Review Fix Exclusive: Benjamin Munoz Talks ‘Anchors’ And More

Review Fix chats with Benjamin Munoz, who discusses his new single, “Anchors.” Detailing his intro to the genre, as well as his goals for the future as well, Review Fix gets an inside look at the up and coming musician.

Review Fix: What was your introduction to music?

Benjamin Munoz: My introduction to music was somewhat slow. I distinctly remember being put off by music when I was young because I thought there was “too much” of it. When I was ten, my family travelled to Spain to visit relatives. The sister of my Godfather there is the head of the conservatory in Salamanca and a brilliant pianist. Watching her play, I decided I wanted to learn how to play the piano. However, as most kids, I struggled with lessons for years. I was prepared to quit until I came across the music of Debussy. Through Debussy’s music I saw piano and music theory in an entirely different light and haven’t looked back since.

Review Fix: Why does this genre still matter?

Munoz: I’m guessing by genre you’re referring to 2step and garage?… I was never around the scenes that created them, that was two decades ago and far from my hometown. So, I’m not an official on the genres and don’t really feel I could answer that. My motivations for making music in the style of garage and 2step are a bit more personal. I love dance music of all kinds and I find that of all it’s sub-genres, they afford the most flexibility.

Review Fix: How important is social media to your music?

Munoz: For many people, myself included, social media is the only platform for directly sharing music with people around the world. It also allows like-minded artists anywhere, to connect. There are things I dislike about social media but those two reasons outweigh the negative aspects.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Munoz: I’m not sure I can do this question justice, my creative process is kind of amorphous. I feel ideas constantly percolate and that the lines between creativity and everyday life are very much blurred. Mostly, it’s frustration until an idea finally gels in the right way.

Review Fix: What’s your standout song? How was it written?

Munoz: Well, I’ve only released one song so I suppose the choice is easy. I made ‘Anchors’ while staying with my sister in Vancouver. I was getting into anime at the time, particularly ‘Samurai Champloo’, and I wanted to create something I felt musically reflected that. Also I was very much influenced by the beauty of Vancouver. It’s a very unique city in that it incorporates nature in equal ratio to modernity. I wanted the mood of ‘Anchors’ to reflect that, so I used sounds, progressions and lyrics with Vancouver in mind.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2016?

Munoz: To continue creating and sharing music. To perform wherever people will listen and to meet interesting artists.

Review Fix: How do you want your music to affect people?

Munoz: To be honest I don’t make music with that in mind. My music will affect people the way it will, if at all, and I’m happy with that.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Munoz: I’ll be releasing a single soon and an EP in the spring. Planning to play a few shows in Bristol, where I’m based at the moment, and then back home around Ontario in the summer.

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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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