Max has been active in Seattle's BDSM community since 1992 and has been teaching bondage, BDSM and poly workshops since 1999.
While he enjoys and is proficient with a wide range of BDSM arts, Max especially likes bondage - for its own sake, and coupled with other SM activities.
Max shares his love of bondage through his workshops. While his personal scenes tend towards suspension and relatively rigorous bondage, he loves teaching entry-level bondage workshops and watching people learn to tie each other up.
Max has taught at leather conventions around the country, to include Living in Leather (LIL), Thunder in the Mountains, the Folsom Fringe, KinkFest, BodyBound and Shibaricon. He's participated in events sponsored by Seattle's the Stranger newspaper, Babeland, and Seattle Men in Leather (SML), presented at both of Seattle's ArtBound events, and has rigged for a number of photo shoots.
Max also serves as producer / chief instructor for Seattle's monthly "Bondage Workshop Series", which has run continuously since 2003.
Max has been actively polyamorous since 1998 and has two wonderful partners.
09/17/1999 Beyond the Edge University (Seattle, WA) - Assisted James of www.nawashibari.com with "An Evening of Japanese-Style Bondage"
10/10/1999 Living in Leather (Ft. Lauderdale FL) - “Bondage 101”
04/09/2000 ArtBound I (the Parlor Room, Seattle WA) - Bondage Exhibition
11/29/2000 the Stranger’s Wicked Workshops (ConWorks, Seattle WA) - “The Art of Erotic Bondage”
12/08/2000 ArtBound II (Animal’s Café, Seattle WA) - Bondage Exhibition
12/09/2000 ArtBound II (Animal’s Café, Seattle WA) - Bondage Exhibition
03/17/2001 Leather Thorn (Bremerton WA) - “Bondage 101”
03/31/2001 KinkFest (Portland, OR) - “When Someone You Know is Switchy”
04/12/2001 Mistress Matisse’s Workshop Series (ConWorks, Seattle WA) - “Bondage for Lovers”
07/28/2001 Thunder in the Mountains (Denver, CO) - “Bondage for Beginners” and “Suspension You Can Use”
08/23/2001 ArtBeat (Catwalk Club, Seattle, WA) - Bondage Exhibition
08/26/2001 Toys In Babeland (Seattle, WA) - “Erotic Bondage”
04/19/2002 Seattle Men in Leather’s Tribal Instincts (Seattle, WA) - “Intermediate Bondage”
04/20/2002 Velvet Fantasy’s Spring Gathering (Tacoma, WA) - “Bedroom Bondage”
04/26/2002 Amore on the Boulevard (Seattle, WA) - “Bedroom Bondage”
05/17/2002 Seattle Men in Leather’s Tribal Instincts (Seattle, WA) - Assisted James of www.nawashibari.com - "Japanese Style Bondage"
10/19/2002 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival - Paradise Hotel (Seattle, WA) - BDSM & Bondage Exhibition with Mistress Matisse
11/02/2003 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Fundamentals of Rope Bondage"
12/07/2003 BLC Productions (8 Limbs Yoga, Seattle, WA) - “Fundamentals of Rope Bondage”
01/04/2004 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Rope Bondage 201"
02/08/2004 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Partial Suspension Bondage"
02/20/2004 Suspension Exhibition (ConWorks, Seattle, WA) - Suspension Bondage Exhibition
03/07/2004 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Exotic Bondage Equipment" with Jerry Pike, House of Gord, and Claire Adams
03/27/2004 KinkFest 2004 (Portland, OR) - "Rope Bondage 201" and "Bondage Carnival" Exhibition
04/03/2004 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Basic Suspension Bondage"
04/04/2004 (three sessions)
05/02/2004 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Single Point Suspension Bondage"
05/08/2004 Seattle Men in Leather’s Tribal Instincts (Lake Cushman, WA) - "Weekend Rope Retreat"
05/23/2004 Toys In Babeland (Seattle, WA) - “S/M Skills: Erotic Impact Play and Rope Bondage Practice”
08/01/2004 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Predicament Bondage" with Midori.
