James Maxwell Stuart "Max" Collins is an American musician, singer, and songwriter who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and bassist of the alternative rock band Eve 6, which he co-founded with Jon Siebels. He launched a solo career in 2013 called Marms + The Car Deaths.
Career
Max Collins, Jon Siebels, and Nick Meyers formed the band formed in 1995 in La Crescenta, California first as Yakoo, then Eleventeen; the name Eve 6 was only adopted later. Eve 6#cite note-The Great Rock Discography-1| The band issued the self-titled Eve 6 in 1998, attaining platinum success with hit singles “Inside Out” and “Leech,” the former capturing the #1 spot on the Modern Rock charts and crossing over successfully to pop/Top 40 radio. More widespread recognition came with gold-selling sophomore effort Horrorscope, which spawned radio gems “Promise,” “On the Roof Again” and Top 40 smash “Here's to the Night”. From mid-2004 until May 2005, Collins performed in a band under the name Brotherhood of Lost Dogs with the drummer from Fountains of Wayne, Brian Young, and bassist Joe "Bass" Howard formerly of The Posies. They played live shows in the Los Angeles area and never released any recorded material. In June 2005, Collins began a new project, The Sugi Tap, with former band member in Eve 6, Tony Fagenson. In October 2007, The Sugi Tap was put on hold "indefinitely". The band had released an EP, formerly available at The Sugi Tap's website, but now only the album art of the EP and a link to Eve 6's Myspace page is available. Collins primarily plays Fender Jazz Basses. As of October 2007, Eve 6 has officially stated that they are returning, minus Jon Siebels, who is currently replaced by a temporary guitarist, Matt Bair of "The Sequel". As of July 2011, Eve 6 has reunited completely, with all three original members returning. Their fourth studio albumSpeak in Code was released on April 24, 2012, and they are currently touring the United States. In early 2013, Collins began a barrage of songwriting that launched his solo career effort. With the support of his fans, Collins fully funded his album "Honey From the Ice Box" in an online campaign through PledgeMusic. On September 6, 2013, the digital version of the album released early for Max's PledgeMusic supporters. In 2015, Collins collaborated with Pegboard Nerds, providing vocals for their track "Pink Cloud." Collins started a new project with Kenny Carkeet of Awolnation called Fitness.
Personal life
On July 21, 2007, Collins married Victoria Misirli. Collins announced the birth of his daughter Isla Elizabeth Collins who was born on July 11, 2014. Collins' second daughter, Zia Victoria, was born on November 4, 2016.
