We spoke to the artists with the worst names in dance music
Just what inspires an individual to call themselves 'Maximum Bellend'?
I'll start by asking where did you get the name Maximum Bellend?
My friend emailed me with an email that was meant to have an attachment but forgot to attach the attachment. Then he sent the email with the attachment and said "sorry! I'm a maximum bellend". Bit of an odd story but I liked the sound of it and had to put together a funny show set and it was formed using that name
Why did you have to make it a funny DJ name?
The event I was going to play at was very non-serious with comedy style music acts so it had to fit in with those lines
Is that how you consider yourself? More of a comedy act than DJ?
Not really. It's more of a funny DJ set.
I've heard your sets and I think you know how to get the party started. Do you find the name overshadows the music though?
Yeah at times I've wanted to do something more serious and it's hard to do that without creating a new alias.
Do you DJ under other aliases?
I did a few times under the name funsby.
Has your name been a hindrance to your DJ career?
And that was it. The lingering stare of the 'seen' tick openly mocking me. Reminding me of what could have been. A portal to a world where I finally came to the end of this wacky ride.
All I'm really left with is so many more questions and a lack of closure rivalling that of Rachel and Ross' relationship in season two. Except I didn't have the opportunity to call and tell him (Maximum Bellend not Ross) I had closure because I had no dates coming up or could afford a champagne bucket to chuck my phone into. And no one has answer machines anymore.
What do the people with the worst DJ names in dance music sound like? They sound like they don't give a fuck.
Louis Anderson-Rich is Mixmag's Digital Intern. He is slowly picking up the pieces from this adventure on Twitter