Review Fix Exclusive: Love Commission’s Pat Scarlett Talks Goals And More

Review Fix chats with Love Commission’s Pat Scarlett who discusses the origin of the band and their goals for the rest of the year.

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Pat Scarlett: Well, I picked up the guitar as a kid, and pretty much haven’t looked back since.

Review Fix: Who influences your sound the most?

Scarlett: I’m probably the wrong person to ask – what I can say is that music coming out of the 60s & 70s was the first major influence on me – everything from Hendrix and Led Zeppelin to the Velvet underground. Bands like the Pixies, Jane’s Addiction, some of the noisier acts from the 80s through the 90s have also been staples in my car stereo or whatever.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Scarlett: I guess I don’t have any set structure. Whenever something comes – a melody, hook, lyric motif or whatever – I record it, put it on paper. Often I won’t finalize the lyrics until I’m actually in the studio recording a track. Sometimes I’ll just plug a mic in and sing to the recorded tracks, see what comes out…

Review Fix: What makes your new EP/Album/Single special?

Scarlett: That’s totally a question I leave up to the audience. Right now I’m putting the finishing touches on an album I plan to release later this summer. Really, what it is, I can’t say – but after a year of working on it, taking the material I’ve recorded and assembling it into a finished product, well, what I can say is that it’s a pretty raw and real reflection of a pretty intense ride. It’s been an all-consuming process & I’m looking forward to getting it released & taking it on the road.

Review Fix: Bottom line, why should someone buy it?

Scarlett: Someone should buy it if they dig it. That’s the only reason to buy a record. I think it’s cool these days that – whether you’re buying music on iTunes or you’re buying a vinyl copy of an album – there’s always a place you can preview some of the music. You can check out some of the tracks online – then you can download it immediately or get to a record store & pick up a copy. I’m a vinyl fan myself & I think I’ll put out a vinyl copy of the record that I’ll make available via my website & anywhere else that makes sense.

Review Fix: What are your goals for the rest of the year?

Scarlett: Really it’s all about putting this record out & taking this show on tour. I’ll be finalizing all of those details in the coming weeks & posting updates online.

Review Fix: What do you feel you have to do to make your dreams in music come true?

Scarlett: Really, it’s all a question about getting this music in front of people – promote the record, the singles that come out of it, getting on stage and letting that process unfold.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Scarlett: This is what’s next – this process, the record & everything that comes with releasing an album, touring, etc., & I’m digging every minute of it.

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?

Scarlett: I’ll be posting all updates at patscarlett.com – album release info., tour dates, videos, all of it. People can check everything out there – preview tracks as I make them available, buy the record & find out where they can see a show.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 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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