Review Fix Exclusive: Matt LeGrand Talks ‘One More Try’

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Matt LeGrand, who discusses his new single “One More Try,” as well as what it was like to work with songwriter Brandon Howard and what his goals for 2016 are.

Relocating from France to Chicago at seven, LeGrand’s sound is influenced by a ton of different places and things. With a radio-friendly sound and a willingness to collaborate, LeGrand is someone who may be hearing a lot from in the future.

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Review Fix: How were you introduced to “One More Try”?

Matt LeGrand: It came across to me through someone. I heard it and instantly connected with it. Even though I didn’t write the song, I felt it. It was super powerful and I loved it.

Review Fix: What was it like to work with Brandon Howard?

LeGrand: B is a really interesting guy.From the moment you meet him, you know your in the presence of a star. Love everything about him. Super cool vibe and so easy to work with. It’s not everyday you get that. Definitely someone I look up to in this industry.

Review Fix: What was the feeling on the set of the video like?

LeGrand: I had to bring myself back to the spot where I first connected with the song. That first initial feeling was the truest. I also was super sick the night that we shot that. I had a upper respiratory infection. I couldn’t breath or speak. Luckily we made a pretty warm and comforting video.

Review Fix: Who do you think will enjoy this song the most?

LeGrand: Anybody that connects with doing something wrong in a relationship. When you realize the person you were with is the one. This song is about asking for forgiveness. We usually hear the typical heartbreak ballad, but this one completely flips the perspective.

Review Fix: What’s your favorite element of this track?

LeGrand: My favorite thing about this track is the vocal range I was able to pull off. It really goes through my whole entire voice, which I thought was super cool. Not to many instruments which left the song really open to play around vocally.

Review Fix: What’s next?

LeGrand: 2016 is about to be a big year. That’s all I have to say. I don’t want to jinx
anything.

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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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