Review Fix Exclusive: Julian Daniel Talks ‘Lemontree’ And More

October 25, 2019 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Julian Daniel, who discusses his new track, “Lemontree,” as well as his upcoming EP, “E-BOY.”

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Julian Daniel: Music was always a huge part of my life since a was a little kid. There was always music around the house non-stop. My parents started enrolling me in different lessons such as guitar, violin, and vocal lessons. I fell in love with the whole aspect of music and how you can connect with so many people in different ways.  

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Daniel: My creative process differs from song to song. Usually, I will come up with some notes around what I want to talk about in the session. I will then bring those ideas to my producer and start working on melodies and top lines. We usually have a really rough demo by the end of a session that I will take back and tweak until I am in love with the lyrics and the overall song. 

Review Fix: What inspires you?

Daniel: Inspiration usually comes from places I’m traveling to, people I’m meeting along this journey and just stuff that I am going through as a nineteen-year-old guy. 

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

Daniel: I would say my sound is really unique. It doesn’t quite fit into a particular category. I would say a mix between electronic synth-pop to punk-pop.

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

Daniel: In the studio, I’m a very relaxed and chill person. When I’m on stage I can bring my vision to life through, lighting, show intros, and the set design. I love to bring people into my world/head during a live show. I want audience members to feel the emotion I felt while working on the songs. 

Review Fix: What inspired your latest single?

Daniel: My latest single was one of the coolest writing experience I have had so far. I started with the night before I was playing my first festival. I walked into my manager’s room and told her I wanted to write a song about lemons and people whoa re dead inside. Snap, Crackle, Pop, “Lemontree” was born. 

Review Fix: What are your goals for the rest of 2019?

Daniel: 2019 has been a big year of growth and development for me as a person and as an artist. I will be realizing my first debut EP, touring, and writing more and more. 

Review Fix: What’s next?

Daniel: I have an EP called E-BOY coming out and starting to tour and travel to play my music life for the very first time which I am so excited for.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 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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