Review Fix Exclusive: Sheridan Reed Talks ‘Twisted Up’ And More

April 4, 2019 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Sheridan Reed, who discusses his creative process, origin in music and latest effort, “Twisted Up.”

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Sheridan Reed: I started out a pretty early age, I think 9 or 10, playing clarinet and classical music. My mom always sang to me growing up, and my dad played some guitar. My family was definitely one to value and encourage artistic outlets and creativity.

Review Fix: What performers inspire you the most?

Reed: Anderson Paak inspires me in how much he innovates with everything that he does. D’Angelo has also been one to push the boundaries but stay true to himself at the same time. Lyrically, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie has always hit a spot with me. 

Review Fix: What’s on your musical bucket list?

Reed: Sell out Red Rocks Amphitheater and tour Europe. Have an album produced by Dr. Dre. Play a show with Justin Timberlake. Playing the festival circuit also seems like it’d be an incredible life experience I’d love to have done. Haha I’ve definitely got my work cut out for me.

Review Fix: Goals for 2019?

Reed: I’m planning on releasing somewhere between 8 and 15 new tracks, in the form of singles and EP’s. I’m trying to get more music out there but do it strategically. Along with that I’m looking to play some great local Austin venues like Antones and Stubbs.

Review Fix: What makes your music scene special?

Reed: People out here in Austin make live music central to their social scene. It’s like nothing I’ve seen anywhere else. Not to say it doesn’t have its flaws, but it definitely has a community that cares. Austin even has non profits for musicians health and wellness as well as legal consolation.

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

Reed: I typically describe it as chill-r&b-soul-pop haha it’s a mouthful but it’s always a hard question to answer.

Review Fix: Bottom line, what makes you special?

Reed: I don’t like to think of myself as special, I think that can lead to an over inflated ego and a big head, and I’m just trying to stay humble. I think I write music that people can connect with and feel in the groove, and my lyrics and songs always come with a specific experience in mind, and I think it shows.

Review Fix: What next?

Reed: Getting ready for an EP release hopefully next month, a new music video out for my latest single premiering on 3/26, and starting to book out through the summer and beyond for live performances!

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

Reed: I’m just amazed that I get to make music that I care about, and deeply touched that other people care about it and can relate to it too.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14316 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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