Valid Maverick dropped on January 5th 2015. I considered it my first album for many reasons. Leading up to that point I had dropped two official projects under the hollow creeper name (Detonate 4 Steps Away and The Highest Lows) but they only had digital releases and I didn't really put much time and effort into anything past the creation of the music (merch, promo, videos, and other accompanying content). Valid Maverick was the one. I really sat down and created a concept (which I'll explain in a second), compiled a budget and devised how to use my advantages. I had the amazing Madeline Pesce do the artwork and she hooked me tf up.