Monday 17 November 2008

Max Judo New Dates and Woodford Times

Hi all...
Well we are back from our Queensland Tour with "The Dukes of Windsor". We had an absolute blast and had some great times. The Dukes boys were fantastic and we hope to catch up soon...

We have just added more show dates and also the schedule for this years Woodford Folk Festival is out. Check out the link below for all infomation including ticket sales. We hope to see all of you there and there may even be a sampler for sale of our new upcoming album at the festival shop so keep an eye out...

Upcoming Shows

9:00pm, Friday 21 November 2008
Sands Tavern
Maroochydore, Qld
with support Soldiers of the Sun + The Jake

8:00pm (NSW Time), Friday 12 December 2008
Cabarita Beach Bar and Grill
Cabarita Beach (Bogangar!), NSW
with support TBC

4:30pm, Saturday 27 December 2008
Woodford Folk Festival
Woodford, Qld
For details adn Tickets, check out www.woodfordfolkfestival.com

3:30pm, Sunday 28 December 2008
Woodford Folk Festival
Woodford, Qld
For details adn Tickets, check out www.woodfordfolkfestival.com

1:30pm, Monday 29 December 2008
Woodford Folk Festival
Woodford, Qld
For details adn Tickets, check out www.woodfordfolkfestival.com

7:00pm, Tuesday 30 December 2008
Woodford Folk Festival
Woodford, Qld
For details adn Tickets, check out www.woodfordfolkfestival.com

8:00pm, Saturday 3 January 2009
Swell Tavern
Burleigh Heads, Qld
with support DJ Clapped Out

4:30pm, Sunday 4 January 2009
Sand Bar and Grill
Casuarina Beach, NSW
with Issac Padden

3:00pm, Monday 26 January 2009 - Australia Day
Sand Bar and Grill
Casuarina Beach, NSW
with support Tipping Point

Other News

Monday 13 October 2008

Max Judo Queensland Tour with The Dukes of Windsor

Hi all...
We have just confirmed dated throughout Queensland with up and coming rockers "The Dukes of Windsor".
This will see us travelling from the Gold Coast to Cairns and back. Should be a lot of fun times on the road...hope Brendan has his GPS so we don't end up lost! Check out the dates and venues below...
Well we headed down to the Sydney Opera House last Thursday Night but unfortunately we didn't win this years "Deadly" award for "Band of the Year". The Deadly Awards are the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music, sport, entertainment and community awards. The big winners on the night included Greg Inglis (NRL Melbourne Storm, QLD and Australia), Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Leah Purcell and the most popular on the night, Gurrumul Yunupingu...What an amazing musician he is!!!
We would like to thank all the people that voted for us...hopefully next year we can make you all proud and take the award out with the release of our new upcoming album.

Monday 30 June 2008

Max Judo's New Album Update + New Video in MJ Video Section...

Well recording has got underway down at Studio 301 Byron Bay and things are on well on track. We are now about half way through and things are starting to come together nicely.

Studio 301 not only offers top of the line recording facilities it also has been the venue for intense daily table tennis battles which have been fierce to say the least and the early morning surfs have been fun but cold!
Our producer, Caleb James has been on fire and his table tennis ability is second to none. Both Lucas and Caleb have played some tight games(in downtime) with Caleb winning on most occasions but Lucas is hot on his trail. The rally record also stand with Caleb and Marty with a whopping 53 hit rally! Must've been all the studying of table tennis video's on you tube!

The new album will be recorded over the next month so keep a eye out for more updates including studio picture gallery and announcement of Album Launch.

The pic's shown were taken by Caleb and show some of the cool effects that were used for the Album that were complied from Marty and Caleb's effect collections (General consensus is that AnalogMan Rocks and ZVex Fuzz Factory is the gear!!!). Brendan is shown with one of the 5 Drum Kits supplied by our mate ChickenHead (aka Greg)

We have also added a new video that was shot by our "Man on the Ground" Stu and edited by our good mate Joseph (Thanks a $mil mate!!!)
It was taken from our Anzac Day Eve 2008 gig at The Salt Bar and if you were there on the night you should catch a glipse of yourself.

Wednesday 26 March 2008

Max Judo on Channel 10

Tune into "State Focus" on Channel 10 this Sunday 30 March at 8.30 to catch an interview with Lucas and Marty talking about the Past, Present and Future of Max Judo. If you miss it, we will try and have a copy of it in our "Video" section.

