Arthur Max

Arthur Max born May 1 1946 is an American production designer The native New Yorker began his career as a stage lighting designer in the music industry following graduation from New York University in the late 1960s Those assignments included work at Bill Grahams famous music venue The Fillmore East in New Yorks East Village and the historic Woodstock Festival of 1969 During the following decade he designed concert lighting and festival stages for many rock and jazz artists He was Pink Floyds lighting designer during the bands tours in the US and worldwide in the early1970s After studying architecture in England earning degrees in the early1980s from the Polytechnic of Central London and the Royal College of Art Max went on to do several architectural design projects in London including an awardwinning lighting design for the stage of St Johns Concert Hall a former 18th Century church in the centre of Smith Square Westminster London He entered the British film industry as an assistant to several English production designers First for Stuart Craig on Hugh Hudsons Greystoke The Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes and Cal both 1984 then for Ashetton Gorton on Hudsons Revolution the following year He commenced his own production design career in TV commercials for ten years from 1985 to 1995 for such clients as Pepsi Nike Jeep Coke and Levis which led to his ongoing associations with directors Scott and Fincher