Review Fix Exclusive: Matt LeGrand Talks All Good And More

Review Fix chats with singer Matt LeGrand, who breaks down his new “All Good” Single and lets us know how his sound has changed over the past two years.

Review Fix: What have the last two years been like?

Matt LeGrand: I’d like to start by saying thank you for having me. Many things have changed in the last two years in my world. I moved all my work from Chicago to Atlanta. It’s been such an amazing experience so far working in a city with so much energy! I completely changed who I was working with. So, when I met my new team in Atlanta we took some time to develop who I am as an artist. Now we are at the exciting point where we feel ready to get me out there! Overall the past two years have been a blast. A roller coaster of hard work, mistakes, good times, and bad times. I wouldn’t want it any other way. It’s all part of living and learning.

Review Fix: How is “All Good” different from “Spring Break Girl”?

LeGrand: To me it’s night and day. The development and maturity are really unbelievable. I really am proud of myself. Some of my happiest moments are when I recognize and see my growth. That moment when you look back on where you started, then look at where you are presently, and then look at how much more you have on your journey. I’m completely different today then I was a month ago. I’m extremely happy with my persistence. Everyday I’m getting closer and closer to what I really want to accomplish. It’s all about small steps.

Review Fix: How was “All Good” written?

LeGrand: “All Good” was written by this incredible team down in Atlanta. I had a studio session with this team and they were showing us what kind of ideas they came up with for my project. Ironically, All Good was not a song that was intended for me to record. They played a whole bunch of songs. We listened and talked a little, but then we decided to head out. As we were about to leave, the producer played this song. My manager and I stopped at the door and asked what that was. It happened to be “All Good” my first single in about two years! Just to think that we almost walked out on that song makes me sick to my stomach lol. I didn’t write “All Good” but it was very easy for me to relate to. The song came to me at a time in my life where everything it was saying just made so much sense to me. It’s very strange how things like that come about. The songs about being ok with yourself. I fell in love with that message, as I know many other people will.

Review Fix: Who do you think will like this song the most?

LeGrand: Teenagers that are just coming into young adulthood. The song has a youthful sound. The beat is a flowy, Caribbean, feel good vibe. Ultimately, my goal is to turn a bad day into a good one or turn a good day into an excellent one. And you can have a bad day at any age. So actually, I’d say “All Good” is for everyone!

Review Fix: How have you grown as a musician since the last time we spoke?

LeGrand: Like I said before, I’m different then I was a month ago. The growth is unbelievable. Things I never thought I could do, I am doing now. When I decided to take on music full time as my career I lost my way a bit. It went from a hobby to just strictly work. It took me a while to find that balance of work and fun. There was a point when I just looked at it as a job and it really took the fun out of it. I had to remind myself that I don’t have to sing and play music, but rather I get to do it. I’m at a place now where I have found a really nice balance!

Review Fix: What’s next?

LeGrand: There is so much coming! We are getting ready to release some more songs. Putting together an artist showcase for industry people. Recording lots of new material. Working all of my social media pages. Getting ready for Live performances and interviews with top notch magazines and blogs. Exciting things coming!

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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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