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:
“Granddaddy used to handle snakes in church. Granny drank strychnine. I guess you could say I had a leg up, genetically speaking.”
—Wesley Strick, U.S. screenwriter, and Martin Scorsese. Max Cady (Robert DeNiro)
“We all go a little mad sometimes.”
—Joseph Stefano, U.S. screenwriter, and Alfred Hitchcock. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins)