Max Boras Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Marlboro, Ma

• Chief music instructor for adults and students (ages 8-18) on electric guitar and bass guitar, as well as co-head of development, coordination, administration, and direction of activities covering seasonal showcases of student live performances• Provide musical instruction/program development, teaching and logistical activities such as transportation of equipment for showcases, and new business development • Responsible for opening up and locking up/alarming the facility, communication and coordination activities with parents and other instructors, handling cancelations and re-scheduling via Google Calendar

• Played guitar on six albums and co-produced and engineered several songs/albums• Served as pit orchestra guitarist for “PermaDeath: A Video Game Opera” at the Cutler Majestic Theater• Opened for Steve Vai, performed live with Dweezil Zappa/Zappa Plays Zappa • Performed at the Captain Beefheart Tribute/charity event with Nona Hendryx at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York • Played guitar and bass at The Bitter End, Gramercy Theatre, The Viper Room, Sullivan Hall, World Café Live, and Middle East• Pit Orchestra work including musicals and musical review shows such as "Mamma Mia," "Chess," and "Sweet Charity." • Currently working on new progressive rock duo project called Hydria

United States

• Co-founder, co-songwriter, lead guitarist, and coordinator for a four-piece contemporary progressive hard rock band• Responsible for organizing rehearsals, developing new songs, collaboration with promoters and other bands to book gigs and showcases (including a mini-tour of the NJ Shore in Fall 2018 and playing the Berklee Performance Center) and managing the band’s social media and website • Co-wrote material, scheduled development and rehearsal sessions, booked time with the producer (Chad Szeliga from Breaking Benjamin, Black Label Society, and Black Star Riders) and engineer (Mike Orlando from Adrenaline Mob, Sonic Stomp) • Registered copyrights via the US Copyright website, administered the streaming, downloading, and recordkeeping activities with Spotify, iTunes, and other access points for the band’s inaugural self-titled album • Ordered and tracked merchandise inventory and sales, supported the negotiation and securing of endorsements, and business development activities at the 2019 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) conference

United States

Northvale, Nj

• Founded a four-piece contemporary hard rock band based in Northern NJ that performed 40+ gigs and traveled over 1,000 miles opening for bands such as Kix, Anvil, The Undead, and working with comedian Don Jamieson• Performed over 40 gigs at venues including The Bergen Performing Arts Center, The Stone Pony, Mexicali Live (currently Debonair Music Hall), Fontana’s (NYC), Dingbatz, Brighton Bar (Long Branch, NJ), Wildwood Convention Center, and the Woodstock Potatoe Project • Co-wrote songs, played guitar and provided backup vocals, organized rehearsals, and coordinated logistics for shows, worked with promoters and other bands to book gigs and showcases, and managed the band’s social media and web

New York

• Lead guitarist for a seven-piece classic rock cover band playing in the NY/NJ metro area • Wrote music/”lead sheets” for other band members to facilitate learning songs and assisted with promotion