Review Fix Exclusive: Micki Maverick Talks ’Sedated’ and More

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Micki Maverick who discusses her origin in music, as well as her creative process and debut EP. 

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Micki Maverick: Music has always been a part of my life. My dad is a musician and I’ve grown up listening to records with him and going to his gigs. I started my journey with music in High School, that’s when I met my current producer Braddokk aka c.m.scott on Soundcloud, but I got way too deep in my head and convinced myself I wasn’t good enough and completely ghosted him. So I stopped for years, then the itch started itching again and I picked back up writing songs. Last summer I released a really poorly made cover with an awful mic to my Soundcloud and c.m.scott happened to hear it! He reached out to me and we picked back up where we left off and started to really develop the EP. 

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Maverick: A lot of the time I write as a form of therapy. I struggle a lot with my mental health and for me music is like the one thing that never fails to lift me out of my darkest spaces. The most fulfilling thing in the world for me is sitting outside with my notebook and headphones and just writing. 

Review Fix: What inspires you?

Maverick: I feel like my music is really inspired by two things. One of which is my girlfriend. I kid you not this chick is the hardest working person I know, and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to be with her forever. I look at how hard she works to achieve her dreams and it just fuels me to do the same. Another big inspiration for me stems from my coming out in High School. Kehlani was probably the only openly LGBTQIA public figure I knew of, and for a closeted kid going to an all-girls Catholic High School seeing her thrive and hearing her music was huge for me. Knowing how much she affected my life just through her music really motivates me to do the same. I really hope my music gets to the ears of people who really need to hear it. 

Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard you?

Maverick: I would say my sound is like a fusion of a bunch of different genres. I can Mose closely relate it to pop and r&b, but there are hints of soul in there as well as some rap tones. 

Review Fix: What inspired your latest single?

Maverick: Sedated is really heavily inspired by my own life and my struggle with my mental health. The concept of hope a lot of the time is really hard for me, and I fight back and forth within myself about it. Hope is such a fleeting thing, one minute it’s here and going full force and the next it seems like its completely gone. Its never really gone though, and that’s the point I wanted to make with this song. You never really lose hope, sometimes you can’t see it but its always still there. 

Review Fix: What are your goals for the rest of 2019?

Maverick: Ooh let me tell you we have got LOTS in store for 2019. I am so excited to keep sharing my art and I am so excited to say that my goal is to release new music monthly! 2019 has been a really huge year for me and I’m just so excited to keep creating and sharing. 

Review Fix: What’s next?

Maverick: We currently have about 30 unreleased tracks that I am so excited to be working and releasing throughout the rest of 2019. 2020 is already in the works as well, we’re in the beginning stages of putting together a super sick mix tape that we’re hoping to get out around February. I’m just super excited, I really want to dive deeper into my craft and create so much more. 

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?

Maverick: We’re working to secure some live shows in 2020. I’ve found myself really craving the human connection that comes with live shows, and I seriously can’t wait to start performing! I want every one of my shows to feel like a family reunion, big loud and full of love! 

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14263 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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