Monday 10 March 2008

Tom Curren Tour

Well the shows with Tom Curren were fantastic and we hope everyone had a great time. Brendan did a fantastic job sitting in as Tom's drummer without ever hearing any of his tunes. We had a ball playing music along side one of our surfing idols and we hope to catch up with him for shows in the US later in the year.
We have around 500 pics from the shows taken by our great mate Simon "Swilly" Williams so check them out in the next few days.

Hope everyone has a great and safe Easter and hope to see you all at The Sand Bar and Grill at Casuarina Beach Easter Sunday afternoon...

Sunday 2 March 2008

Tom Curren Tour

After finally throwing off the effects of Jet Lag, we are now gearing up for our short tour with Surfing Legend Tom Curren. We all grew up idolising his surfing so to be doing a tour with him is a dream for us. For the dates and venues, check out the gig dates below.

Max Judo US Tour Diary - February 2008

Wednesday 13 February 2008

“Groundhog Day”
Leave Brisbane at 11.30am – arrive in LA 7.30am. Made it through customs – always a pleasure, something xenophobic about the whole US “welcome”. Check in to “Barfly” Travelodge at LAX – it has a Denny’s – 2 ingredients to keep the US from going into a depression – sugar (read corn syrup) and fat. Grab a rental car, and jet to HB (Huntington Beach) – closest thing the US has to the Gold Coast. The lads get acclimatised by checking out the stock at The Guitar Centre – everything’s a discount, compared to Australia. LA winter is cooler than the coast, so a quick visit to a Wal-Mart to get gloves etc, and then on to our choice of So Cal mex...Fred’s. These guys have the best steak taco’s, and serve Bud Light in what can only be described as a glass challis. Dinner with some of our HB contacts, and then back up the 405 (14 lanes of car mayhem) to chez Barfly. Why do both rooms smell of rotten socks?

Thursday 14 February 2008

“In Transit”
LAX to St Louis. US airport procedures ensure that you have to spend at least 3 hours in the departing terminal. Should we invest in airport service companies – they charge 3-4 times standard, and have a captive audience – seems like a “no-brainer”, to borrow an American term. Arrive at St Louis at 6pm. By the time we check in, etc, we’re looking for some great food. Stan, the bellhop, suggests the new casino, Lumiere, which has the best burger bar in town – they even have a $75 burger! Enter Josh and Mary – great guys, great times! So, after quick introductions, Josh suggested we have a party at his condo, in the upmarket St Louis suburb of Clayton. Having come half way around the world, for the showcase of a lifetime, a “loosen-up” party jam sounded just the ticket, so we got onto the equipment hire, DJ, etc, and plans were underway for Claytons loudest rooftop condo party! After playing blackjack with Josh and Mary, we headed back to the hotel – busy days ahead.

Friday 15 February 2008

“Convention, Clayton, and Cops”
Stan, the bellhop, suggested we try the diner up the street for breakfast – at this point, its worth noting that St Louis allows indoor smoking still, and that all doors and windows are shut, when its 2 degrees outside. As we entered the diner, I was looking for Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte – was I on the 48 Hours set? – a total time warp! Having said that, the breakfast was spot-on, huge, and not too fatty. We walked the four blocks to the convention centre (hot tip – if walking in a frozen climate, get footwear to suit) – there we met our new agents, Nancy, Jeff, and Corey. The stage was being set – massive is an understatement. Stan, the bellhop, was either very helpful, or laughing himself stupid, after giving us directions to The Guitar Center. It’s important to point out at this stage that a trip to a Guitar Centre is not just a window-shopping experience, but can take anything from one to three hours – rounding up four musician’s aint easy! Back at the hotel by late arvo, and we get a call from Josh – they want to drop by and discuss sound for the party! Turns out they have found the most expensive equipment hire company - $4,000 for the night! So, the party is definitely on, we just have to secure better prices. Josh suggest we discuss this at Lumiere, in the VIP lounge no less. VIP at Lumiere is very cool, the free drinks and food flowing fast, when Lucas points out that there’s a friend of a friend joining us. Sarah, a chic St Louis babe, joins us for drinks at VIP, and then the lads head off with Sarah for the Old Rock ‘n Roll Club, to check out a local band or two. Arriving an hour later, I discover the lads in their own private “cave”, having a discussion. More drinks brings on more clubs, the lads finally make it back to the hotel around 6am (good work Sarah!)

