"What can happen when a renowned pianist, in this case Montreux Jazz Festival International Piano Solo Competition winner Leo Tardin, gets together with a rock drummer, in this case Dominik Burkhalter and spends months of recording between Berlin (East) and Mumbai results in their latest release "Smooth Danger". Between hammering piano attacks à la early Einsturzende Neubauten / Diamanda Galas, Phuture Phunk and Grime, the two move as seamless as between rapid descents in the spirit...

"What can happen when a renowned pianist, in this case Montreux Jazz Festival International Piano Solo Competition winner Leo Tardin, gets together with a rock drummer, in this case Dominik Burkhalter and spends months of recording between Berlin (East) and Mumbai results in their latest release "Smooth Danger". Between hammering piano attacks à la early Einsturzende Neubauten / Diamanda Galas, Phuture Phunk and Grime, the two move as seamless as between rapid descents in the spirit of a pianistic Squarepusher surrounded by oppressive atmospheres."
-Sonic Seducer (Germany)

“It's all very carnivalesque when thrown together in the Pianoramax cauldron, and one can't help but think that this hodgepodge is the future of awesome music.”
-MTV Iggy Blog (USA)

Grand Pianoramax is a keyboard-drums duo with vocal guests including Black Cracker (Cocorosie, Bunny Rabbit) and Mike Ladd, blending a wide range of styles ranging from art-rock, future phunk, post-jazz and experimental hip-hop.

Primarily a live project, Grand Pianoramax was on a 10-city tour in the USA opening for funk legend Maceo Parker at legendary venues including the Fillmore in San Francisco and the Roxy in Los Angeles and performed in NYC at renown venues such has Joe’s Pub, Canal Room, Nublu. The band also extensively toured throughout Europe in major cities as well as more eastern destinations including Istanbul and Mumbai (where two Tracks from “Smooth Danger” were recorded).

Their first CD, the self-titled "Grand Pianoramax" was released worldwide in 2005 by ObliqSound and generated more than 43,000 downloads via iTunes USA. Grand Pianoramax's second album, "The Biggest Piano In Town", was released worldwide by ObliqSound in 2008 and generated top-notch reviews from both sides of the Atlantic. DJ Spinna's remix of the album's single "The Hook" was released on vinyl shortly after. Recorded and mixed between Berlin, Mumbai and Bristol, “Smooth Danger”, their third opus was released in the US in the spring 2011 (ObliqSound / eOne), followed by an appearance at SXSW.