Max Deger (b. 1994, he/him) is a conductor, composer, producer, and educator. He is an artistic partner and conductor with reNEW Music, and has worked as a conductor with groups such as the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra, Nevada Wind Ensemble, and Brooklyn Wind Symphony, where he also performed on trumpet. He has conducted ensembles at the Music Center in Downtown Los Angeles, Power Station NYC, and SoFi Stadium, performing with artists such as the Black Eyed Peas and Joe Lovano. As a composer, Max has had his works performed by reNEW Music and premiered at the Shadows Contemporary Art Festival, and his piece boom/BUST will premiere this November with the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Laura Jackson.

Max is currently a public educator in Reno, Nevada, and spent ten years teaching in the New York City and Los Angeles public schools. Most recently, Max served as Director of Bands at Theodore Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, where oversaw all concert and marching band activities and taught digital music production. He was a previously a middle school band and choir director in Brooklyn, New York, where his students performed across the tri-state area, including a performance at the Prudential Center in Newark. During that time, he served on the steering committee for the New York City High School Honors Music Festival. Focused on delivering equitable instruction and equipping others to do the same, Max has given clinics at state music education conferences in California and Nevada.

Max holds a Master of Music degree in conducting and composition from the University of Nevada, Reno and a Bachelor of Music degree from Ithaca College. He is a member of ASCAP and Society of Composers, Inc.