About Me

This is the personal blog of Max Pierson. I grew up in Minneapolis, MN and Houston, TX. I later moved to Los Angeles, CA, to attend the University of Southern California, where I graduated in 2003 with a degree in Mathematics. I lived in LA for seven years, working as a lighting designer in theater, corporate events, and eventually architecture. If you’re interested in my live event lighting design work, that site is here:
I’m currently living in Portland OR. Here is the view out my window, in summer:
And here is my cat, Uncle Claudius:
*Update: I live in San Francisco now and I have a lot less hair, jesus. Here’s what I look like today:
I still miss the view from my Portland apartment but things are going swimmingly here. Drop me a line if you feel like it!





