Review Fix Exclusive: Somme Talks Debut EP And More

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Somme, who discusses the creative process and inspiration behind her debut, self-titled EP.

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Somme: It sort of just came to me I guess. I started playing guitar when I was around 6 and that turned into drums around 12 and bass when I was 14.

Review Fix: What are your influences?

Somme: I love Robyn. Lorde, PVRIS, Florence and the Machine.

Review Fix: What makes “Tell Me special?

Somme: Tell Me is a super personal song about dealing with a loved one with an addiction. I really had to let my walls down when I wrote that one but I think it was definitely worth it.

Review Fix: What makes your brand of music special?

Somme: I think my music is unique because the songs have a singer/songwriter feel but they’re heavily produced pop songs.

Review Fix: Why do you think people should enjoy it?

Somme: Because it’s honest and real and it’s not trying to be something it isn’t.

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

Somme: Because of how few women get recognition in the music industry, I feel this pressure that I have something to prove. That I can produce, write, and put a show together on my own. I’m lucky enough to know a lot of female musicians who do the same, however in the industry, in general, we’re few and far between because girls are made to feel like they need a mans hand to complete something of value. Of course, I want everyone that listens to my music to like it, but I would especially love for girls to hear it and be inspired to do anything they’re afraid to do.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2018?

Somme: Write a lot more music and play a lot more shows.

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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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