Chris Pinset

Chris Pinset
Pinset in 2023
Background information
Birth name	Christopher Pinset
Also known as	Chris "Max" Pinset
Born	(1977-08-22) August 22, 1977 (age 47) Brooklyn, New York
Genres	Hip-Hop, Rap, RnB
Occupation(s)	Producer, audio engineer, cinematographer
Years active	2000-present
Labels	Def Jam, Universal, Esclave

Christopher Pinset (born August 22, 1977), known professionally as Chris "Max" Pinset, is an American producer of music and film.[1]

Early life

Chris Pinset was born on August 22, 1977, in Brooklyn, New York to parents Alain Pinset and Marie Pinset. His father was an international chef who owned several restaurants around the world. His mother Marie was born in Martinique and graduated from Sorbonne College in Paris. Born to immigrants, Chris spoke English as his second language, with French and Creole being first. His parents divorced in 1981.[2]

Career

By the mid 90s, after graduating high school  Chris was professionally recording a variety of artists and genres. When he was not in a studio, he was filming skateboard videos on the streets of Manhattan. His childhood friends CX and Adam Deitch were recording vocals with his camcorder mic, nicknaming him “Max” after the television network “Cinemax”, before they linked him up with BadBoy's recording artists Black Rob and G-Dep. These Harlem connections put Chris in the studio with Camron, Jim Jones, Jay-Z, and Beanie Sigel. By 2000 Chris would begin producing a new project for KRS-One called “Adventures in Emceeing” in Los Angeles, which featured Chuck D and MC Lyte. By 2005 Chris and Redman[3][4] began working at Universal/Def Jam on “Red Gone Wild”,[5] which featured artists like Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Method Man and Erick Sermon. In addition to production, Redman mentored Chris as a producer and mix engineer by giving him the opportunity to mix records for Pete Rock and Timbaland. Eventually emerging technology created the window for Chris and Redman to build a new studio in Rockland County.

Opening a studio in 2006 permitted wide range of talent to emerge from Rockland County. Artists such as Meleni Smith[6] and Jermaine Paul, Alicia Keys background singer and 1/3 of Tall Paul would create a legacy of R'n'B music in the studio. After releasing “My Heart in Focus”,[7] R’n’B acts knew the studio would be a home to many classic recordings. The studio would eventually create the independent label “Esclave” to release some independent artists directly to consumer. Acts like Ellis Dodi, Anhayla, Divinity Roxx, Busta Rhymes, Blam, Rap and Weed, LDJ, CX, Oran Juice Jones II,[8][9] B-Hi, Ariel Yvonne, Smoke DZA, 38 Spesh, Conway, Benny The Butcher, ADG, Jay Worthy, Shahef, Test410, Uncle Murda, Chase Fetti, El Camino, Dark Angels, Charles Paul,[10] Lettuce, Foxy Brown, RJ Payne, The Musalini, Cory Gunz, 33 & 1/3, Fred The Godson, Rome Streetz, Rain 910, Ty Ferris, Eto, Flee Lord, Graph, Rasheed Chappell, Street Justice, Jamal Gasol, Planet Asia, G4 Jag, Reef Hustle, Flashius Clayton, Daniel Son, Black Geez, Jai Black, Hus, King Pin, Rim, DJ Kool, Arsonist, Keith Murry, Ready Rock, Divinity Roxx, Saukrates, and many others have also used Chris's Mood Recording studio[11] for their releases.

In 2021, Chris Pinset produced a music video "80 Barz" by Redman, that reached almost 3,000,000 views on YouTube.[12]

Film work

In 2010 Pinset worked camera department and swing grip on “The Harvest”,[13] directed by Marc Meyers.

Pinset directed his first independent film “I'm Afraid it's Arline”[14] in 2019 and the following year directed and co-wrote “Know Lives Matter”.[15]

In 2024 Pinset was a part of the video crew working on a series of political pro-Trump commercials, sponsored by MAGA & the MAHA Alliance. [16]

