Max Clouth, born in 1985 in Frankfurt, studied jazz guitar at the University of Music Mainz with Marc-Oliver Klenk and Norbert Scholly from 2015 onwards. Additionally, he studied at the University of Music Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden from 2008 to 2009 under Ralf Beutler and Stephan Bormann. He continued his education from 2009 to 2012 with Pandit Nayan Ghosh at the Sangit Mahabharati Music School in Mumbai and with Guitar Prasanna at the Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music. Clouth has performed with various artists such as Torsten de Winkel, Indradeep Ghosh, Luis Gallo, Ishaan Ghosh, Varijashree Venugopal, Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Arijit Singh, among others. He has also contributed to several film scores, including "That Girl with Yellow Boots," "Ekk Main Aur Ek Tu," and "Aiyyaa."
His distinctive double-neck guitars, developed with luthier Philipp Neumann, are influenced by oriental and Indian string instruments like Oud or Sarod. With his group Ragawerk/Max Clouth Clan, he has created a unique musical style that draws inspiration from the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Kraftwerk, Led Zeppelin, as well as Indian classical and contemporary electronic music. In 2011, Clouth released his self-produced solo album "Guitar," which was praised by The Times of India as a "great fusion." "Return Flight" marked Max Clouth's second album, recorded with his clan and Indian musicians. In 2018, he released "Kamaloka," where two Indian singers, a tabla player, and three strings complement the quartet lineup. Clouth has also composed music for films such as "Blue Summer Symphony" (directed by Sinje Köhler and nominated for the Student Academy Awards) and "Masala Chai" (directed by Marco Hülser), among others.