[2] Max Q formed in 2002 and began competing in the International Barbershop Quartet Contest in 2004.

In 2004, 2005, and 2006, Max Q finished in second place to Gotcha!, Realtime, and Vocal Spectrum in consecutive years.

With their 2007 win, DeRosa and Oxley joined Joe Connelly as the only singers with three first-place finishes.

DeRosa and Connelly have since gone on to win a record fourth gold medal with Main Street and Old School respectively.

In 2008, Oxley and DeRosa were elected to the Westminster Chorus Fantasy Gold Quartet as bass and baritone along with lead Joe Connelly (Old School 2011, Platinum 2000, Keepsake 1992, Interstate Rivals 1987) and tenor Tim Waurick (Vocal Spectrum 2006).