Max Wagner is a Chicago-born, Los Angeles-based freelance guitarist, bassist, and songwriter. He’s known for his exacting attention to detail in parts and tone as well as his creative lead and rhythm playing. Veteran guitarist and USC music professor Tim Kobza describes Max as “an up and coming guitarist” who has “the soul and touch of someone twice his age.” Max is in demand as a sideman and pit musician in Los Angeles theater and his hard rock band The Hammers is currently recording their debut EP which will be released in early 2016. Recent LA theater credits: American Idiot (glory/struck productions); Assistants the Musical (LA Fringe Festival; ENCORE Producer’s Award Winner); The Album Project: Rumours (King King Hollywood); The Album Project: Jagged Little Pill (Rockwell Table & Stage).