Max Gleason, better known by his stage name, Smooth McGroove, is an American YouTuber known for recording re-arranged a cappella versions of video game music.
[4] Gleason has recorded music from many popular video game series, including The Legend of Zelda,[5] Super Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy,[6] Mega Man,[7] Undertale and Street Fighter.
[9] When asked about working with more modern tracks, he sided against it, stating that "music for video games today serve a more atmospheric role with less of a focus on memorable melodies".
[10] A Starbound patch known as "v. Enraged Koala" released in early 2014 added a microphone feature including sounds by Gleason.
[14] Across 2019 and 2020, Gleason was dealing with personal medical problems and had shut down his Patreon and produced no content, but returned to production of his a cappella covers in March 2021.