Check out Review Fix Editor-In-Chief Patrick Hickey Jr.’s exclusive interview with recording artist Dave Barnes, where he discusses his influences, future and the inspiration behind his hit “Until You.”
Barnes will also be in the New York area on May 8, when he will be playing at the Mercury Lounge.
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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Great interview! It was really cool to hear where Dave came from and how he has progressed throughout his career. I liked the story about “Until You” as I never would have guessed that was how the song came about.
Dave Barnes is the man! His music is great and he is such a genuine person, which is a quality that’s hard to come by in the music industry today. It’s great to hear the back story of “Until You”, and it’s hard to believe that that song was almost never recorded. The quality isn’t that great, but overall this is a pretty good interview.
I love Dave Barnes and the way he sticks to his roots! So proud of all he’s done and all he’ll continue doing! :)
Dave is such a true talent! Everyone needs to experience the energy and truth he brings to his performances!
Dave Barnes is too great. I love his music, but it’s always a treat to hear him talk about his music. It adds such a great element to the songs now that I know the background!
Loved listening to this Dave Barnes interview! He is such a talented singer and has such soul. As a fan, it was great to hear more about his journey into music! I love his acoustic sound and the fact that he sings about things that are true to heart! I can’t wait to see what is in store for this awesome dude! :D
loved this interview !
dave has so much talent.
and i love listeining to his music !
hes a true inspiration . :D
Great interview. Dave is just so down to earth and has amazing muisc. I loved this interview beacause it gave you more insight into who Dave is.
One of the reasons why Dave is such a great artist is he’s such a compelling person. I love to listen to interviews, and especially see him perform live because of this.
I think it should be a requirement that on the booklet of a cd the artist explains how they came about writing/choosing each song for the album. It would really help the listen connect better with the music. Love the new album.
Great interview! Dave is such a great artist! So talented!
This was an awesome interview! I love the song Until You and I just love Dave Barne’s voice. =]
Cool interview! Shows that he’s a great guy and really gives the listener a way to connect with him and see where he comes from! Awesome music vid too! Talent!
Check out Review Fix Editor-In-Chief Patrick Hickey Jr.’s exclusive interview with recording artist Dave Barnes, where he discusses his influences, future and the inspiration behind his hit “Until You.”
Great interview! It was really cool to hear where Dave came from and how he has progressed throughout his career. I liked the story about “Until You” as I never would have guessed that was how the song came about.
Dave Barnes is the man! His music is great and he is such a genuine person, which is a quality that’s hard to come by in the music industry today. It’s great to hear the back story of “Until You”, and it’s hard to believe that that song was almost never recorded. The quality isn’t that great, but overall this is a pretty good interview.
I love Dave Barnes and the way he sticks to his roots! So proud of all he’s done and all he’ll continue doing! :)
Dave is such a true talent! Everyone needs to experience the energy and truth he brings to his performances!
Dave Barnes is too great. I love his music, but it’s always a treat to hear him talk about his music. It adds such a great element to the songs now that I know the background!
Loved listening to this Dave Barnes interview! He is such a talented singer and has such soul. As a fan, it was great to hear more about his journey into music! I love his acoustic sound and the fact that he sings about things that are true to heart! I can’t wait to see what is in store for this awesome dude! :D
loved this interview !
dave has so much talent.
and i love listeining to his music !
hes a true inspiration . :D
Great interview. Dave is just so down to earth and has amazing muisc. I loved this interview beacause it gave you more insight into who Dave is.
One of the reasons why Dave is such a great artist is he’s such a compelling person. I love to listen to interviews, and especially see him perform live because of this.
I think it should be a requirement that on the booklet of a cd the artist explains how they came about writing/choosing each song for the album. It would really help the listen connect better with the music. Love the new album.
Great interview! Dave is such a great artist! So talented!
This was an awesome interview! I love the song Until You and I just love Dave Barne’s voice. =]
Cool interview! Shows that he’s a great guy and really gives the listener a way to connect with him and see where he comes from! Awesome music vid too! Talent!