Maxime Seiter was made in France (Colmar, in Alsace).

He started music playing the violin (nothing came out of it!), then bass and finally drums. He moved to Paris and played in various bands before moving to London.

Musical influences: King Crimson, Ac/Dc, Pixies, Nirvana, Magma (French cult band), Pink Floyd, Kate Bush, Rita Mitzuko, James Brown, Keziah Jones, Gerschwin, Wagner, lots of jazz and classical, and a few obscure French acts

Other influences: chess, horror movies, comedies (Monthy Python etc.), sushi, sex, drugs and Harringey MFC's fried chicken!