Kubrick, Sopranos and Singapore Noodles: Max Beattie’s Essential List

Max Beattie has worked for 13 years in music for advertising, as a music supervisor and from a music rights holder (publisher) perspective.

He has experience in providing bespoke composition and commercial music placements for some of the biggest ad campaigns through a multitude of advertising agencies. He currently runs the Felt Music advertising team.

Lifestyle

- Place of birth: London
- Hometown: London / Kent
- Staycation: Lake District, anywhere with scenic walks and cosy boozers really
- Vacation: Morzine, France
- Pet: One day I will get a dog, but not yet...
- Place of work: Soho
- Place of workout: Peckham Pulse / Marshall Street Leisure Centre
- Good Habit: Cooking healthy/veggie stuff most nights
- Bad Habit: Ordering unhealthy/meaty stuff occasionally
- Mode of transport: Forest Bike
- Bonus Travel Essential: BioEars earplugs

Culture

- Art: Dutch masters, ‘twas a simpler time!
- Musician/Songwriters: Mica Levi, King Krule, Tyler The Creator, Paul McCartney, Kurt Cobain, Panda Bear/Animal Collective
- Commercials/music video director: Megaforce
- Film director: Stanley Kubrick
- Author: Haruki Murakami, Margaret Atwood
- Photographer: Don McCullin
- Film: ‘Withnail & I’
- Series: ‘The Sopranos’
- Invention: P-Wave Urinal Mat (kinda gross but genuinely think it’s incredible)
- Commercial: Nike ‘The Cage’
- Music Video: Vibing ‘I Only Smoke When I Drink’ by Felt Music alumni nimino at the mo – track title is also a bad habit of mine…
- Video Game: ‘Witcher 3’, ‘Metal Gear Solid’ series
- Board Game: Diplomacy
- Podcast: ‘The Rest Is History’

Food and Drink

- Breakfast: Bacon bap from M&S with purple sauce (brown and ketchup)
- Restaurant: NOKO in Camberwell
- Cheap bite: Falafel and Shawarma also in Camberwell – £4.50 for a wrap
- Working lunch: Keu or Make Mine on payday or hangover. Otherwise anything cheap or leftovers from the night before
- Dish: Singapore Noodles – homemade or pretty much any Chinese restaurant
- Snack: Prawn Cocktail-flavoured crisps
- Guilty Pleasure: Prawn Cocktail-flavoured crisps
- Pub: The Gowlett
- Booze: Harvey’s Best Bitter
- Not Booze: Momo Kombucha, ginger and lemon flavour

Kit

- Phone: iPhone XR, until it becomes unusable
- Computer: MacBook Air
- Headphones: Any decent in-ear buds with noise cancelling
- Where you document an idea: Apple Notes
- Casual Clothing: Gramicci, Palace
- Footwear: Salomon, Arc’teryx, Keen
- Accessory: Carabiners... nah joking, I can’t climb
- Collection: Vinyl
- Home comfort: PS5
- Work program: Logic Pro, Spotify