Limewax

{{notability|Music|date=June 2013}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Limewax

| image = Limewax-therapy.JPG

| caption = Limewax performing at Therapy Sessions UK

| image_size =

| background = non_performing_personnel

| birth_name = Maxim Anokhin

| birth_place =

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1988}}

| origin = Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine

| genre = Drum and bass, Hardstep, Darkstep, Skullstep, Techstep, Breakcore

| occupation = Producer, Composer, DJ

| years_active = 2005 - present

| label = L/B
Lost Soul Recordings
Yellow-Stripe
Position Chrome
Freak Recordings
Tech Itch
Obscene
Avalanche, Sinuous
Prspct
Bastard Child
Tech Freak

}}

Maxim Anokhin (born 1988), known by his stage name Limewax is a Ukrainian drum and bass music producer and DJ from Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine. His style is described as inspired by harsher sounds of hardstep and darkstep;{{cite web|url=http://www.galerka.com/interview/1078/|title= LIMEWAX: "DRUM'N'BASS собирает толпы, но это не попса" LIMEWAX: "DRUM'N'BASS collects толпы, but this is not popsa" |date=9 May 2008|work=Galerka|language=Ukrainian|accessdate=17 April 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://news.travel.bg/news.php?newsid=1943 |title=LIMEWAX на 11 октомври в Lifehouse в София |work=Travel.bg |language=Ukrainian |accessdate=17 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918073636/http://news.travel.bg/news.php?newsid=1943 |archivedate=September 18, 2008 }} however, he is most recognizable as a Skullstep artist. He has collaborated with artists such as The Panacea, Current Value, Donny, Proket, and Dylan.

Anokhin began composing music shortly after moving to Tilburg, Netherlands in 1999.[http://www.rolldabeats.com/artist/limewax/ Limewax profile on rolldabeats.com] At the age of seventeen, he released his first EP, Changing Crisis, on high-profile label Tech Itch Recordings in 2005.[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Limewax Limewax on discogs.com] As a result, Anokhin became notable for emerging into the electronic music industry at a young age,[http://culture.hmsu.org/index.php/Limewax Limewax article on culturesource] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070111133837/http://culture.hmsu.org/index.php/Limewax |date=2007-01-11 }} and quickly gained popularity leading to performances at Therapy Sessions events worldwide.

In 2024, DJ Mag referred to Anokhin as "an icon in the hard drum & bass scene" in their coverage of his work.{{cite web|url=https://djmag.com/features/hard-noise-rotterdams-prspct-brings-anarchic-punk-energy-electronic-music|title= Hard noise: Rotterdam's PRSPCT brings anarchic punk energy to electronic music |date= 27 April 2023 |work=DJ Mag|language=English|accessdate=19 December 2024}}