At only 19 years old, Maxyme is on the big musical industry chessboard and is back with a new single called Toxic Boy! A bilingual version, Tu l'as promis (Toxic Boy), is also available on all digital platforms since August 20, 2021. Toxic Boy is a collaboration between the pop Canadian duo Kingdom Street which also produced the single. After having two singles which have climbed the charts in Quebec, Canada and obtained a lot of exposure with differents influencers for the song Psycho, Maxyme fufills her promise to want to conquer the world by always offering catchy songs!
By Kamil Bobin
Discovered via Musosoup
It's great to have the opportunity to speak with you. What have you been up to in this great old mess for the past year?
Hi! Thanks for this opportunity, I’m really happy to speak with you! I’ve been making music all year, writing songs and creating music in general. I’ve released two singles, Psycho and Toxic Boy. I’ve learned how to play piano and guitar much, better than before.
How would you define the music you make on a regular basis?
I would define my music as Pop/R&B and I love to create original stories and characters, so that when I perform those, I could be in my own world and share it with everyone.
'Toxic Boy' is your most recent tune. Can you tell us more about how it was made and whether anything unexpected happened throughout the process?
I already knew that I wanted to write a song named Toxic Boy. When I went to the studio, we wrote about a toxic relationship that I saw but didn't touch on personality and we recorded it in a day. So, we wrote and recorded the whole song in a single day, which is cool.
Do you have any issues with stage fright?
No, actually, I love being on stage. This is the place that I feel the most comfortable and confident with myself. I’ve been on stage since the age of 7 years old, so I’m pretty much used to it.
Give an example of a real-life situation that has motivated you.
I would say, when I took part in the tv show " The Voice" in France. It’s probably the real-life situation that has motivated me the most because it confirmed me 100% that I’m going to make music as a living. Since The Voice, I’ve released three singles and I’m going to release a lot of music soon this year.
In the next five to ten years, what achievements do you envision yourself achieving?
In the next five to ten years, I’ll probably have a couple albums out, I’ll have for sure some head tour with other artists and big festivals and hopefully, my own world tour. For sure, I'd like to collaborate with other artists such as Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo and Ariana Grande. Collaborations with K-pop artists as well. Hopefully, I’ll have one of my songs in the Billboard Top 100. I will create music every day of my life.
If it weren't for your music career, what would you be doing right now?
It’s a really good question! I’ve never really thought about having a career other than music. I love directing and producing my own music videos and actually I study cinematography, so I’d probably do that instead of music.
How do you go about coming up with new ideas?
Pretty much anything in general, situations that I’ve been through or anything around me. Also, I love writing about weird and strange stories, like two of my songs: Checkmate and Psycho.
What's the best piece of advise you've ever received?
NEVER GIVE UP! Never give up is the key to success. If that’s what you really want, it’s going to happen, but you'll have to work really hard and never give up.
What do you have planned for the coming year?
An EP is coming probably at the end of Spring and the beginning of Summer. Hopefully the situation is going to be better and I’ll be able to do a lot of shows and festivals this Summer. Obviously, a lot of music is coming and maybe a collaboration with a Canadian artist on one of my songs.