Bioz
Maxfield Parish
Maxfield Parish a high-energy party band hailing from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. Founder JC on bass has put together a new line-up that officially took off on New Year's 2009. This Max has all the signs of surpassing all past Max's. Stay tuned.
Since 1996, the band that just won't die has performed both locally and regionally with a few line-up changes. Clubs include J. Gilligan's, Fast Freddy's, Manhattan's, Stumpy's, Hot Rods & Hogs, High Port Marina, O'Riley's, and too many others to mention.
Highlights for the band include opening for Bad Company, Rick Derringer, and Pat Travers at the annual Hutchfest in Hutchinson, Kansas and a side stage appearance with Iron Maiden at Dallas' Smirnoff Music Complex.
Maxfield Parish's raucous live performances and full-length CDs have received much critical acclaim. The Dallas, Texas Publication, Harder Beat, simply states, "Rip your heads off now!." Houston's Music News testifies, "These guys deliver." Buddy Magazine, an Arlington, Texas rag, describes them as: "Tight and Powerful." Also, radio DJs in Salina, Kansas, Shreveport, Louisiana and Dallas have given glowing comments about the band while interviewing them and spinning their tunes on the air.
At the moment, Maxfield Parish is self-managed and unsigned.
Casey - Drums/Vocals
I was born and raised in Arlington, and I'm going to the University of Texas at Arlington, and I plan to major in aerospace engineering. I have been playing drums for an ENTIRE 2 years as of Christmas 2008. After receiving my first drum kit when I was 16, I fell in love with hitting circular-shaped objects with wooden sticks. After a little bit of practice, I was in my first band for my high school after an extremely long 6 months of playing...(catch the sarcasm?). While it was a bit overwhelming, that band got my feet wet and definitely helped me improve dramatically, especially as I kept practicing every day when I got home. However, I eventually wanted a more organized band that had real potential, so...as every musician should in my opinion...I hit up craigs list, and this is where I met JC. After a few successful practices and the addition of Rusty and the later addition of Adrena, I finally found the awesome drumming experience that I had been looking for. And now I'm rockin' out to the max with Maxfield Parish baby!!!
Past band experience: None really...just a school band
Drum kit: A built up reconstructed 5 piece Borg drum set from Sam's Club...kinda like a crappy car that's been built up to a speed machine
Interests and other stuff: Look me up on facebook or myspace for all that :)
J.C. - Bass/ Vocals
J. C. Harmon is the founding member of Maxfield Parish and sole survivor of all the band's previous incarnations, which go back some 15 years.
First there was Lethal Dose, a dark metal band in the late '80s. That transformed with some line-up changes into a bit of a happier metal band called Dedlok. Dedlok was, for a while, a cult underground favorite in the west Ft. Worth area. Then, with more line-up changes, came the cover tunes and a name change to Maxfield Parish. Now the band's motto is "dance them to death" - and that is what they do.
In April of 2008, for the first time in his career, JC found himself alone when one member drank himself out of the band, another had job issues, and the third settled down with his new baby. But square one does not frighten this bassist. He took the opportunity to clean house, make a few decisions on his own, and began looking for new bandmates. And now Max P rolls again.
Other interesting facts on J. C.: he attended Texas A & M, where he marched in "The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band". He builds model aircraft for collectors all over the world. You can see his work at www.butcherbirdmodels.com. Most recently, he has started a production company where he promotes local showcase concerts.
For the Anti-tech-heads out there, JC plays:
cheap strings on a cheap guitar through a cheap amp with cheap speakers.
Ryan - Guitar
From out of nowhere, when Max.P. need him most, enter Ryan on guitar. He has had some cover band experience as proven by his ability to learn fast but we do not know the names of the bands yet. He has pictures but we do not have them yet. As soon as we get to know this stranger in our band a litle better, we will update you..stay tuned. All we know is: he is cool and has devoted a chunk of his life to the band. He should be around for a while.