‘The Eighth Note’ is 8 quick Questions with Wellington Musicians.

A chance for us to catch up with people & see what they’re up to, or introduce you to a new musician/band and their music.

Today’s guests are a dance rock trio, Mavericks.

Who are you? Tell us a bit about your music:
We are Mavericks, a dance rock trio from Wellington city! We use drums, synthesizers and guitars to play music that makes you want to jump around

What have you been working on lately? Any new tracks or albums on the way?
We have just released our debut EP! (self titled) We are now playing shows and working on new material

Where is the best place people can follow you & find your music?
‘Mavericks NZ’ on Spotify/YouTube for music, Facebook/Instagram for antics + other news.

What were the 3 most influential albums to you growing up?
Captain: Muse – Origin of Symmetry
Krash: Nirvana – Nevermind
Nate: Led Zeppelin 1

Which other Wellington musician (s) would you most like to work with?
We are currently doing stuff with ELK (we live together). We are pretty open to collabs, we all play in different bands and it just feels a lot like jamming with your mates

What’s your favourite Wellington venue to play in?
It has to be Valhalla! Ben and Spence have worked with us since the beginning and it’s always a great time playing there

In your songwriting or composing (or the band’s songwriting) how do the compositions and songs take shape?
Most of our songs stem from simple riff ideas. We find it really easy to improvise together and come up with stuff on the fly so a lot of our songs start from jams. We all have equal input into the composition, Captain usually writes the lyrics

Where/when is your next gig?
Our next gig is on April 25th at Valhalla!