US composer and owner of the label Opus One (* 11 April 1932 in New York City; † 10 February 2010 in Greenville, Maine).
Max graduated from NYU in 1953, the year he started spending his summers on an Island on Moosehead Lake. He spent most of his life working in the music industry, mostly in New York – recording, editing, sales and promotion. In the academic world Max taught composition and orchestration at Oberlin Conservatory and appeared as a guest composer at the University of New Mexico, College-Conservatory in Cincinnati, University of Illinois, Brooklyn College, University of Pittsburgh, and many community colleges in the New York area.

In 1966 Max started , a recording company that produced music written by lesser known and emerging composers, from locations throughout the United States. By 2008 Opus One had released over 190 LPs and CDs. Most of his personal works were composed on his island on Moosehead Lake.

He enjoyed working with his music projects and making visits to the island that he lived and worked on for over 50 years. Max and Ursula Belden had a daughter, Willow Allegro Belden. Willow provided a few recollections of Max found in the web link below.