Max Sedgley


Maxwell Cadien Sedgley, known as Max Sedgley, is a British producer, drummer and disc jockey, currently signed to the independent record label, Sunday Best, and Jalapeno Records. In 2004, Sedgley released his first single, "Happy", a remix of which was later used by ITV as the theme music to their coverage of the Euro 2004 football tournament, was featured in the EA sports game FIFA Street as well as in a promotional advert for Super Mario Galaxy. It has also been used on adverts for Ambrosia and Bacardi Rum. It reached #30 in the UK Singles Chart in July 2004.

Education

Sedgley was educated at Dulwich College, a boarding independent school for boys in Dulwich, in South London. Between the ages of 10 and 13, he studied percussion under James Blades. At the University of Edinburgh he studied composition, orchestration, percussion and piano, and graduated with a degree in classical music.

Life and career

On 17 July 2006, Sedgley released his 10-track debut album, From the Roots to the Shoots, on the Sunday Best label, which contained the singles "Slowly", "The Devil Inside", and "Happy".
On 6 September 2010, Sedgley released his second album, Suddenly Everything, on Jalapeno Records, which contained the singles "Soundboy" featuring Tor, "Something Special" and "Superstrong" featuring Tasita D'mour.
He has played drums for many electronic musicians, most notably Roni Size.
Sedgley tours as both a DJ and in a five-piece musical ensemble, Max Sedgley and the Shoots. The band consists of Max Sedgley, Tasita D'mour, Mike Buchanan, Andy Valentine and Marcus Dods.

Discography