Review Fix Exclusive: LA Foster Talks ‘Honestly’ And More

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter LA Foster, who discusses her inspirations and goals for 2019, as well as her new single, “Honestly.”

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

LA Foster: I started off as a DJ and a radio host – I was a real archivist when it came to music.  I was obsessed with the library and finding the roots and the cultural and social context of where the music came from.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Foster: My creative process changes all the time but most recently I am working with musician and producer Stephen Ramsay (Young Galaxy) which helps focus my process.  I travel a lot so when I am on my own a lot of my creative process comes from my head and me sketching ideas on my audio notes and then creating from those seeds.

Review Fix: What inspires you?

Foster: Difference.  Understanding.  Art.  Nature.  Love.

Review Fix: What makes “Honestly” a special track?

Foster: It was written as a poem on my first trip to Chile after falling in love with the wrong guy in Argentina.  The first lines “I travel to the ocean to cry, climb a mountain just to know that I was alive”…speaks to the healing nature of the environment of Chile and me trying to heal myself with that powerful environment.

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

Foster: Electronic RnB with pop tinged hues.

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

Foster: I usually experiment with new tracks on stage so you can always expect to hear something you have never heard recorded.  I also really believe in that exchange in energy with a live show…that is what drives me as a musician and a singer – to have that moment together.  

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2019?

Foster: To keep releasing new music with Stephen Ramsay and some tracks I have waiting with musician and producer Roman (Persona, Roman & Castro) from Santiago, Chile.  

Review Fix: What’s next?

Foster: Playing a show put on by the Pop Montreal festival in Montreal on March 30t with Cyber and Janetter King at La Vitrola.

mm
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.

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*