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Photo by Jacob Consenstein

My name is Max Kulchinsky, and I’m an artist,
Deep Listening facilitator, and DJ from New York City.

I believe gathering people around music listening is crucial to fostering a better world.

This takes form in my practices through:
listening sessions, brand activations, team workshops, sonic curation, and moderation.

Atune

Atune is the Deep Listening practice I founded in 2025.

In our first year + we’ve hosted 30 Deep Listening sessions around New York City, with sessions extending to Chicago, Tokyo, and Los Angeles.

We’ve hosted groups as intimate as 5, and as expansive as 100. Sessions have taken place everywhere from my apartment to some of the most celebrated listening rooms today.

Art

I am a visual and conceptual artist, investigating connections between
Deep Listening, communal happenings, and visual arts.

I share monthly Blues, as an ongoing series since 2023.
These works are fluid studies which also serve as a visual diary.

I also recently collaborated with my friend TanBoe
on a sculptural performance station called Waystation.

Music

After nearly a decade of working in the music industry,
I stepped out to pursue my own visual art, eventually leading me back to music as a curator and DJ.

I perform regularly around NYC, and play around the US
and internationally in cities like London and Tokyo.

Funky 70s vinyl mix for Bookshelf Sessions.

Let’s Collaborate

Have an idea? Email me @ maxkulchinsky@gmail.com

What’s Happening Now

My NYC exhibition is on view now until November 5. Please find the activation schedule below.
Feel free to reach out if you would like me to give you a walkthrough.

“The Exchange” Exhibition Schedule

10/1 Opening Reception: Kaleena Miller (dance performance) & Pat Mangan (live violin/DJ set) / 6-9PM / FREE

10/6 Atune #27: Crescent by The John Coltrane Quartet, in collaboration with Verve Records / 7-10PM / FREE

10/8 Ian Wexx: vinyl release event / 7-10PM / TICKETS

10/13 Atune #28: Universal Beings by Makaya McCraven / 7-10PM / FREE

10/15 Tromblau: live trombone performance/vinyl DJ set / 8-10PM / TICKETS

10/20 Atune #29: Ptah The El Daoud by Alice Coltrane, in collaboration with Verve Records / 7-10PM / FREE

10/23 A Night of Persian Poetics: Peddybeats live, SCK DJ set, Shaina Nasrin performance, hosted by Omid Afshar 7-10PM / TICKETS

10/27 Atune #30: The Koln Concert by Keith Jarrett / 7-10PM / FREE

11/5 - Closing Party: live sets by Maximilian Gordon, 22, Swami Sound 7-10pm / TICKETS

Upcoming DJ sets:

10/14 Vinyl Set @ Agency Of Record / 6-10PM / FREE
11/15 Eavesdrop / 2-6PM / FREE

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GOOD LUCK WORLD

by Max Kulchinsky

Artist, Deep Listening Facilitator, DJ

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