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Smooth McGroove (Full name: Max Gleason) is an American YouTuber known for recording re-arranged Cappella versions of video game music. His videos feature multiple videos of himself, ostensibly recording each part.
Max is often complemented by a video of the relevant game being played and the appearance of his cat Charl and later Angel. His videos would be watched more than 579 million times.
Max began playing the drums when he was 11 years old. He found a career teaching private music lessons to support himself. He started a rock band with friends where his roles included drummer and audio mixer.
Smooth McGroove Age
Max was born on December 5, 1984, in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. He is 37 years old.
Smooth McGroove Height
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in (Approx. 1.75 m).
Smooth McGroove Family
He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to his parents. Max grew up in Yukon, Oklahoma alongside his siblings. He holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. However. Max has not shared much information about his family with the public.
Smooth McGroove Wife
Max is married to his beautiful wife named Jo. Together, the couple resides in Yukon, Oklahoma City with their cat Charl. While he states that his channel is meant to be a hobby, Max is open to potentially making a career out of it. He is often complemented by a video of the relevant game being played and the appearance of his cat Charl and later Angel.
Smooth McGroove Education
His musical career began when he was eleven years old and began playing the drums. Max eventually started teaching private music lessons to support himself. In college, he began recording some MIDI tracks and posting them on MySpace, but never got much recognition for them.
Later, he and some friends of his started a rock band, and in addition to being the drummer, Max was responsible for the audio mixing. The band fell apart, and a few years later, he decided to do more music.
Smooth McGroove YouTube
He is a musical personality on YouTube notable for making Cappella arrangements of video game songs. The videos would consist of multiple videos of Max himself, recording each part of the cappella arrangement in addition to a video of the video game of choice. His videos would be watched more than 579 million times.
Smooth McGroove Music
Max has recorded music from many popular video game series, including The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Final Fantasy, Mega Man, Undertale, and Street Fighter. His videos have garnered millions of views, and he eventually left his job giving private music lessons to focus fully on his Cappella videos.
When asked about working with more modern tracks, Max sided against it, stating that “music for video games today serve a more atmospheric role with less of a focus on memorable melodies”. He noted that the Elder Scrolls series was an exception.
Smooth McGroove Movie
On January 22, 2015, Max was featured on Episode 2 of the Reddit podcast Upvoted. He recounted how his musical career began, and how he suddenly gained the attention and viewers that eventually allowed him to pursue making music as a full-time career.
A Starbound patch known as “v. Enraged Koala” released in early 2014 added a microphone feature including sounds by Max. In 2014, he provided narration for an episode of the video game web series Did You Know Gaming? covering the F-Zero series.
Smooth McGroove Songs
Max’s cover of the “Gardens” theme from the 2008 video game LittleBigPlanet was included in the 2014 sequel LittleBigPlanet 3 under the title “Secret Gardens”. Some of his songs include:
-Bergentrückung / ASGORE
Undertale 2016
-Overworld Theme 2014
-Song of Unhealing 2014
-Death by Glamour 2016
-Zelda A Link to the Past 2013
-Megalovania 2016
-Battle Theme 2014
-Hopes and Dreams -2016
-Spider Dance 2016
Smooth McGroove Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Max’s estimated net worth is $890,648.
Who Is Smooth McGroove
Max is an American YouTuber known for recording re-arranged Cappella versions of video game music. His videos feature multiple videos of himself, ostensibly recording each part. He married a woman named Jo.