Review Fix Exclusive: StarBenders’ Kimi Shelter Talks Goals And Future

Review Fix chats with StarBenders’ Kimi Shelter, who discusses the band’s origin and goals for the future.

Review Fix: How did the band get together?

Kimi Shelter: Katie and I have known one another since we were teenagers.  Aaron and I used to play in another band and stuck with one another once it fell apart.  We had strong chemistry and wanted to carry on together. Ran into Kriss when he was playing a house party.  My mind was blown and I told him we had to have him in the band and that was that.

Review Fix: What makes your brand special?

Shelter: The rock scene for the last few decades has been a patriarchy. StarBenders is androgynous naturally and we have fun with our visual aesthetic.  We consider our music to be pop and aren’t afraid of that word.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Shelter: I build the skeleton of the songs and the band brings in the meat.

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

Shelter: Down and Out is an apocalyptic pop song. You’re being told that everything will be all right while the world is on fire. This is what people who are tuned in and turned on face.  Being a creature of love has left you exiled while those bent on evil descend upon your heart like vultures. Our freedom is found within dreams.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2017?

Shelter: To live in love and health. We want StarBenders on the road full time, keep working on new music and videos, and continue bringing a little bit of light into an otherwise dark world.

Review Fix: What makes your latest album special?

Shelter: Our record, ‘Heavy Petting’ came out in May 2016 and was our first full length. We had only been a band for 2 years, so it was really exciting to move so quickly and creatively. The record has a variety flavors and we are proud of it.

Review Fix: How do you want your music to affect people?

Shelter: We want you to move and shake.  We want to grow up with you. We’re with you.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Shelter: Touring, recording, filming more videos.

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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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