Discography

Name of the Album/Song	Label	Catalog Number	Country	Year	Chris Pinset`s role	Artist
KRS-One - Survive (12", Promo)	Big Brother Music	KRS-128	USA	2006	Producer	Charles Paul[17]
Charles Paul (2) - Satisfied (12", Promo)	Ready Music Group	1729822	USA	2005	Producer	Charles Paul
Red Gone Wild Thee Album [18](CD, Album, S/Edition)	Def Jam Recordings	1729822	UK	2007	Producer	Redman
Red Gone Wild: Thee Album (CD, Album)	Def Jam Recordings	B000330902	USA	2007	Producer	Redman
Red Gone Wild: Thee Album (CD, Album)	Def Jam Recordings	UICD-6138	Japan	2007	Producer	Redman
Red Gone Wild Thee Album (CD, Album)	Def Jam Recordings	0602498629321	Europe	2007	Producer	Redman
Red Gone Wild Thee Album (CD, Album)	Def Jam Recordings	9862932	Australia	2007	Producer	Redman
Red Gone Wild: Thee Album (CD, Album, Club)	Island Def Jam Music Group	B000330902	Canada	2007	Producer	Redman
Red Gone Wild: Thee Album (2xLP, Album)[19]	Def Jam Recordings, Def Squad, Gilla House	B0003309-01	USA	2007	Producer	Redman
Red Gone Wild: Thee Album (CD, Album, Cle)	Island Def Jam Music Group	B0003310-02	USA	2007	Producer	Redman
Red Gone Wild: Thee Album (CD, Album)	Island Def Jam Music Group	B0003309-02	USA	2007	Producer	Redman
Get Ya Gun and 10 more... LDJ - Jonesin' (Album)	RocklandReady	Rckrdy 002	USA	2008	Producer	LDJ - Jonesin'
Our Soldiers (as Chris Max Pinset) and 1 more... KRS-One - Adventures In Emceein (CD, Album)	Echo-Vista	EV-CD-4073	USA	2008	Producer	KRS-One
Change (song) - Blamnation (Album)	RocklandReady	Blamnation 001	USA	2008	Producer	Blam, Jermaine Paul
Crazy Baby Raquel Reed - Crazy Baby (Single)	Death House	CZBY-001	USA	2009	Producer	Crazy Baby Raquel Reed
Shut Up N' Party and 8 more... Death House - Til' Death Do Us Part . . . One (EP, Comp)	Death House	TDDUPO-001	USA	2009	Producer	Death House - Til' Death Do Us Part
Hollywood John Baxter (16) / B.L.A.M.* - Hollywood (Maxi)	Death House	Death House 001	USA	2009	Producer	John Baxter (16) / B.L.A.M.*
Menace 2 Society (as Chris Max Pinset) 38 Spesh - The 38 Strategies Of Raw	de Rap Winkel Records	(5 versions)		2019	Producer	38 Spesh[20]
The 38 Strategies Of Raw (LP, Album, Ltd)	TCF Music Group LLC	TRW017	Netherlands	2019	Producer	38 Spesh
The 38 Strategies Of Raw (CD, Album)	de Rap Winkel Records	TCF 002	USA	2019	Producer	38 Spesh
The 38 Strategies Of Raw (LP, Album, Ltd, Tra)	de Rap Winkel Records	DRW017	Netherlands	2019	Producer	38 Spesh
The 38 Strategies Of Raw (LP, Album, Ltd, Gol)	de Rap Winkel Records	DRW017	Netherlands	2019	Producer	38 Spesh
The 38 Strategies Of Raw (LP, Album, Ltd, Num)	de Rap Winkel Records	DRW017	Netherlands	2019	Producer	38 Spesh
1994 (Vinyl, LP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Red)	de Rap Winkel Records	DRW049	Netherlands	2019	Producer	38 Spesh
St.Eve and 4 more... Ellis Dodi - DodiMax (12", EP)	Big Money Productions, Digiwaxx	859738485593	USA	2020	Producer	St. Eve. Ellis Dodi, DodiMax
More Rap & Even More Weed and 9 more... Oran Juice Jones ii, B-Hi - Rap & Weed Exotics (11xFile, AAC, Album, 256)	Big Money Productions, Digiwaxx		USA	2020	Producer	Oran Juice Jones II
"Army of Trust" (song)	Trust		USA	2020	Producer	38 Spesh
Give Me What You Owe Me and 7 more... Oran Juice Jones ii - The Slave Album (LP, Album)	Esclave	859745450768	USA	2021	Producer	Oran Juice Jones II
The Holy Grail and 8 more... Oran Juice Jones ii - The Rotten Orange (Cass, EP, Ltd, S/Edition)	Esclave	ESCLAVE	USA	2021	Producer	Oran Juice Jones II, Cass
Small Town Boy and 6 more... LDJ - KING (LP)	Esclave	859746613292	USA	2021	Producer	Small Town Boy, LDJ-KING
38 Spesh - 7 Shots (LP, Limited Edition, Stereo, Neon Violet & White, OBI)	TCF Music Group	TCF106P-LP	USA, Chech Republic	2022	Engineer	38 Spesh
38 Spesh - Speshal Machinery (Album)[21]	Trust		USA	2023	Engineer	38 Spesh and Conway The Machine
How We Met (Song)[22]	Esclave, BillYouL8R	TCAHP2341839, 859780307690	USA	2023	Producer	Infamous Billa, 38 Spesh
Brick By Brick (Song)	Esclave		USA	2023	Producer	Infamous Billa
Grimey Wealth (Album)	Esclave		USA	2023	Producer	Infamous Billa
Gunsmoke (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Blue Steel)	TCF Music Group		USA	2023	Engineer	38 Spesh
The Last Remnants	TCF Music Group	TCF107-LP	USA	2023	Engineer	Che Noir
Muddy Waters Too[23][1]			USA	2024	Engineer	Redman

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