Review Fix Exclusive: Paul Abrahamian Talks Van Alden EP And More

December 2, 2018 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with Van Alden’s Paul Abrahamian, who discusses the inspiration for the project and more.

About Paul Abrahamian:

Abrahamian garnered the public’s eye with his appearance on two seasons of CBS’s hit series, Big Brother. The new record serves as a juxtaposition of the perceived idea of Abrahamian as a “reality star” to his identity as a music artist, allowing established and new fans to see another side of his personality, artistry and energy that translate into an undeniable live show. Tracks like “Otherside,” “Boheme,” and “Never Die” are cinematic, living in their own all-encompassing world into which listeners are instantly pulled. Those who only know Abrahamian from his time on reality television, will be pleasantly surprised by the artistry displayed by Van Alden.

Review Fix: What is pop noir?

Paul Abrahamian: The best way I would describe it is – dark/moody/atmospheric pop music.

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Abrahamian: I’ve been playing music since I was a kid. I started with the violin at 8, then ditched it for a guitar at 11. As soon as I got some better gear, I started to play in garage bands.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Abrahamian: It’s really all over the place to be honest. Sometimes a melody will randomly pop into my head, & if my guitar isn’t around, I hum it into my phone LOL. Or, the guys & I will all get together, have a little cookout, & start jamming until we can feel something out. I try to write music in a very happy / laid back environment.

  
Review Fix: What inspires you?

Abrahamian: Life, human interaction. emotions, freedom, & stories. 

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

Abrahamian: Sultry/moody electronic music with elements ranging from folk to pop.

Review Fix: How are your live shows different from your studio work?

Abrahamian: The live shows add more of a raw/untamed element to the songs. It definitely packs an interesting punch. 

Review Fix: What are your goals for the rest of 2018?

Abrahamian: We’re going on a mini tour at the end of November that we’re mega excited about. After we finish with our LA show on December 7th, we plan on releasing some more music & announcing some more exciting shows. 

Review Fix: What’s next?

Abrahamian: Really just experimenting with new music & putting content out there. As long as we have fans who want more music, we’ll keep pumping it out. Creating/playing music for Van Alden really doubles as a get away for everybody that’s involved.  

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

Abrahamian: We’re genuinely really excited to see everyone enjoy the music & we’ve been putting countless hours into preparing an intimate show for our first tour. We appreciate all the love. 

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 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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