo Lucille Briggs (Thelma Todd)