When Max Bernstein began his career as guitarist for an unknown artist named Kesha, he had only the experience of leading his band The Actual, playing spartan shows around the country. He turned that into working with the biggest names in pop music. With famous parents like writer Nora Ephron and journalist Carl Bernstein, it comes with the assurance that aspirations are much more than pipe dreams, it was an eventual reality. But it's talent has kept him there.