max s. gerber(the latest shot)

tommy, a dear friend and an amazing talent, an endless well of energy, ideas and enthusiasm. tommy is never far from a positive spin on a situation, which would be a good lesson for me to notice (especially after knowing him for 17 years) if i were the kind of guy who assimilated those sorts [...]

bill foreman, “san diego”, march 7th, 2010 from Max S. Gerber on Vimeo.
bill foreman writes some of the best songs you’ll ever hear. heartbreaking, complex, layered and soulful songs. i was lucky enough to get the chance to record one of them when he was in town a few months back, crashing on my couch [...]

i first met tommy almost fifteen years ago. i used to do sound for the bands that came to play at the school (yes, i was that geek), and geggy tah was a staple in town. tommy lived nearby in pomona. he was one of the first people to give me any credit as a [...]

i live in pasadena, which is in the greater los angeles area. it just so happens, though, that the greater los angeles area is very, very big. it encompasses many different cities and neighborhoods, each with their own individual identities and personalities. it also happens that when people who don’t live in the greater los [...]

last weekend lili haydn played with roger waters at the close of the coachella music festival. i was not in attendance at coachella, but this likely has a lot more to do with my dislike of the great outdoors than it does with music. i like roger waters. i listened to shine on you crazy [...]

my buddy denny is many things, most of which make little to no sense to a normal person. mostly he’s king kukulele, ukulele player extraordinaire. his act is almost more vaudeville than musical, and he’s the only professional ukulele player i know who also manages to be a property owner in southern california. for [...]

every one of you probably has a friend who for years has been telling you stories about some friend of theirs, but you somehow never seem to meet this mysterious friend. well, tommy jordan has been telling me about his friend dave ralicke since i can remember. they were room-mates years ago at UCLA. and [...]

i was really happy to do this shoot. first because it wasn’t some dude in a suit in a conference room for a change, and second because sia had great window light in her bedroom and it’s always a really wonderful feeling to shoot without a ton of gear. also, the best part of my [...]

roky erickson is the most cooperative uncooperative subject i’ve had in years. i’d ask him if he could face a certain way or sit a certain way and he’d say “yup, yup” and then do something completely different. but he was really nice about it, and he kept saying things like “hey man, it’s great [...]