# Max Enforcer

Canonical: https://www.hdrr.info/artists/max-enforcer

- Genres: Hardstyle
- Tracked releases: 58
- Latest release: 17 Jun 2020
- Spotify followers: 34,168
- Spotify popularity: 38/100

Max Enforcer is the hardstyle alias of Dutch producer Kelly van Soest (better known in hardcore as Evil Activities), whose run spans the Hard Bass 2009 anthem 'Be Amazed' and the classic 'Lost In Paradise'.

Max Enforcer is the rare alias whose owner is more famous under another name. Kelly van Soest rules hardcore as [Evil Activities](/artists/evil-activities); Max Enforcer is his [hardstyle](/new-hardstyle-releases) passport: melodic where his gabber is merciless, and successful enough to headline in its own right.

### The Beholder years

The alias' formative partnership is with [The Beholder](/artists/the-beholder): fourteen shared credits in HDRR's tracking, covering a run of late-2000s classics, the [Zero Vision](/artists/zero-vision) project, and the peak: 'Be Amazed', the official Hard Bass 2009 anthem, roared out to a Gelredome full of team-yellow ravers. A cross-border handshake with the Italian camp followed in 'Respect' (2009) with [Hardstyle Masterz](/artists/hardstyle-masterz).

### Lost In Paradise

In 2013 van Soest joined forces with [Wildstylez](/artists/wildstylez) on Lose Control Music, and the alias delivered its defining solo statement: 'Lost In Paradise', still the top Max Enforcer track on Spotify in HDRR's tracking. Later singles like 'WKND' (2016), 'Deep'r' (2017) and 'Sundown' (2018) kept the melodic lane open, alongside repeat collaborations with [Frontliner](/artists/frontliner).

### Two genres, one producer

HDRR tracks 58 Max Enforcer releases from 2002 to 2022. Few producers have run a top-tier career in two harder styles at once. The trick is that both sides share the same songwriting instinct, just at different BPMs and temperatures.

Every new Max Enforcer release lands on the [Hardstyle Release Radar](/playlists/hardstyle-release-radar) the day it hits Spotify. The full tracked catalogue is listed above.

### FAQ

**Who is Max Enforcer?**

Max Enforcer is the name Dutch producer Kelly van Soest uses for hardstyle. In hardcore he is one of the genre's biggest stars as Evil Activities. Max Enforcer is where his melodic, mainstage side lives.

**What is Max Enforcer's most famous track?**

'Be Amazed', the official Hard Bass 2009 anthem made with The Beholder, and the solo classic 'Lost In Paradise' (2013), which leads his Spotify catalogue in HDRR's tracking.

**What is Max Enforcer's connection to The Beholder?**

They are his most frequent partners (14 shared credits in HDRR's tracking), spanning a run of late-2000s duo classics, the Zero Vision project and the Hard Bass 2009 anthem.

**What label is Max Enforcer on?**

In 2013 he joined forces with Wildstylez on Lose Control Music, the label that released 'Lost In Paradise'.