He dropped out and went to the SAE Institute (an international media education provider) to become a sound engineer, a decision he says he later regretted when money dried up in the artistic field.

"[1] After his various schooling endeavors, Maxim produced a semi-professional tape with Bonner Nosliw, who already had established a reputation for himself on the German music scene.

[5] He quipped in an Interview that "Reggae and economics are [his] worst mistakes" and does not like much of his earlier music, thus precipitating the change in style.

His singles Meine Soldaten (My Soldiers), Haus aus Schrott (House of Scrap), and Rückspiegel (Rearview Mirror) all made it on to top 100 charts for both Switzerland and Germany.

[7] He claims that his secret, in terms of musical success, is that he only writes about things that touch him, which lead to that strong, emotional, powerful sound that often comes out in his work.

Maxim took a short hiatus from performing in the early months of 2013 due to a minor illness he contracted in Vietnam.

[9] Albums 2005: Maxim 2008: Rückwärts fallen (Falling Backwards) 2011: Asphalt 2013: Staub (Dust) 2014: Staub Live (Dust Live) 2016: Das Bisschen was wir sind (The Little Bit We Are) 2017: Reprise Singles 2013: Meine Soldaten (My Soldiers) 2013: Rückspiegel (Rearview Mirror) 2013: Haus aus Schrott (House of Scrap) 2014: Alles versucht (2.0) (Tried Everything (2.0)) 2014: Staub (Dust) 2016: Willkommen im Club (Welcome to the Club) 2016: Pille aus Luft (Pill of Air) 2016: Autsch 2017: Reprise II