1977年生于Heidenheim，从小就是披头士的歌迷、学习录音、上过打击乐和钢琴课、在学校乐团任职的他，从1994年起用吉他创作到2000年开始用钢琴创作，而后在2001年出版了自己的处子专辑，也就是那张美丽的"Infinite Love Songs" 。我是从03年的那张"Rose"开始认识这个忧美的男人的，这里的“忧美”不是错别字，而是“忧伤美丽”的一个缩写，的确，这是对他音乐最好的两个形容词，诚然，这样的词汇可以用来形容的乐队艺人何止千万，但Maximilian Hecker确实赋予了它们更为纯粹的别样意义：古典韵味的钢琴、通透的假声、弥漫的稀薄情感、独特的曲式行进、偶尔肆虐的吉他失真和神经质的男声。

This San Francisco four-piece deliver their debut riding on an ever-growing industry and fan buzz. Before they even had a record deal, they had already taped a session for KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic", had their track "Signs Of Life" hammered on BBC Radio 1 and on modern rock station Live 105, played the Reading Festival and Live 105's BFD Festival, toured with The Futureheads, Radio 4, Stellastar, and Electric 6, and played shows with everyone from The Kaiser Chiefs and The Walkmen to Annie and The Rakes. All of this from a self-released EP!