Review Fix Exclusive: Nocean’s Hanna Talks ‘The Change’ And More

May 16, 2017 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with Nocean’s Hanna, who discusses the band’s origin, creative process, goals for the future and standout track, “The Change.”

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Review Fix: How did the band get together?

Hanna: Nocean was formed by me and Ozzy in 2013 as a classic hard rock band (Stockholm, Sweden). During the summer 2016, we made som changes to the line up so Patrick and Sara joined the band and we also developed our sound. Now we play melodious, alternative rock with metal influences and electronic elements.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Hanna: We write our songs together in the rehearsal room. Someone (often Hanna or Ozzy) comes up with a foundation to a song and we work it through altogether. We record all our new material in our own studio (Ozzy is our master of sound). So we record it along the way when we write the songs. We also create youtube covers to increase our following and we produce our music videos on our own.

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

Hanna: Our first single “The Change” that we wrote and recorded with the new line-up – was released last fall along with Sweden’s first rock video filmed in 360 degrees. Me and Ozzy wrote the foundation of the song and Sara and Patrick added their magic to it. It is a catchy song, kind of different from our older songs and it marks out the new era of our sound. It also got a huge response on social media and all of us like the song very much.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2017?

Hanna: Our goals are to produce our second full-length album, to play larger stages and hopefully get to support some larger bands. We hope to find a label and a booking agency to cooperate with. We have already got some offers but we will look in every corner to get the best deals.

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

Hanna: We want our music to be explosive, heavy and grand and at the same time stick to your brain. Strong melodies, emotions and a massive sound. “Stay true to yourself” is a recurring motto through the band’s history and is also reflected in many of the lyrics.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Hanna: Besides writing more material for our new album, we are going to England again in May! To London, Tamworth and Birmingham on a headline tour. We will also play at Sweden Rock Festival! So it’s definitely an exciting year.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 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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