Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Taylor Jahn lets us know exactly why we should check out his upcoming EP, “Hide Away.â€
About Taylor Jahn:
Singer Songwriter, Taylor Jahn, presents an emotionally charged promise of unconditional love on his debut single, “Hide Away.†The Oregon native comes at music with a fresh perspective and influences that span everyone from Sam Smith to Sara Bareilles to Jon McLaughlin — taking bits and pieces of the soundscapes he listens to and crafting a truly dynamic sound. As a vocalist, he breathes emotion effortlessly throughout each track, perfecting the art of heartfelt performances that perfectly encapsulates his lyrical stories. It’s music that feeds the soul in all the right ways  and “Hide Away†is just the beginning.
An impassioned piano ballad, “Hide Away†begins as a whisper and blossoms into a resounding, lush sound. You can sense the impact of Jahn’s promises, feeling the warmth of protective arms, as he paints the picture of unconditional love every one of us is familiar with. Layers of vocals cascade in perfect harmony over the powerhouse chorus with a haunting effect and charged emotion. It’s the kind of ballad that pulls at your heartstrings, leaving traces of its positive message behind even after it ends. Taylor Jahn is a passionate songwriter that imparts bits of his soul into every musical work, and nowhere is that more obvious than on his debut single, “Hide Away.â€
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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