Review Fix Exclusive: Ksenia Talks ‘Locked in a Dream’

September 29, 2016 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Ksenia, who discusses her new album and track, “Locked in the Dream.”

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Review Fix: How did you get started in music?

Ksenia: I started in music at a young age, when I was 6 years old my mom enrolled me in a music school. My dad always played guitar and sang, my mom would make me practice piano for hours. I would sing everywhere I went, I was a star in my kindergarten class.

Review Fix: What inspired this album?

Ksenia: The album is inspired by my life, my stories through my songs. It’s hard enough going through life, but it’s even harder when you’re an artist.  It took a long time to write the whole album, most of the songs are about broken relationship, which I have had a fair share of.   One of my fav songs on this album is called “forever” it’s about following your dreams and believing in yourself.  I always wanted to have a song that i could listen to when I feel down. This is that song and after I listen to it, i am able to feel on track! Also, I really enjoy dance music, so I wanted to have a few tracks that would want to make you jump up and dance.

Review Fix: What is your creative process like?

Ksenia: The creative process is never ending. my brain is always working. If i am on a mission to create a song, first I think of an idea for the song, I envision the story I want to tell, then i write down the emotions I feel, and  bring it to my music producer.

Review Fix: What makes “Locked in the Dream” a special song?

Ksenia: Locked in the dream is a special song to me and I am very emotionally connected to it. Its a song about a toxic relationship that is very hard to get out of.  I feel that the way a song is written, produced and performed tell the the story.  I hope when people hear this song that they can relate.

Review Fix: How do you want it to be remembered?

Ksenia: Honestly, i want people to realize that if they are ever in a bad relationship that they should get out as soon as possible and keep that person locked in the dream.. I want this song to be remembered as an empowering message to run.

Review Fix: What was it like to work with Mario Marchetti?

Ksenia: Working with Mario was a wonderful experience! He is so talented and intuitive. He has great taste in music and I feel very lucky to have worked with him.

Review Fix: What’s your biggest weakness as a performer and how are you working on making it a strength?

Ksenia: As a performer i get pretty nervous, i don’t know why, but when the initial nervousness goes away i am able transform and put on a great show.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Ksenia: I am getting ready to shoot my music video for the locked in the dream and working on new music. I am also prepping to shoot a feature film “this much” that I co wrote, am staring in and co-producing.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14263 Articles
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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