Review Fix Exclusive: Ian Carvalho Talks New Solo Project

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Ian Carvalho, who discusses his newest solo project and unique creative process.

Review Fix: How did this project come together?

Ian Carvalho: After Novonada, the band I played with for eight years, took a break I decided to embark on this solo project. I had this idea for quite a long time, you know, being part of a band is like being part of a family, but you need a bit of independence when you grow older.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Carvalho: Lyrics wise I usually take inspiration by what surrounds me, from my experiences and interests. I like my lyrics to be a blend of the languages I speak (Italian, English, Portuguese and Spanish). Inspiration can come from a book I read, a conversation I had etc. as well as from my own origins and heritage. Being Italian-Brazilian gave me the chance of living in both countries and as a result to know more about the South American history and culture and to being willing to go deeper and to try incorporate it in my music.

Of course, not all the songs describe happy moments or feelings, but that’s why writing music is helpful, almost therapeutic.

When it comes to creating the music I start by searching the harmony, the sonorities, that I think will better convey the feelings I want to express.

I’m deeply influenced by Brazilian folk and traditional music (as it’s part of my heritage) and from the Punk Hardcore Bands of the 90s. As you can imagine I enjoy myself trying to bring two so different genres into my own work.

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

Carvalho: I cannot choose one song in the specific, will you ever pick one of your children over the other?  Each piece is expressing a part of me and of my passions so I consider my work as an organic thing, an unicum. My work focused deeply on the ideas of love and death, and to portray them I tend to use real life situations such as social class injustice, politics, history and so on.

To make an example the EP I’m releasing in November, “Morpheo in Eros” talks about what was going down in Santiago del Chile in the 70s and 80s (Pinochet dictatorship and what came with it).

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2016?

Carvalho: My plan for 2016, or what is left of it, is to release my EP (12th November @ The Finsbury) and to organise a tour in South America and the US to better promote my work.

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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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