Review Fix Exclusive: Beea Talks ‘Permission’ And More

August 6, 2019 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

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Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Beea, who lets us know why he new video and single, “Permission,” is a special one.

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Beea: My dad is also a professional musician.  I was born in a house where there was music 24 hours a day. Rehearsals, serenades, gigs, productions; all of these were very common in my house on the weekdays, always frequented by countless friends and fellow musicians of my father.

On the weekends, they played shows all over the region. I’ve been lucky enough to be able to participate in all this since when I was a baby.

My mother accompanied my father on almost every show, and always took the three daughters with her. I fell in love with my father’s work at 5 years old and since then I always knew that this was my mission in the world.

Review Fix: Why is “Permission” an important song for you?

Beea: “Permission” is the opportunity to use my art for what I believe needs to be changed. It holds a message of empowerment, and this is a banner I will always carry.

Review Fix: What was it like to work with Kyndra Kennedy on the video?

Beea: Kyndra is extremely intelligent, but she is also passionate about her job. She is fantastic! I am extremely fond of her work, and having had the opportunity to have her direct a video of mine, is very gratifying. We had two full days of shooting on “Permission,” and Kyndra showed exceptional professionalism, most of all, exceptional talent! Wonderful experience and I definitely plan to work with her in a lot of future projects.

Review Fix: Why is this video a special one for you?

Beea: Because it says a lot about what’s happening right now regarding to women’s rights, and as I always say, this is my cause. Using my music to raise a voice on something I believe is my full time job.

Review Fix: What makes your sound unique?

Beea: I don’t know if my sound is unique. I just enjoy the process of making music and performing.

Review Fix: Give me an artist you love, but people wouldn’t expect when they hear you?

Beea: I love Flamenco music and operas, especially Italian ones. I am also a big fan of EDM. I am fascinated by the creative process of making EDM.

Review Fix: Goals in music?

Beea: Music is my journey, not my destination. The only goal is to keep making music for the rest of my life and always have fun in the process. Everything else is a bonus!

Review Fix: What’s next?

Beea: For 2019, I will release a few singles in the next few months and also a holiday EP with some Christmas songs. Next year I want to perform live and tour as much as possible in America, Europe and Brazil!

As much as I love making and recording music, live performances will always be my favorite way of connecting with music because it always brings me back to my origins and the reason I started making music in first place.

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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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