The Maverick's Lens

Music, throughthe artist's eyes.

Live listening sessions where artists share the journeys, influences and unreleased sounds behind their music.

Ellie, host of The Maverick's Lens, as a halftone collage cut-out

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Founder & Host

01 · The host

Meet Ellie

Ellie is an Experience Curator, Content & Marketing executive, and Artist Manager driven by a love for music, culture, and storytelling.

As Managing Director of TRUFOM and Founder & Host of The Maverick's Lens, she brings artists, creatives, and audiences closer together, creating experiences and platforms that make room for discovery, connection, and creative expression.

02 · What it's about

The Maverick's Lens is a space built around music, storytelling, and perspective. A place to look beyond the sound and connect with the stories behind it.

Through intimate live listening sessions, artists share more than just their music.

They take us into their journeys, creative processes, inspirations, influences, unreleased sounds, hidden gems, and the experiences that have shaped them as artists.

01
The journey

Where it started, and the moments that shaped them as artists.
02
The process

Creative processes, inspirations and influences behind the sound.
03
Unreleased

Sounds you won't hear anywhere else, shared in the room.
04
Hidden gems

The songs and stories that never made the headlines.

03 · Photo gallery

Through the lens

Edition 01

May 23, 2026
The Vault Social House

Featuring Naija House Mafia and Tobi Peter

Edition 02

Saturday, 17 October 2026

Venue and line-up dropping soon. RSVP →

04 · Editions

Next edition

Next up

Edition 02

Saturday, 17 October 2026

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05 · YouTube

Watch the sessions

Full listening sessions, artist conversations and the moments in between, on our YouTube channel.

Watch on YouTube

06 · Journal

From the journal

A growing archive of recaps, observations, and perspectives on music, creativity, and the industry, informed by the people, ideas, and wider conversations.