Written by:

MEANO

Max Meano was born in Plainfield NJ and moved to Bethlehem PA at the age of 5. He always had an interest in the arts, showing a passion in all artistic forms of expression in the hip hop culture. From break dancing, DJing, MCing and graffiti, to producing beats, recording and mixing. In high school he took up commercial arts to expand on his graffiti, art and digital design. After stepping back from graffiti and art for a while to pursue music more effectively, he received an Associates Degree in the Radio/TV program at Northampton Community college in Bethlehem PA, specializing in audio production and multimedia; then received a Bachelors Degree in Music Technology at Mercy College in White Plains NY, specializing in audio engineering and production . After graduation and the realizations of the reality of the music industry, he gravitated back to the arts, focusing on graffiti and the full wall production aspect of the game. This included graffiti video productions, solo wall productions(including a huge mural for the Bushwick Collective in NYC), 2 collaboration walls on Zulu Nation headquarters throughout NYC and multiple murals throughout Allentown and Bethlehem PA. He’s done graffiti lectures at Lehigh University and live painting at The Allentown Art Museum. He created a ‘Welcome To The Southside” mural on 3rd St. in Bethlehem PA for Lehigh University, and design the MiLB logo for the Lehigh Valley Coquis, for the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. He’s also the curator for the Allentown Artsfest Graffiti Jam. He has canvas work on display at the Alternative Gallery in Allentown PA and has a number of other murals and showings lined up at galleries and venues in the near future. In 2018 he began his apprenticeship at EB Tattoo in East Stroudsbug PA under Eddie Bonacore. There he worked for over 2 Years and honed his skills as a tattoo artist.