Review Fix Exclusive: Kinky Rhino’s Jeffrey Wright Talks ‘Garage Roque’ And More

April 13, 2016 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with Kinky Rhino’s Jeffrey Wright, who discusses the band’s recently release debut EP, as well as their standout single, “Garage Rogue.”

Review Fix: How did the band get together?

Jeffrey Wright: I work as a touring drummer for Blue Man Group and that’s a wonderful gig, but life on the road can get pretty monotonous. So, the other musicians and I were looking for a way to have some fun and play some different music when we can. We had a break last fall and I recorded our debut EP during that time. Then, when work resumed towards the very end of the year, they learned the songs and we started booking late night club gigs after our BMG shows.

Review Fix: What makes your self-titled debut a special EP?

Wright: I guess one thing is that I wrote the songs and performed them all myself. It is a true solo project in that sense, and it’s been really fun, but I hope to find a full-time band once this tour ends in the summer and this line up has to go our separate ways. I wish we could stick together, I love these guys, but it’s just not feasible.

Review Fix: What are your goals for this EP?

Wright: The biggest goal was just to record and release it. Writing for and fronting my own band has been a dream of mine since I was young, so the fact that I’m even doing this feels like I’ve accomplished a lot. I’m very happy at this point in my life.

Review Fix: How important is social media to the band?

Wright: It’s everything, especially since we don’t have a home base. We can’t really build up a hometown following while living this gypsy lifestyle. The vast majority of our interaction with fans has to happen online, and it’s been great because they start showing up in person at the shows and we can start making more personal connections there. The Internet is a wonderful tool, but nothing beats the real thing, baby.

Review Fix: How are your live shows different from your studio work?

Wright: Like I said before, it’s all me in the studio thus far, so getting these other guys involved gives the music new life. I love seeing and hearing what they do with the songs, and feeling the energy they bring to it.

Review Fix: What has inspired your sound the most?

Wright: Fuzzy guitar pedals.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Wright: We will be on the road until at least late June, possibly a little longer; you can check KinkyRhinoMusic.com for dates. Then I am going to record a full-length and move out of Orlando to some cliché city like New York or L.A. to sell out/become a waiter.

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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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