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:
“Music’s a wonderful background for our thoughts, isn’t it?”
—Arnold Phillips, Max Nosseck (1902–1972)
“You’re a woman who’s been getting nothing but dirty breaks. Well, we can clean and tighten your brakes, but you’ll have to stay in the garage all night.”
—S.J. Perelman, U.S. screenwriter, Arthur Sheekman, Will Johnstone, and Norman Z. McLeod. Groucho Marx, Monkey Business, a wisecrack made while trying to woo Lucille Briggs (Thelma Todd)