Review Fix Exclusive: Bizzythowed Talks ‘Blank Check, Volume I’

Review Fix chats with Urban hard rocker, Bizzythowed, who discusses his new LP, Blank Check, Volume I, which is set for an April 8th release, Blank Check, Volume I is the debut full-length from the Texas-based writer/producer, who has worked alongside The Weeknd, Nicki Minaj and Fabolous.

Review Fix: How did it feel to play Jimmy Fallon?

Bizzythowed: It was nerve racking because it was one of our first shows ever and it was going to be on live Tv broadcast to millions. Afterwards, it was an awesome and great experience.

Review Fix: What are your goals for this LP?

Bizzythowed: My goals are to get my band established performing and releasing quality content. This LP is to get the ball rolling so to speak. My arrival as an artist.

Review Fix: How was “Life is Here” written?

Bizzythowed: Is there a story behind it? “Life is Here” is a song about not wasting time and a reminded that time is constant and to follow you dreams now because it will be harder to do so if you wait too long.

Review Fix: Is there another standout song on the EP?

Bizzythowed: I like them all but “Nothing you Can Do About It” definitely stands out to me.

Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who’s never heard you?

Bizzythowed: It’s raw and honest and gritty. It’s a gumbo pot of hard rock music, rocking guitars and banging beats and to the point lyrics. It’s everything you like and nothing you hate.

Review Fix: What makes this album a special one?

Bizzythowed: It’s my first one so it’s definitely special to me.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Bizzythowed: Blank Check Volume 2 will be here shortly and another compilation project as well.

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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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