Maximilian Hering, born 1994 in Wiesbaden, is a drummer and musician based in Cologne, Germany.

Maximilian has been playing the drums for most of his life: he got his first drum set at the age of 4 and took formal lessons since he was five. In 2019, he graduated at ArtEZ Conservatory in Arnhem with a Bachelor of Music degree.

On his musical path, Maximilian has worked with a wide variety of bands. In addition to a vast number of concerts all around Central Europe, he took part in about 30 album / EP productions (Universal, Double Moon, Unit Records, UBM Records, Klangraum Records) and appeared on TV and Radio. With the Federal Youth Jazz Orchestra Phoenix Foundation he toured South Korea.

Maximilian composes for his bands Red Hering, Maximilian Hering Group and The Foaming Waves, but also for motion picture, like the short film Feindesland (2016) by Christine Wetzel and El Hamdu Lillah (2018) by Jonathan Kaiser. Furthermore, he regularly cooperates with the film music studio and record label Klangraum. In 2022 he released his first album "Nostalgia" and later the EP "Max Hering & The Foaming Waves". In October 2024, Red Hering debuted on the Jazz Thing Next Generation series with the album "Butter bei die Fische".

He is a highly regarded sideman in several bands, such as Engel Trio, the new hot, Sol Jang Trio, Sara Bax, Haberecht 4 and MAR.CO, just to name a few. 

Maximilian explores the possibilities of working interdisciplinary and is passionate about the combination of dance with drums and sounds. Since 2021 he collaborates with dancers/choreographers Sabrina Gargano and Rafa Jagat (Elelei Company), lately in their new creation Too Much.