Review Fix Exclusive: Nick Coyle Talks ’Sound Makes Waves’

July 12, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Nick Coyle, who discusses his new album, “Sound Makes Waves.” Coyle also discusses his departure from Stardog Champion and upcoming projects.

A veteran of the music industry for years, the talented and multi-faceted Coyle’s music has been featured on a wide variety of media outlets including ESPN, FOX, NBC, MTV, VH1, SIRIUS, and even EA Sport’s NHL game franchise.

Review Fix: When we spoke last summer, you were the frontman for Stardog Champion. What has happened since then?

Nick Coyle: Well we did a small tour and then I realized that my heart just wasn’t into that style of music anymore.  There were also a lot of bad business decisions that were made.  It was time for me to move on.

Review Fix: What are your hopes for this album?

Coyle: Really it’s to show my fans and the rest of the world where my head is really at.  To show everyone that I’m not just a lead singer of a rock band.  I wrote, played, recorded, and mixed the whole thing myself in my studio.  I even did the artwork.

Review Fix: How is your creative process different when you work as a solo artist?

Coyle: When you’re part of a band it’s more about pleasing everyone.  Which is almost impossible.  As a solo artist, it’s  straight from my heart and mind. I just get to be me.  I don’t have to care about what anyone else thinks.  It’s actually quite therapeutic.

Review Fix: Why do you think people refer to your vocal work as unique?

Coyle: I think I have I wide range of things I can do with my voice.  Where sometimes others can be very one dimensional.  I always approach it on a song to song basis.  I write the melodies and lyrics to fit the mood of the song.

Review Fix: What do you think you have to do to get to the next level in your music career?

Coyle: It’s really about just being myself.  Honesty goes a long way.

Review Fix: What do you think is holding you back?

Coyle: Nothing…I do music everyday at some level.  I perform at least 10 times a month, I also started doing music for film stuff.  making enough money to have a nice home and support my family.  I haven’t worked a “real” job since 1999.  So I would say I’m winning.  I don’t need to be a superstar to be successful.  I’m a working musician.

Review Fix: What song is most indicative of your solo work? What song do you believe stands out the most?

Coyle: It’s hard for me to pick….the album as a whole paints a bigger picture of who I am.

Review Fix: What do the next few months look like for you?

Coyle: Busy. Playing shows, writing for some film stuff, and I’m actually launching a new band, Electric Eyes.  Which I already written about 20 songs for.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14316 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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