10/03/2004 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Fundamentals of Rope Bondage"
11/07/2004 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Rope Bondage 201"
12/05/2004 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Fixed Point Bondage"
01/02/2005 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Heads, Tits and Bits - Bondage Techniques for the Head, Breasts and Genitals"
02/12/2005 BLC Productions (Studio 120, Seattle, WA) - "Two-Day Bondage Intensive - Bondage Basics Through Suspension"
02/19/2005 Kinky Carnival Bondage Booth - A Benefit for the "Queering Feminity" Conference (Seattle, WA)
03/06/2005 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Bondage from the Bottom's Perspective"
03/27/2005 KinkFest 2005 (Portland, OR) - "Bondage Carnival" Exhibition
04/03/2005 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Hemp Rope Conditioning"
04/06/2005 Rigged for a photo shoot with Madison Young for the Two Big Meanies web site
04/23/2005 BLC Productions (Studio 120, Seattle, WA) - "Two-Day Bondage Intensive - Bondage Basics Through Suspension"
05/01/2005 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Bondage for Sex"
06/14/2005 Triskeli Guild (Bellingham, Washington) - "Bondage for Sex - the Basics"
08 /06/2005 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Shibari - History and Technique" with Mark Yu
08/07/2005 BLC Productions (Green Room Studio, Seattle, Washington) - "Bondage Bio-Mechanics" with Mark Yu
09/24/2005 FolsomFringe 2005 (San Jose, CA) - "Fundamentals of Rope Bondage" and "Bondage for Sex"
10/02/2005 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Fundamentals of Rope Bondage"
11/06/2005 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Rope Bondage 201"
12/04/2005 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "High Security Rope Bondage"
01/08/2006 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Exotic Bondage Gear"
02/02/2006 Bondage performance art at the Traveling Erotic Art Show in Seattle's Pioneer Square.
02/05/2006 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Partial Suspension Bondage"
02/17/2006 BodyBound Educational Weekend (Venom Studios, Portland, OR) - "Partial Suspension Bondage"
03/05/2006 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Bondage from the Bottom's Perspective"
04/02/2006 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Rope Bondage Relationships - Connection and Intent, an Illustrated Guide" with Michele Serchuk and DeLano.
04/29/2006 BLC Productions (Wet Spot, Seattle, WA) - "Two-Day Bondage Intensive - Bondage Basics Through Suspension"
05/07/2006 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Bondage for Sex"
08/06/2006 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Bondage for Beginners"
09/02/2006 Wet Spot in Paradise aka "the Gathering" (Seattle, WA) - "BDSM for Beginners" and "Bondage 101"
10/01/2006 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Fundamentals of Rope Bondage"
11/05/2006 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Rope Bondage 201"
12/03/2006 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Partial Suspension Bondage"
01/07/2007 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Tops & Tails - Head, Hair and Genital Bondage"
02/04/2007 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "High Security Rope Bondage"
02/24/2007 BLC Productions (Wet Spot, Seattle, WA) - "Two-Day Bondage Intensive - Bondage Basics Through Suspension"
03/04/2007 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Rope For Me: Self-Bondage Techniques" with Lee Bridgett Harrington
04/01/2007 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "When Things Go Wrong - What To Do and What To Learn"
05/06/2007 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Moving Bodies through Space - Body Manipulation and Control to Enhance Your Bondage Scene" with Otis
05/18/2007 Seattle Men in Leather’s Tribal Instincts (Seattle, WA) - "High Security Rope Bondage"
06/03/2007 Wet Spot Bondage Series (Seattle, WA) - "Fundamentals of Rope Bondage"
09/01/2007 Paradise Unbound 2007 (Redmond, WA) - "BDSM for Beginners" and "Topping - How To Get A Scene Started and How To Keep It Going"
09/30/2007 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Fundamentals of Rope Bondage"
10/06/2007 BLC Productions (CSPC, Seattle, WA) - "Two-Day Bondage Intensive - Bondage Basics Through Suspension"
11/04/2007 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Bondage for Sex"
12/02/2007 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Rope Bondage 201"
01/05/2008 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Basic Body Assessment for Bondage" with Mark Yu
01/05/2008 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Anatomy of a Suspension" with Mark Yu
01/05/2008 BLC Productions (Seattle, WA) - "An Intimate Evening with Mark Yu"
01/06/2008 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Hojojutsu-Style Arm Binders" with Mark Yu
02/03/2008 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Moving Bodies Through Space" with Otis
02/10/2008 BLC Productions (Seattle, WA) - "Topping to the Next Level - Techniques for Thoughtful Tops"
02/28/2008 BLC Productions (Seattle, WA) - "An Intimate Evening with Midori"
03/01/2008 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Mapping Your D/S Archetype" with Midori
03/02/2008 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Pink Japan - Contemporary Sex Culture in Japan" with Midori
03/02/2008 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Predicament Bondage" with Midori
