Hi guys. Long time no see.
I hope this is okay to post here, I'm hoping you can help me out. I'll shortly be recording a bunch of my own music under my name. I've previously only ever put out music under a band name, but this time I want it to be clear it's all me, all instruments and writing and producing.
Thing is I have a bit of an unusual name. My full name is Maximillian Antonio Rossell. I go by Max, but my first problem is that no one ever pronounces my last name right. It rhymes with "boss-hell" with the emphasis on the second syllable, but people always say "rustle". The second problem is that whatever permutation of the name I come up with sounds a little bit pretentious to me. I wish my name was a bit more like Tom Waits or David Gray or Jack Jones. But still, I'd like to use my own name if possible, so can you guys make some suggestions or give me some thoughts on what variant of my name I could go by?
It's quiet acoustic stuff with elaborate instrumental and vocal arrangements, sort of Damien Rice meets Fiona Apple meets Jeff Buckley, that kind of stuff.
Solo artist name question?
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Re: Solo artist name question?
Max rossell sounds just fine to me.
Could you be over thinking it?
All that matters really is the music. If the music is good, they will remember your name, and that's all that matters.
Could you be over thinking it?
All that matters really is the music. If the music is good, they will remember your name, and that's all that matters.
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Re: Solo artist name question?
You'll be joining the struggle that Ray Davies and David Bowie went through: having their names pronounced differently.
I would correct people when they get it wrong but just let go otherwise.
Or call your first album "Max Rossell, pronounced Ross-Hell"
I would correct people when they get it wrong but just let go otherwise.
Or call your first album "Max Rossell, pronounced Ross-Hell"
Re: Solo artist name question?
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Re: Solo artist name question?
one name. modified spelling.
maximillion.
like sting or slash
maximillion.
like sting or slash
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Re: Solo artist name question?
Max Antonio?
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