Spoken word artist, author, and mental health advocate Mikey Tableman, has launched his first EP, “My Manic Maze,” an ambitious multimedia project out today, Friday, July 10th through EQUATOR. 

A blended spoken word EP, cinematic visual experience, and live performance series, My Manic Maze transforms Tableman’s personal experiences working as a leader in nightlife and festivals with addiction, trauma, burnout, and recovery into an immersive journey designed to spark conversation and encourage vulnerability through musical poetry, storytelling, and art that turns his personal struggles into thoughtfully woven, collective understanding. 

“My Manic Maze is a deeply personal undertaking I’m sharing. It’s a storytelling project that explores the complexity of the mind. The highs and lows, the spirals, the questions, the growth. It’s not about diagnosing or labeling. It’s about making people feel seen inside their own internal chaos. The initiative blends poetry, narrative, and visual elements to create something immersive and reflective.” – Mikey Tableman 

In early June, Tableman premiered the EP’s first release, “The Tea,” during “The Alchemy,” a live event showcase Los Angeles, produced by Tableman’s wellness- creative platform A Mind’s Pursuit 501c3, in association with Critical Breakdown and The Juice Joint. Serving as his creative stories introduction, the track explores the often invisible realities of social anxiety, overthinking, and the exhausting pressure to appear okay while struggling internally. Layered with the darker parts of his psyche juxtaposed through cinematic production and spoken word storytelling, the piece sets the emotional tone for the larger journey audiences will experience throughout My Manic Maze. 

The second single, “Down The Rabbit Hole” released June 26th, continuing the downward spiral into his mind, while the third release “Santiago” arrives simultaneously, supported by a highly cinematic music video. These follow-up releases explore the journey of healing, self-forgiveness, and learning to make peace with the parts of ourselves we once tried to escape. Through vulnerable storytelling and emotionally driven spoken word, the track embraces the reality that healing is not linear, but a daily choice to keep moving forward, accept the struggle, and finally choose yourself. 

Alongside the music releases, Tableman will also launch, “My Manic Maze,” the book. A  biographical, poetry laden journey surrounding his identity, relationships, emotional wellness, daily purpose, and modern masculinity. The book will be available in print and audio through online retailers on July 28th. 

Rather than existing solely as an album or a book, Tableman invites audiences to experience My Manic Maze through multiple forms of expression. By combining spoken word, memoir-style storytelling, with music, poetry, film, and visual art, the project explores the complexity of mental health through radical honesty and emotional transparency. As awareness surrounding mental health continues to grow, Tableman’s story has arrived as a reminder that vulnerability can be a catalyst for connection, healing, and hope. 

My Manic Maze – the EP is out today, July 10.