Review Fix Exclusive: Matt LeGrand Talks ‘What Christmas Means to Me’ And More

December 16, 2017 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer Matt LeGrand, who discusses his holiday single, “What Christmas Means to Me,” as well as his goals for 2018.

Review Fix: What does Christmas mean to you?

Matt LeGrand: Christmas to me simply means being with your loved ones, enjoying the moment, and creating memories that’ll be with you forever. For me it also means to do something charitable, like give my time to a non-for profit!

Review Fix: Why this song?

LeGrand: I grew up hearing this song in my favorite Christmas movies. I actually never knew that it was Stevie Wonder, so that was really special when I figured that out! I watched Stevie perform it live on ABC and that was what really inspired me to do it. I wanted to bring the same feeling that he brought and put my own twist on it! Instant classic!

Review Fix: How has Stevie Wonder influenced you?

LeGrand: Stevie has inspired me to bring out the person and the soul that’s deep inside of me. Stevie can’t see the notes on the piano but he knows where they are. He has to do everywhere based off of what he hears and feels. That is out of this world to me. He seems like the kindest person and he is an icon that will live forever in the music world. Artist like Stevie shape the industry and that is why I hope to follow in his footsteps one day!

Review Fix: How is your version different?

LeGrand: My version is different because it has my voice. It has the little things that make it my own. I was quite nervous to do it because when you cover an artist like a Stevie Wonder you better get it right! So far, the love has been outstanding so I think I nailed it. Hopefully Stevie hears it one day!

Review Fix: How do you want your performance here to be remembered?

LeGrand: I want to know that it brought people together to enjoy their holiday. Or that it put a smile on somebody’s face. Or that it turned a bad day into a good one and a good one into a great one. That’s my purpose here!

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2018?

LeGrand: My goals are to keep developing myself personally and as an artist. My team and I feel something about 2018. We all feel something coming. It’s strange and exciting at the same time. We are going to keep doing what we’ve been doing! We’ll be releasing new material straight out of the gate at the top of the year. I hope to be touring this year!

Review Fix: What’s next for you?

LeGrand: A new song that I am really excited about. I think it will be a pivot point for my career! Then we hope to be working on my first EP. We’ll be on all streaming platforms soon and again the goal is to start touring! I’d like to see the people that enjoy my music face to face!

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

LeGrand: The train is rolling and it’s a very exciting time to be in music right now! Love to all my fans!

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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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