When I was 10 years old, my mother and I went to the Blockbuster on a Friday night, and rented the movie “That Thing You Do!”, a film that follows a band in the 1950’s as they navigate their success writing a “1 hit wonder.” The movie was centered around the cool drummer Guy “Shades” Patterson. He was my hero.
That Christmas, I received a Drum set from Santa, and that’s when musical career. I focused my studies on music and the arts, dedicating my entire class schedule to Orchestra, Drumline, Choir, Band, Jazz Band, Symphony, and Drama. I was my high school’s mascot, The Cavalier, and performed for the Portland Trailblazers’ Drumline, ‘The Groove Machine.’
I attended the University of Oregon with two intentions: to study music, and to be the mascot. I did both.
I learned to sing classically by day, and on weekends, I’d do pushups in the end zone in front of 60,000 fans.
As the mascot, I worked hand-in-hand with the Oregon Athletic Department. I started the Oregon Duck’s Twitter where I studied and practiced social media from a content-forward standpoint, focusing on creating strong and quality content to elevate the brand’s social presence.
Later, I moved to San Francisco, where I was a social media specialist for the San Francisco Giants and a social media consultant for the San Francisco 49ers. I also worked as a member of the “Hoop Troop” for the Golden State Warriors and became Raider Rusher, the first ever mascot for the Oakland Raiders.
My work led me to consult on Christopher Guest’s mockumentary, “Mascots”. I oversaw every mascot scene in the film and performed onscreen as six different characters.
For the 5 years, I created social content for Bleacher Report, helping grow their Instagram account from 2 million to over 16.4 Million followers during my time. I produced music, directed produced, and innovated ways to tell stories.
In September 2020, I launched Mikey Navarro Productions LLC, a company dedicated to creating high quality media content of all varieties.: Music Production, Music Composition, Podcast Productions, Sound Design, Social Media Content, Creative Direction, Sizzle Reels, Pitch Decks, Commercial Scripts, Storyboards, and music consultation.
Work featured in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Forbes, TIME, Netflix, ESPN, USA TODAY, SB NATION, Bleacher Report,