Review Fix Exclusive: Fourtune Talks ‘I’m Falling’ and More

Review Fix chats with four-piece R & B group Fourtune to learn about their origin, inspirations and how their single “I’m Falling” was written.

About Fourtune:

Fourtune’s break-out track, “I’m Falling,” boasts a consistent palette of lush, low-key grooves that billow into an all-out 90’s-style R&B ballad. The bumping beat pulsates beneath sweeping harmonies dripping in soulful vibes. It’s a quintessential love song with simmering romanticism and deep, hypnotic vocals, designed to get listeners in the mood to fall in love.

The vocal group, comprised of Kal’L, D. Rose, D. Nell, and Chop, effortlessly transport listeners back in time with influences that range from Boys 2 Men and New Edition, as well as the smooth styling of artists like Usher and Brian McKnight. Each member contributes their exceptional talents of songwriting, multi-instrumentation, and producing, on top of their roles in creating a deep, expressive vocal sound.

Review Fix: How did the band get together?

Kal’L: I had an idea to put a 4 man group together. Chop and I work together and I knew he was a choir director. So I figured he knew a couple other singers we could work with. He brought me D. Nell and another artist. After a couple rehearsals, we cut the other artist and I replaced him with D. Rose. The rest is history.

Review Fix: How was “I’m Falling” written?

D. Nell: I was working on a project for a little girl and had started writing her first single. I was singing it at rehearsal one day and Kal loved it immediately. He told me to prepare the little girl I was working with for bad news ’cause her first single had now become Fourtune’s first single. Kal wrote the first verse and the hook. D. Rose wrote the second verse. And I wrote the bridge. Chop wrote all the harmonies.

Review Fix: What makes you guys unique?

D. Rose: What makes us unique is that we don’t have a lead singer. Which ever voice sounds best in a song is the person that leads it. We all have extensive vocal ranges, so it’s very easy to construct harmonies for our music. We’re all tenors, but Kal does base at times. D. Nell can hit Soprano if need be. And Chop is very comfortable singing Alto. So we fill in where we need to.

Review Fix: What acts inspire you the most?

D. Rose: We’re inspired by greatness. Whether it be solo artists or groups. We’re inspired by good harmony and great music that moves the listeners.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2016?

Chop: We have a packed schedule for this year. We just did a show in Iowa February 6th. We have Chicago at the end of April and LA in May. Oklahoma City in July and ATL in October. So we’re keeping busy.

Review Fix: How do you want people to be affected by your tunes?

Kal’L: We want people to get the nostalgic feeling they get when they hear songs from the 90’s like Boyz II Men or Avant. That’s the feel we’re aiming for and we’re looking to bring that sound back. The sound of real R&B.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Fourtune: We have a new single called MCM dropping next. It’ll have a visual for it as well. We’ll be shooting the video for it in May when we’re in LA. We’ll be dropping some covers as well just to keep our supporters interested. We’re just gonna make sure to stay busy with shows and in the studio.

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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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