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Max Viana born October 2, 1972 Born In the beautiful island of Puerto Rico and reared in sunny California by his Hondurian Grandmother Conception Colon LaBoriel, Max Viana developed his musical talents in Los Angeles.

Attending inner schools in the heart of South Central such as Mount Vernon Middle School, Manual Arts High School briefly attending LA High School before returning to Manual Arts Max catered to his gift of music and developed a title as a child prodigy.

“Max” In my Junior High School days I ventured into the life of gangs and quickly learned that life was an easy ticket to jail, causing pain to others and even an occasional first trip ticket to a grave. I didn’t want to hurt my grandmother. One of my big homies recognized my talents and told me to pursue music, he said I had something special and I needed to share it with the world. Unfortunately he did not live to witness and/or enjoyed the songs/music that I would eventually release and would share on the radio waves and televisions on millions across the world. I am forever grateful for my big homies support.

In Junior High School max performed with a school group that performed prince covers and keep in mind that those are not easy songs to play as an adult let alone as a 13 year old child. We would sale out concerts said Max in an interview with a universal staff member.

“Max” My dream was always to play with greats like Prince, Andre Cymone, Quincy Jones, Herby Hancock, and Stevie Wonder etc...

For High School Max attended Manual Arts High School, he quickly became the pride of a “Toiler”. Gaining popularity on campus faster than kids could enroll, he became one of the head members of the schools marching band.

“Max” My dear friend Marcel Fulton and I were the head of the band, (smiles) the head of the school! School was boring if we were not there to entertain the campus. Football games were lost if there was not a soulful sound playing in the background motivating the crowed to cheer for our purple and silver uniforms.

In the 11th grade Max and Marcel formed a musical 4 member band joining them were the likeness of singer Leana Terry & Amazing piano player/keyboardist William Charles.

“Max” I thought William was a teacher at school because he just looked older while we all looked like kids.

We were quickly managed by a school counselor Mrs. Hayes.

“Max” She booked us in a bunch of shows, performing for school banquets, LAUSD and a bunch of high profile events. We provided the entertainment and people loved our music. They would all say that we sounded like the original artist. We worked hard to make sure that people always got a show. I was the base player, Marcel was the drummer, William Charles played the Keys and Leana Terry had the sweet voice people enjoyed listening to.

“Max” I began to venture off to production in that time. My grandmother GOD bless her soul worked 3 jobs to provide me with any instrument I wanted because she knew that it would keep me out of trouble.

Max’s senior year in high school he joined a production team of young talented producers and song writers. Together they would create and start the new sound that would carry the 90’s into the style of music we all learned to love. Releasing hit record after hit record the success of Spiderman and Freeze Production was born. With songs like: POISON for BBD, I WANNA SEX YOU UP for Color me Badd, PUT YOUR HANDS WHERE MY EYES CAN SEE for Busta Rhymes, BREAK OF DAWN for Michael Jackson, CAN’T STOP THE REIGN for Shaquille O’Neal, HIT ME OFF for New Edition and many more, The Shit Is Heavy for Club Nouveau just to name a few of this gold and platinum accomplishments. The young boys from Brooklyn and Los Angeles were a force in the dominate world of music.

In 1996 Max adopted 3 boys although biologically his older brothers kids Max did not want his nephews to be placed in the system so he made the effort to adopt the boys and raise them as a single parent.

Mario Robert Viana Niko Kavir Viana Joshua Eldon Viana

Max is also the proud biological father of 5 kids of his own, four girls and 1 boy.

Arin Briana Viana Ahriael Riana Viana Ethan Max Viana Grace Elizabeth Viana Leairha Alayla Viana

Max Spend a great deal of time developing programs to help kids and motivating kids to stay in school and graduate. In 2008 Max started a nonprofit organization which functions within 18 school districts across the county “A.C.T.I.V.E. SHOWS” for more information visit www.activeshows.org.

In 2004 Max developed a primary social network. “AfroPalace.com”, a premiere afro American social network rivaling the likeness of the social networking giants of its time. Before selling AfoPalace Max spent 1 year and 7 month developing the impacting internet presence primarily developed to cater to Afro American market.

In 2004 Max Viana and Rapper/Actor Ice-T created the world known and traffic web site in pursuit to establish whom you know now as the reality show queen and the world known model “COCO” for more information visit www.cocosworld.com Max now ownes a record company distributed by none other than the power house universal music group “NWOTOM RECORDS” Motown spelled backwards for more information visit www.nwotomrecords.com.

When Max is not running his nonprofit organization A.C.T.I.V.E. www.activeshows.org he can be found managing universal music group recording artist and heading a web development & multi-media firm were they specialize in building high impact websites and software for a lot of his celebrity friends and his extensive contact list.

To contact Max Viana and/or to know more about such visit www.maxviana.net