Review Fix Exclusive: Carter Sampson Talks ‘Peaches’ And More

October 26, 2018 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer-songwriter Carter Sampson, who discusses the inspiration behind her new track, “Peaches,” off her upcoming album, “Lucky.” Detailing her creative process and roots, Sampson lets us know what makes her a special artist.

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About Horton Records:

Horton Records, LTD is a non-profit 501c-3 organization based in Tulsa, OK.  Our mission is to provide support and tools for band management, promotion, booking, merchandising, and distribution in order to help local and regional musicians fulfill their artistic goals and further promote local and regional music on a broader scale.  Artists that we work with are actively involved in a variety of programs and workshops that stimulate, inform, and engage future generations and other demographics in the rich musical heritage of our region.  We actively partner with other organizations and individuals to broaden and strengthen our community through our musical endeavors.  NOTE:  Horton Records, LTD is a volunteer-based organization and has no paid staff positions.

Review Fix: Who is Carter Sampson?

Carter Sampson: I was born and raised in Oklahoma City, OK and am a proud member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. I am a singer, songwriter, guitar player, artist and the founder and director of the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls OKC,  a non profit that empowers girls and women through music. 

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Sampson: My dad played guitar in bands when I was growing up, my mom still sings in the church choir and my maternal grandmother was a piano teacher so music was a very big part of my childhood. I went to Miss Hickman’s School of Music for preschool and learned there at the tender age of 4 that I really liked to be on stage performing. Going into middle school I auditioned for the school choir and didn’t make the cut so I picked up the guitar and started a band. 

Review Fix: What makes this single special to you?

Sampson: “Peaches” is an ode to my childhood and easier/better times, at least a time when I had very little to worry about. My grandparents lived in Duncan (a small town in south central Oklahoma) and I spent every weekend and summer there growing up. 

Review Fix: How was it written?

Sampson: I wrote this song in a friend’s backyard in Lyons, CO. Something about being in that beautiful and peaceful space got me thinking about how good it was just to simply swing on a porch swing with my grandmother. I wrote it on my 1960s Harmony tenor guitar. 

Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who’s never heard you?

Sampson: Modern middle American folk music that is a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll. 

Review Fix: Why does Colorado matter?

Sampson: My parents moved to Aspen, CO after they graduated college in the late 1970s. I was made in CO and just before I was born they moved back to Oklahoma. CO has always been a home away from home or second home state to me. I tour there and play there a lot, there’s something about the place and the friends that I have there that is really good for my soul. 

Review Fix: What are your goals for this track?

Sampson: I have already had people tell me that they really relate to this song and I love hearing that one of my songs has drawn emotion in someone. I think that is ultimately the goal however it would be nice to buy a house.

Review Fix: How do you want it to be remembered in a few years?

Sampson: We just finished a music video for Peaches and used some old family footage mixed in with shots of me and my band. Some of the old 8 mm film is of my family before I was born. I’m happy to be able to share and preserve a little of my family and roots in song and video. 

Review Fix: What’s next?

Sampson: Touring as usual and starting to write songs for a new record. I am starting to play more full band shows and I’m having a great time playing with them, so hopefully more full band touring. 

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

Sampson: I’m really excited and proud to work with Tulsa based Horton Records on this album. They are a non-profit record label that is helping to bring attention to the really good music that is coming out of Oklahoma right now. 

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13882 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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