Review Fix Exclusive: OptiMystic Talks ‘Dreams Alive’ And More

Review Fix chats with OptiMystic, who details the creative process and goals behind his new single, “Dream Alive.” A veteran of the music game for over a decade, OptiMystic believes this is thework that gets him the attention he deserves.

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

OptiMystic: It all kicked off with my father, he was a drummer in a band so he got me into music early. I feel in love with hip-hop at the age of 6 and was breakdancing and rapping the lyrics of Public Enemy, Arrested Development, Run DMC etc. It just grew from there.

Review Fix: What makes this new single special to you?

OptiMystic: I chose this as the first single as it really does portray me as an artist and where I am at with my music. Keeping dreams alive is most definitely a familiar theme to my personal soundtrack of life. I am no stranger to hip-hop, I have been creating and working in the underground scene for some time now, but truly it is the passion and love I have for the art that keeps my optimistic drive going. This single represents that all perfectly.

Review Fix: You’ve been working super hard for nearly a decade to develop your style. How is this release a culmination of all your hard work?

OptiMystic: Well that’s just exactly it, it’s been all the hard work and dedication that has brought me to this evolution of the craft I have been mastering. ‘Salty Waterz’ is no doubt the mountaintop of all the projects I have worked on, from start to finish I am very proud of this album and of all the others who were involved. The growth and maturity of my style is shown and heard throughout this release.

Review Fix: How do you want this song to affect people?

OptiMystic: I just want the people to hear the behind the scenes of an artist, not all the glamour and glitz, but the drive and passion of artists that follow their dreams and for the right reasons. Not necessarily the struggle and pain but also the love and gain.

Review Fix: What did you learn about yourself through the creation process?

OptiMystic: That’s a tough question… I have been at it for so long that I have developed and grown in many different ways. I do feel a big one is what I was in it for, really learning and knowing my inner desires, and what I wanted out of it all. Which in the end was just to have created a banging hip-hop album that I was proud of, and Salty Waterz is definitely it. Also understanding that balance of light & shadow which is also a reoccurring theme in my life and music, but I won’t get too deep into that one.

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

OptiMystic: I’m gonna push and promote this album firstly, but I also have two other albums that are almost complete. I’ve been working with one of my oldest friends on the Protektahz album, and also a new friend in my life at the moment we worked on the Renegades of Raw album so we can take it to the stage. So I have been a very busy emcee haha.

Review Fix: What’s next?

OptiMystic: I think I’m also going to ease up a little since I been going flat out, enjoy the release and putting the music out there, but also taking some time for my loved ones more often.

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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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