Good Ol' Fashioned Cheer is a tribute to the Christmas songs of old with a modern twist. Eclectic yet familiar and bursting with cheer and nostalgia. Bruno Major meets Theo Katzman meets Stevie Wonder.

Written, recorded, performed, and mixed by Max Hopkins.
Guitar by Joel Matthew Gray
Bass by Richard Charlton
Additional vocal tracking by Phenix Warren
Mastering and additional mixing by Jon Martin
Choir voices: Ava Wild, Ildiko Barraclough, Naomi Derksen, Nicole Warren, Olivia Whitaker

Good Ol' Fashioned Cheer

My ninth year of festive releases is as big, and exciting, and dumb as ever. I hope you will enjoy our triumphant rendition of a song we have wanted to cover for years. The theme is karaoke chic.

White Christmas

This year marks the tenth year of holiday covers, and it is as triumphant and light-hearted as ever. Joel and I decided on a Boyz II Men / traditional mashup of two songs by the same name. For the first time ever, we've introduced a bit of extra R&B flare into our tradition.
We hope you enjoy.

Dylan Jerome Wagner - Bass, acoustic guitar
Joel Matthew Gray - Electric guitar, percussion, background vocals, toy piano
Max Hopkins - keyboard, drum programming, lead/harmony vocals

Arranged by Joel Matthew Gray and Max Hopkins
Mixed by Max Hopkins, Joel Matthew Gray, and Jon Martin
Mastered by Jon Martin

Let It Snow

Covers of Christmas Waltz and Christmas Day featuring Joel Gray on the electric guitar

Christmas Waltz / Christmas Day

Music by Albert Hague
Lyrics by Theodore Giesel

Arrangement by Max Hopkins
Bass vocals performed by Dan Saqueira
Electric guitar by Joel Matthew Gray
Guitar engineering by Phillip Wu
Mastered by Jon Martin at Green Recording Studio

Welcome Christmas

A trace; visible evidence of something that is no longer present. A part that is imperfectly developed in comparison to that of a past generation. Indelible marks from the kairos of a developing soul. 

Vestiges is a rite of passage; an echo of our collective wisdom, a tribute to our fore-family, and an acknowledgement of the inseparable confluence. Born of youthful epiphanies and wielding a sophic nonchalance, Vestiges is a revealing look into the lasting power and influence of our personal and collective histories.

Recorded, produced, and mixed by Jon Martin at Green Recording Studio 
Mastered by Philip Shaw Bova of Bova Lab Studios 

All songs written and performed by Max Hopkins (copyright 2019 SOCAN) 
Clayton Smith - Drums 
Paul Holden - Bass 
Joel Matthew Gray - Electric guitar 

Album Design by Brandon Wynnynchuk 
Photography by Angeline Simon and Kasia Sosnowski 
Album cover by Kasia Sosnowski 

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For A Friend

Freedom

Lost

Overture

This time of year has always held a special place in my life, and my intention has always been to try to share the utter joy I feel with others, regardless of how and what others celebrate. I hope you will enjoy listening to my funky, blue-eyed soul anthem of unity for 2020, and will find a place for it in your yearly traditions.

Happy Holidays!

My pages: https://linktr.ee/maxhopkinsmusic

Copyright Max Hopkins 2020. Do not reproduce without consent.

Wintertime Is Back!

This time of year has always held a special place in my life, and my intention has always been to try to share the utter joy I feel with others, regardless of how and what others celebrate. I hope you will enjoy listening to my Tin-Pan-Alley-inspired retro waltz and will find a place for it in your yearly traditions.

Happy Holidays!

My pages: linktr.ee/maxhopkinsmusic

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