Maurice Garland

Biography

Maurice Garland is an Atlanta-based writer and event host who has been covering music, sports, business, health/fitness and other cool shit since 2003. A graduate of Fort Valley State University, he has been published in ANDSCAPE, Billboard, Complex, VIBE, XXL, The Red Bulletin and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution among many others. Throughout his career his writing has included a balance between uncovering and discovering local stories as well as profiling high-profile creatives and entertainers. He has worked as an event host, writer and on-camera talent for brands ranging from Jack Daniels to Propel to Nike.

A highlight of his journey was a seven year stint as Publishing Director for Atlanta non-profit VOX ATL where he worked with a team of youth development specialists to develop curriculum and programming geared towards mentoring and teaching hundreds of high school students media making skills. In this role he mentored hundreds of teenagers, equipping them with production skills and media literacy that helped them produce podcasts, video, articles and photography to express themselves and report on topics that are important to them, in addition to pursuing higher education and careers in the journalism field.

Always looking to contribute to the culture that shaped him, he was an early adopter to podcasting, launching the former "Day One Radio" show in 2013 as well as co-authoring "The Art Behind the Tape," a coffee table book documenting Hip Hop mixtape history. He has years of experience as an on stage talent, hosting concerts for the A3C and CMT music festivals as well as shows for the likes of Big Boi, Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott. He currently hosts Facts Only Trivia, one of Atlanta's longest running trivia nights which has partnered with brands like Red Bull, One Music Festival and the National Museum of African American Music.

Outside of his professional endeavors, Maurice is an avid runner and yogi having completed several marathons. He is currently a co-captain for Atlanta Run Club where he organizes run experiences for thousands of runners in the metro Atlanta area and gets to spend time helping people accomplish their fitness goals.