Saturday 16 February 2008

So, if you call John, who tells you to call Randy, who gives you the number for Bill, who knows a friend, Craig, that might know a guy called Marvin, who is currently out of town, but will get you Ron’s number, if you call back in 5, then a quality drum kit can be found for the party! – no problem. (Tip for Aussies #2 – when on the phone, putting on an American accent actually works). Early evening sees us heading over to Clayton. On arrival, the venue turns out to be a sweet set-up indeed. Crowd is building, and the drinks are flowing – Josh is “pretty well frothin’” by about 10, and the lads jump on about 10.30 – and pump out a solid 60 minute set. The crowd loves the sounds, until the inevitable arrival of “Lois, and the Turtle”. She claims to be the body corp rep, however Josh is not too sure, so we follow his lead – “You guys play the loudest @$%#ing 10 songs you can!” Around the third song, Marty gets a torch in the face – Officer G**** wants the party shut down, and has four of Clayton’s finest with him to ensure this happens. Again, as Josh was our contact, and instructed the fuzz that “Lois can get F$#@$!” we were not sure what to expect next. Well, Josh pulled the ultimate McLovin (see Superbad, MJ’s choice for in-flight entertainment), threw his hands behind his back and was promptly arrested. By this time all we could do was stare in disbelief! If we could film it, we’d have the next “Cops” episode in the can! “This party is Shut Down”, declares the elderly cop (was he narrating, or stating the obvious, no party host, crowd dispersing into all three elevators quick-smart, band and DJ packing up). We though it was our civil duty to reunite Josh and Mary, so we headed down to Clayton cop shop. Officer G**** was very helpful, but advised that Josh wanted to stay the night, so we headed for the only sane solution, Jack in the Box. 25 minutes in a drive-thru at 2am, to get burgers and tacos! With clubs closing at 3am, we decided to head back to the hotel lobby, for drinks. What a night!

Sunday 17 February 2008

Very quiet day, this. With the big showcase on Monday, rest was the best.

Monday 18 February 2008

Sound Check at the convention centre, by 9am. BIG SOUND! All sorted, ready to go. Lucas wants to see snow, so joins me on the car-hunt. We decide the $3m Talbot Lago just isn’t for us, but the De Tomaso Mangusta might fit the bill. Back to the hotel to collect the lads, pack the equipment, and head to the convention centre, by mid-afternoon. The performance was huge, big sound, big crowd, around 2,500. Then the in-booth meet and greet, where the line was up to 40 deep. Our agents also represented Principal Belding, from Saved by the Bell! Josh & Mary invited us to The Hill, a district where the Italian restaurants run at more than one a block. Best meal of the tour – genuine Italian food. Then back to the convention centre for the second in-booth “meet and greet”. Lads shattered – hotel and sleep at last.

Tuesday 19 February 2008

Last Day. Headed to the diner to catch up with Eddie and Nick – another 48 hours! Dropped by the convention centre to give our stage manager, Dave Owens (a big thanks to him) CD’s. A quick chat with Nancy and Jeff, to let us know that the bookings are going well, so the August / September tour is looking promising. An attempt at lunch at Hooters leaves us with a bad taste in our mouths, food and company accounting for that! Head to the Arch, and the baseball stadium, museum, etc, for snaps. LAST NIGHT IN ST LOUIS. Josh, by now out on bail, and Mary swing by and we head out to J Bucks, a sports bar, for dinner, then on to Lumiere for drinks. Forget 6 degree’s of separation – try 2! At the bar who do we see – Officer G****, and his mates. They were right neighbourly, and one said he’d been to our myspace site, and loved the sounds! Josh looked a little sheepish, but all was ok. Sarah came by the casino, and we ventured over to the Renaissance Hotel bar, for the final-night convention piss-up. Huge, the lads were shown the nightlife again (big thanks to Sarah), and made it back to the hotel 15 minutes before the alarm.

Wednesday 20 February 2008

With the car packed and taxi sorted, we head back to the airport – the lads not feeling the best. The landing into LAX shook the lads awake! Back to Chez Barfly – tried to get a rental car – forgot it’s The Oscars week! Finally tracked a 300C down. Jetted up to Century City, for some business meetings, then back to the hotel – Denny’s and sleep. (“No more Denny’s” the lads cry – you watch they’ll be back!)

