About Us
Established in 2019, Maxx Volume was built to serve artists navigating the new territory of the modern music industry — empowering them with the knowledge and systems to grow on their own terms.
Marco Ciro Pastore
CEO / Founder
Evan Gehr
Head Of A&R / Production
Frank Lipari
Producer
Zak Waxman
Head Mixing Engineer
Kristel Joy Alfon
Outreach Specialist
The Story
Maxx Volume was created by Maxx Paradox — an artist who got shelved by his label and refused to let that be the end of the story. Instead of waiting on another gatekeeper to say yes, he started building the systems he wished someone had handed him: the knowledge, the tools, and the strategy to grow without permission.
Almost none of it happened in a boardroom. It started in DMs. Late-night conversations with artists, producers, and creatives figuring it out at the same time — friendships that turned into sessions, sessions that turned into records, records that turned into a network. It's still wild to think about: one message can be the whole door. A collaborator. A co-sign. A business partner. A friend for life. Most people scroll past that door every day. Maxx Volume was built on the idea that you should knock.
That's why the community matters as much as the roster. We work with independent artists who never got the shot, and with signed artists who got the deal but not the attention, strategy, or care that was supposed to come with it. Independent or signed, the mission doesn't change: give artists the tools to take control of their career.
The name Maxx Volume is a double entendre. It's about the music — turning up, getting louder, reaching more people. And it's about you — becoming the best version of yourself, creatively and business-wise. Scaling your volume in every sense.
What We Stand For
Music First
We bring people together through music — the universal language that transcends boundaries.
Scale Your Volume
Maxx Volume is a double entendre — turning up the music and becoming the best version of yourself, creatively and business-wise.
Inclusive Community
We're exclusive about who we align with musically, but our community is inclusive and making a real impact in the space.
Mental Health Awareness
We champion being the most authentic version of yourself in an industry that doesn't always glamorize people's cool quirks.
Maxx Volume exists to put artists back in control of their own careers. We’re selective about who we align with musically — a small roster means real attention — but the community we’ve built around it stays open to anyone doing the work. We say the mental health part out loud, because the industry usually doesn't. And we back the artists whose edges the business would rather sand down.
Turn your volume up — in every sense of the word.