Bit-Max is one of the most used nicknames of Maurizio Pavesi, a famous DJ and producer in the history of Italo dance music in the 1980s and 1990s. The stage name Bit-Max was created by Maurizio Pavesi in reference to the computer bit he intended to take to the highest level: Max. The Bit-Max stage name gained prominence in the 1990s with its Italian techno sound, a remix of new beat, industrial, and EBM, blending Detroit techno and the British and Dutch hoover/breakbeat/rave sound with a more Italian and European feel.