MEET THE TEAM

Born and raised in Southern Indiana, Max has spent more than three decades studying sound in both live and recording applications. He was blessed with a great set of ears, which he uses to identify room acoustics issues and tune sound systems.

A veteran of the Louisville, Ky. music scene and a member of The Louisville Crashers, Max has also performed and recorded with numerous local, regional and national artists, including Trace Adkins, Kid Rock, Chaka Khan, N’SYNC, Michael McDonald and Days of the New. He performed on the nationally televised Grand Ole Opry, has toured the U.S. and Europe and worked as a musician and engineer for major record labels in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville.

Max is an avid crossfitter and road cyclist, but his true love is spending time with his beautiful wife and five kids. When not working in audio, video, lighting or music in some way, you may also find him relaxing by reading or taking in a good movie.

 David Claar born and raised in central Ohio but left home to pursue his dream in Nashville, Tn.  While attending Belmont University, David started his career working cartage and running rehearsal rooms for Nashville Cartage & Sound.  This led to many opportunities working with top tier artist and performers in supporting rolls as sound man and stage hand.  David's experiences helped him learn the ins and outs of all aspects of the music industry but his real talents came through once he turned his personal experience into a sales and design career.  

David's approach to design is very customer focused.  With so much technology in today's world, David is able to focus on the customer's needs and more importantly, the customer's ability to work his designs whether it is a sound system, video networks, lighting applications and even video surveillance.  

Lucas is from Louisville and a Ballard High grad. After completing high school, Lucas began turning his part-time job at Paul’s Fruit Market, one of the premier

produce markets in Louisville, into a career. There, he shined in customer care,

never meeting a stranger, and making every client he came in contact with feel

special. His loyal nature lead to a 10 year run at Paul’s before he decided to

follow in his big brother Dylan’s footsteps, and move into the AV industry.

Here at SystemMax, Lucas’ customer care is still showcased daily. He connects at a deep level with most all of our clients, and… he’s usually good for a laugh or two!

Lucas’ work ethic is stellar, and he has grown he in his technical knowledge of all the facets of the AV industry. He has acquired industry certifications including Zoom Technical Certification, and has become quite adept in theatrical lighting layout and scene design,, and holds the position as our resident theatrical lighting programmer.