Max Margulis (1907–1996) was an American musician, writer, music teacher, voice coach, record producer, copywriter, photographer and left-wing activist. He had a significant influence on the New York artistic and performing community particularly from the 1930s to the 1950s. He was a co-founder of Blue Note Records who put up much of the initial money to fund the record label, although from the start his participation was more as a supporter of the music, not with visions of producing record albums. He did, however, write advertising brochures and ad copy for the label.