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About Maxima

Maxima Artist Management Limited was founded in 2004 as a limited-roster agency, representing New Zealand's most important musicians and distinguished international artists throughout the Pacific Rim.

A trained baritone, Director John Ballard studied voice at the Eastman School of Music under the great Chinese bass Yi-Kwei Sze (斯義桂). After a brief career in Europe -- highlights included appearing on the stages of the Vienna Staatsoper, Salzburger Festspiel and at La Scala in Milan -- he spent several years broadcasting with WQXR in New York City. Over the next several years his career varied, adding experience in public relations, advertising, sales, and management. Moving to New Zealand in 1997, he founded Speech Recognition of New Zealand and built it into the country's leading speech recognition distribution, sales and training organisation before selling the company in 2004.

Contact Us

Maxima Artist Management Ltd

Physical

Level 2, Southern Cross Building
59-67 High Street
Auckland, New Zealand
(Corner Victoria & High Streets)

Postal

PO Box 1072
Auckland 1140, New Zealand
Phone: +64 9 522 1620

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