Thursday 21 February 2008

The final Guitar Centre “browse” turns out to be a big pick-up. Hollywood is always in town, with Edward Norton dropping in to buy some guitar strings, he see’s the band and grabs a photo opp and autograph, he was stoked….hmmm. Then down the 405, to HB – Fred’s is calling again! We decide to see our friends at The OC Tavern, and head down to San Clemente. We meet up with Young, he’s looking great, and we make plans for the summer! A local band, Off White, were playing some sweet tunes (a big thanks to the lads for the CD’s – they kept us sane while negotiating traffic in Downtown LA!) Brendan, tank half-full gets invited to play with another band, and to everyone’s credit, they kept up – not sure if Brendan or that band will ask if there’s a drummer or respond again! At around 11pm, we realise that In n Out will be closing soon, and jet up the 5, to HB, and the lads devour 4 x 4 Animal burgers, and “boats” full of fries.

Friday 22 February 2008

Back in the 300C and we’re off to Downtown LA, for another business meeting – all goes well, and we head to HB, to catch up with our mate, Scott. More beer at Fred’s, and the discussion turns to licensing our music to networks, etc, so we’re stoked about that. Back to the Travelodge – final packing, and the last Denny’s meal (can’t break the habit). Load up, and we’re off to LAX, for the midnight flight. This is where the “reverse Groundhog Day Effect” comes into play, and we arrive 13 hours later, on Sunday morning. Great Trip – Thanks to all that made it possible – look forward to seeing you again in summer.

Tuesday 8 January 2008

Max Judo Signs to Auburn Moon Agency for NACA

We are currently organising our second tour to the US in early February. We are set to play at the college showcase event "NACA" in St Louis Missouri. Being 1 of only 2 Aussie artists selected for the event, it involves the us performing infront of University reps from all over the country with the prospect of bookings for 30-50 shows at colleges across the US later in 2008.
The temperatures in February, we're told, is 4 degrees maximum and -7 degrees minimum (Celsius)...great weather for a bunch of lads from sunny Gold/Tweed Coasts. Could this be an outdoor event?!?!?
Stay tuned for more info coming soon.

Friday 14 December 2007

Max Judo Now on iTunes

You can now purchase "IN TRANSIT" or any individual tracks from iTunes by clicking on the iTunes icon on the left.

Friday 2 November 2007

Max Judo Selected to Play at NACA in St Louis, USA in February 2008

Max Judo have just been selected as one of two Australian bands to showcase their stuff at the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) in St. Louis, Missouri, USA in February 2008.
NACA brings together artists, music agencies and university entertainment buyers who will see Max Judo showcase their stuff with the aim to organise bookings for their college social celebrations and events.
The Dave Matthews band is one example of what NACA can do.
Max Judo have already started organising shows in L.A. St. Louis and other venues across the U.S. This is a massive news for Max Judo and the guys are stoked!!!

New YouTube Videos Including July 2007 USA Tour

Max Judo's rendition of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall" now graces YouTube thanks to Gary, Scot and PT. Go to the "MJ Video" section...

Max Judo's Song "Slow Down" Opens August Tracks DVD Edition

Max Judo's song "Slow Down" is the opening song on the DVD included in the August edition of Tracks Magazine. The DVD covers the 2007 WCT Bells Beach Surf Contest which this year celebrated its 35 year anniversary. The boys are stoked to have their song pumped around the nation. The magazine can be purchased from all good newsagents and surf shops throughout Australia and New Zealand.

New Photo Gallery Including Dreaming Photos

We have just created a new Photo Gallery that includes The Dreaming Festival, taken by our great stage manager mate Ricky, and our latest press shots taken by world renowned surf photographer Simon "Swilly" Williams.

Max Judo Back at Studio 301 Byron Bay

Well tracking has been done on a catchy little tune called "Siding" which we have been playing for the past few months live. If you have seen our shows, you will know what the song is all about!!! Mixing will start this week so we should have it up on MySpace by next week. A MASSIVE thanks goes out to Paul from Studio 301.

New Max Judo Promo Film Clip on MySpace NOW!!!

We are stoked that we have our new Film Clip up on our MySpace site, www.myspace.com/maxjudo. The footage is a montage of the past 18 months, with clips of The Woodford Folk Festival, our Japanese tour and shows from up and down the East Coast. Our good friend, Joseph Ryan (www.freewayproject.com) put together the clip and a big thanks goes out to him for his great work.

New Songs Uploaded to MySpace

We have just added some more songs to our MySpace page for you to listen and download.
For all you MySpace people out there, come and join us at www.myspace.com/maxjudo.

Buying a Copy of "In Transit"

If you would like a hard copy of the CD, please send us an email at info@maxjudo.com and we can arrange for a copy to be sent out to you. You can also download track from our MySpace site. Click the link above...