Review Fix Exclusive: Mathew V Talks ‘If I’m Enough’ And More

July 23, 2016 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Mathew V, who discusses his sultry new single, “If I’m Enough,” which is set for a July 29 release. In the flooded indie music landscape, the soulful von Vooght is a intriguing new face.

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Review Fix: What makes “If I’m Enough” special to you?

Mathew V: “If I’m Enough” was the first time where I felt I was opening up about the struggles I was facing with myself at the time. I really wanted to write this record to help get me through a period in my life and this song kick started that process. Also, sonically… This song was the audible vision I had in my mind for this record.

Review Fix: How was it written?

V: I wrote this song locked away in my bedroom, plunking out chords in root position and really itemizing my emotional state. After I had the full structure together, I went to my producer for this record (the amazing Matt Rogers) and he helped make the arrangement something musically special.

Review Fix: Who inspires you musically?

V: I am super inspired by new music every week. I love seeing where music is going, and how quickly people are adapting and innovating. Everyday my stylistic preferences broaden.

Review Fix: How do you want this track to affect people?’

V: I by no means write to change the world. I write to process my emotions, and dive deep into my human experience. The goal is for people to authentically connect with that. Whether thats one person, or whether thats 1 million people, I want it to help and connect with people who honestly feel where I’m coming from… and in turn, I will understand them just the same.

Review Fix: What are your goals in music over the next couple of years?

V: My goals are to move onwards and upwards everyday. Even if only the smallest baby step, I want to go to bed every night a better singer, and a better writer than I was that previous morning.

Review Fix: What do you think you have to change or do to make that happen?

V: Continue to bust my butt. As long as this passion is red hot like it’s been in my 19 years of living, I’m not going to stop until…..well I’m not going to stop at all.

Review Fix: What’s next?

V: Onwards and upwards! I have so much more content coming leading up to my album release in the fall. But until then, I am just focusing on the official release of “If I’m Enough” out on all platforms Friday, July 29.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13861 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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