My names Max Powell. I was born in Italy, and when I was 5 years old I moved to a small town in southern Utah by the name of Kanab. When I was fourteen my parents decided it would be beneficial for me to spend my youthful, defining years in Europe. When I was sixteen I moved out of my parents' house and started attending music production and Dj courses at an academy in London and Berlin while living in various hostels and forests where I could pitch a tent. Within six months I was launched into a fast- paced, fun-filled four years of touring around Europe and Asia Djing at various venues, including the famed Ministry of Sound in London. After that tea cup ride of an adventure I decided to postpone my music career and move to Maui, where I've spent the last six months farming and landscaping this wonderful woman's two acres of land with a friend.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Two friends and I are doing a road trip of the east coast. We are planning on going through Las Vegas, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Maine, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, Oregon, and ending in California.

Interests

Music, travel, books!!! film, people, snowboarding, kite boarding, wind surfing, road biking, music, festivals, camping, hiking, food, music, art, guitar, drumming, djing, and producing music.

• arts
• books
• festivals
• dining
• instructor
• raves
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• snowboarding
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: All six Dune books!! The Anatomy of State, Harry Potter, A Brave New World, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Game of Thrones and many many more.

Music: Rock, Ska, Blues, Jazz, Rap, Hip Hop, Punk, EDM, Dubstep, Moobhaton, Techno, Tekno (Yes, with a K), Indie, Folk, Bluegrass...And mostly everything else.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Have toured around the world, primarily in Europe and Asia, djing and producing at various venues and festivals.

Teach, Learn, Share

Well, I'm a music production instructor so if you're interested in making big, funky beats I could be of service! I've got many many many interesting stories from my travels, from organizing underground forest raves across Europe to living in a circus tent on the beach in Italy with a man, debatable gypsy, by the name of La Tartaruga (the turtle), and many more strange and interestingly incommensurable situations.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversations and stories of our road trip :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, England, Germany, Italy, Japan