https://www.mavericksings.com
Maverick is a passionate music educator, award-winning songwriter, and accomplished performer with nearly two decades of professional experience. As a performing songwriter for 19 years, she has performed both as a solo artist and with a variety of bands, most notably the award-winning all-female Berklee rock band Flight of Fire. Her career has taken her around the world, and she has had the opportunity to open for, perform with, and record alongside artists including Bon Jovi, Melissa Etheridge, and Cherie Currie of The Runaways.
An accomplished songwriter, Maverick has received awards from the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, New England Music Awards, and Limelight Music Awards, and her music has been published through Marmoset Music and other outlets. Since 2019, she has also worked as an online session musician.
A Magna Cum Laude graduate of Berklee College of Music, where she earned a double major in Songwriting and Composition in 2014, Maverick brings a wealth of knowledge and real-world experience to her teaching. She has taught students of all ages in voice, guitar, piano, bass, ukulele, and songwriting, as well as directed ensembles, designed music curricula, and led music camps and workshops.
In addition to her teaching and performing career, Maverick is an active professional musician in the Boston area. Since 2023, she has served as an Audio/Video Technician at Temple Sinai in Brookline, providing audio and technical support for musical performances, spoken presentations, liturgical services, and live broadcasts. Her work includes live sound mixing, coordinating sound setups for bands and guest musicians, and managing Zoom broadcasts to create a high-quality experience for both in-person and remote audiences.
She is also a Choir Section Leader and Soloist at First Parish Church in Cambridge, where she serves as a soprano section leader, prepares repertoire, leads sectional rehearsals, and performs weekly solo repertoire. She collaborates with the music director and fellow section leaders to support a strong, welcoming choral community and also contributes instrumental accompaniment on guitar, percussion, and piano for select services.
Teaching is especially meaningful to Maverick, who believes strongly in using music to build confidence, creativity, connection, and a greater sense of well-being. She volunteers as a band coach and instructor with Girls Rock Campaign Boston and Ladies Rock Camp, organizations that empower students through music and performance.
Her commitment to using music as a force for positive change is also reflected in her work on The Stolen Voices Project, a multimedia project she wrote, engineered, and directed to educate audiences about sexual violence. The project earned her Berklee College of Music’s Walter W. Harp Liberal Arts Music and Society Award as well as a Daily Point of Light Award from the George H.W. Bush Administration.
With experience working with students with special needs, mental health challenges, and speakers of other languages, she strives to create an encouraging, inclusive environment where every student can feel successful and inspired. We are thrilled to welcome her to MJ’s Music School!
Education
Bachelor of Music, Songwriting and Composition
Activities and societies: ACADEMIC AWARDS
2014 Magna Cum Laude Berklee College of Music
2014 Walter W. Harp Liberal Arts Music And Society Award (Stolen Voices Project) Berklee College of Music
2013 Berklee Achievement Scholarship Berklee College of Music
