| Max Tannone | |
| Alias: | Minty Fresh Beats |
| Origin: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Instrument: | Laptop |
| Genre: | Mashup, experimental, hip hop |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Years Active: | 2009–present |
| Website: | Official website |
Max Tannone, formerly known as Minty Fresh Beats,[1] is a New York music producer most notable for his production of mashup music.[2]
Born in Manhattan, Tannone lived in Upstate New York for most of his life, until he moved back to New York City in 2008.[1] He began making beats and remixes with FL Studio (formerly Fruity Loops) at age 16.[3] Currently, he uses FL Studio, Acid Pro, and Adobe Audition.[4] Some of Tannone's musical influences include the Beastie Boys, DJ Premier, Beck, and King Tubby. Later on, he listed artists such as A Tribe Called Quest, Black Star and the Roots as the groups that most influenced him.[5] [6]
In December 2008, Tannone digitally released Jaydiohead, a mash-up album combining Jay-Z and Radiohead.[7] Jaydiohead was Tannone's first full-length mash-up project.[8] Five additional Jaydiohead tracks were released in July 2009, on Jaydiohead: The Encore.[9] In September 2009, Tannone digitally released Doublecheck Your Head, which mixed Beastie Boys vocals over instrumental tracks the band recorded for their Check Your Head disc. Tannone's third mash-up project, Mos Dub was digitally released in April 2010. Tannone is briefly featured in the Jaydiohead "Ignorant Swan Medley" music video.[10]
Tannone has described his creative process as finding "an acapella and a song I want to sample. Next I chop up the original song into short pieces so I can re-arrange it, and from here I build the track around the vocals. Once the skeleton is completed, I began adding drums, FX, other instruments, edit the vocals, etc. Really just making it as you go."[11]