Review Fix Exclusive: Marcus Paul James Talks Paper Hearts And More

July 10, 2017 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer Marcus Paul James, who discusses his career and recently released Paper Hearts EP.

About Marcus Paul James:

Whether it is singing on Broadway, at a Sofar Sounds show, or Sunday in church, Marcus Paul James uses music to inspire and transform his audiences across the globe. Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Marcus was baptized in music from the moment he could stand in the choir loft. James’ new single Paper Hearts is an epic melding of personal story, rich production, and of course Marcus’ soul-drenched voice. R&B, Pop, and Singer-Songwriter influences flow into each other to create a blend reminiscent of John Legend, Miguel, and One Republic.

Review Fix: Why is music important to you?

Marcus Paul James: God, because it is my life!!  I can’t imagine a world without it!! Seriously can you??

Review Fix: How did you first get involved in music?

James: I have been singing since I was little in church and I was a part of everything that had to do with music there. It wasn’t until I got to high school I started really writing things and putting the pieces of my own musical puzzle together.

Review Fix: How was “Paper Hearts” written? What makes it a special track?

James: Paper Hearts started on piano very very simply. I wrote it fairly quickly but put it down for a while. And when I came back to it, the song was still just as heavy as the moment I wrote it.  That’s when I realized I might have written a piece of my heart into this song. Haha that sounds so poetic but its the truth.

Review Fix: How do you want this EP to be remembered?

James: This EP pushes my own boundaries in sound, feel, and subject. I hope it will be remembered as something brave and truthful music that is making strides in the African American singer/songwriter world.

Review Fix: How does your experience on stage lend itself to your singing career?

James: Theatre is about story telling and you have to be good at it to survive on stage. So I bring that need to tell the story to my writing. I want the listener to go on the journey with me. Also, the discipline learned on Broadway is incomparable.. Broadway people are the hardest working people in the world.

Review Fix: What’s next?

James: MORE MUSIC!! So excited to gig and tour with this music and keep moving forward.  Definitely have some exciting prospects and new music coming later this year. You can keep up to date and see where I am playing next at MarcusPaulJames.com

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?

James: Thank you for your time, and thanks to all the readers and listeners out there. Your support is the best gift of all, and I thank everyone of you. LIVE.LOVE.MUSIC (repeat)

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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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