03/16/2008 Bachelorette Party Open House at Babeland (Seattle, WA)
03/22/2008 BLC Productions (Edges, Santa Clara, CA) - "Two-Day Bondage Intensive - Bondage Basics Through Suspension"
03/29/2008 KinkFest 2008 (Portland, OR) - "High Security Rope Bondage"
04/13/2008 BLC Productions (Seattle, WA) - "Topping to the Next Level - How to Push"
05/04/2008 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Partial Suspension Bondage"
05/10/2008 Kinky Carnival Bondage Booth - A Benefit for Survivors of Uterine Cancer (Seattle, WA)
05/11/2008 BLC Productions (Seattle, WA) - "Topping to the Next Level - Hot Negotiation"
05/24/2008 Shibaricon 2008 (Chicago, IL) - "Partial Suspension Bondage"
05/25/2008 Shibaricon 2008 (Chicago, IL) - "When Things Go Wrong - What To Do and What To Learn"
06/08/2008 BLC Productions (Seattle, WA) - "Topping to the Next Level - Specialty Tools"
06/29/2008 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Try It You'll Like It" - Bondage and Electric Play Tastings
07/27/2008 Babeland (Seattle, WA) - “Bondage for Lovers”
08/26/2008 Paradise Unbound 2008 (Redmond, WA) - "Introduction to Rope Bondage" and "Topping to the Next Level - Techniques for Thoughtful Tops"
09/07/2008 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Fundamentals of Rope Bondage"
09/13/2008 MN Rope (Minneapolis, MN) - "High Security Rope Bondage"
09/14/2008 MN Rope (Minneapolis, MN) - "Bondage from the Bottom's Perspective"
10/04/2008 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "So You Want To Make Porn" with James Mogul and Madison Young
10/05/2008 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Sadistic Rope Bondage" with James Mogul and Madison Young
10/11/2008 Denver Bound 2008 (Denver, CO) - "Hair Bondage"
10/11/2008 Denver Bound 2008 (Denver, CO) - "High Security Rope Bondage"
10/12/2008 Denver Bound 2008 (Denver, CO) - "The Tender Bits - Male and Female Genital Bondage"
10/24/2008 PDX Rope Arts (the Conservatory, Portland, OR) - "Partial Suspension Bondage"
10/25/2008 BLC Productions (the Conservatory, Portland, OR) - "Two-Day Bondage Intensive - Bondage Basics Through Suspension"
11/02/2008 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "High Security Rope Bondage"
11/30/2008 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Try It You'll Like It" - Bondage and Electric Play Tastings
12/07/2008 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Rope Bondage 201"
01/04/2009 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "The Tender Bits - Male and Female Genital Bondage"
01/29/2009 BLC Productions (Seattle, WA) - "An Intimate Evening with Midori"
02/01/2009 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Hands-On Body Harnesses" with Midori
03/01/2009 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Mean Rope - Rope Skills for Sadists and Masochists"
04/05/2009 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Fundamentals of Rope Bondage"
04/10/2009 New Horizons Swing Club (Seattle, WA) - "Rope Play for Beginners"
04/10/2009 New Horizons Swing Club (Seattle, WA) - "Rope Bondage 201"
04/10/2009 New Horizons Swing Club (Seattle, WA) - "Tied Torsos"
04/10/2009 New Horizons Swing Club (Seattle, WA) - "Bondage Spectacle"
04/25/2009 BLC Productions (CSPC, Seattle, WA) - "Two-Day Bondage Intensive - Bondage Basics Through Suspension"
04/30/2009 BLC Productions (Seattle, WA) - "An Intimate Evening with Mark Yu"
05/02/2009 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Giving Good Head - Manipulating and stimulating the head, hair, neck and face" with Mark Yu
05/02/2009 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Erotic Rope Domination (with a side of pain)" with Mark Yu
05/03/2009 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Exploring Shibari - Creative Ebi / Gyaku Ebi Positions" with Mark Yu
06/07/2009 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Hand, Foot and Head Bondage"
06/21/2009 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - Chief Judge for Rope Enthusiast's Group hogtie contest
07/05/2009 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "So You Want To Tie People Up" with Suspended Animation
07/25/2009 Coordinated the Rope booth at the 2009 Kinky Carnival
09/05/2009 Paradise Unbound 2009 (Redmond, WA) - "BDSM For Beginners - A Guide To Getting Started"
09/05/2009 Paradise Unbound 2009 (Redmond, WA) - "Topping 101 - Getting Your Scene Started and Maintaining Momentum"
09/05/2009 Paradise Unbound 2009 (Redmond, WA) - "Topping To The Next Level - Techniques for Thoughtful Tops"
10/04/2009 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Fundamentals of Rope Bondage"
10/17/2009 New Horizons Swing Club (Seattle, WA) - "BDSM for Beginners - A Guide for Getting Started"
10/17/2009 New Horizons Swing Club (Seattle, WA) - "BDSM for Beginners - A Hands-On Sampler"
10/18/2009 New Horizons Swing Club (Seattle, WA) - "Bondage Demo - A Bird's Eye View of Several Bondage Scenes"
10/18/2009 New Horizons Swing Club (Seattle, WA) - "Bondage for Lovers - Sexy Bondage for All Occasions"
11/01/2009 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Rope Bondage 201"
11/14/2009 BLC Productions (CSPC, Seattle, WA) - "Two-Day Bondage Intensive - Bondage Basics Through Suspension"
12/06/2009 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "Anatomy and Bio-Mechanics for Bondage" with Sophia Sky
01/03/2010 Center for Sex Positive Culture (CSPC) (Seattle, WA) - "High Security Rope Bondage"
01/29/2010 BLC Productions (Seattle, WA) - "An Intimate Evening with Midori"