Review Fix Exclusive: Borza Talks ‘Cocoon’ And More

November 8, 2019 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Borza, who discusses the creative process behind his new single, “Cocoon” and more.

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Borza: Seeing the Beatles on TV when I was 9, music school throughout my youth, meeting a world famous producer and becoming his apprentice, and discovering that the best way I can contribute to good vibes on this earth will be through music.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Borza: Thinking lots at first about things that happened in my life recently, wondering how I could change them all for the better the next time, recognizing the good, and then writing about it.  Sometimes it’s the lyrics first, and other times by fiddling around with my guitar.

Review Fix: What inspires you?

Borza: Enlightenments, and intense moments of joy and at times sadness.

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

Borza: I would say Alternative folk, with essences of reggae and world music.  Malcolm Burn who was the producer of this record, brought a very raw and real vibe to this whole record.

It’s all tracked live with drums, bass, guitar and vocal, and then some overdubs. Malcolm Burn has worked on records such as Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Emmylou Harris, Daniel Lanois to give you an idea on sound approach.

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

Borza: They’re a little more stripped down. As much as I love playing with a whole band, I also really enjoy doing solo acoustic shows, as well as a duo set up.

Review Fix: What inspired your latest single?

Borza: This song would be about letting go. Sometimes we think too much about how we should be with others, wondering if we’re being too nice, not cool enough, or hip enough, basically afraid to live like we want. 

Maybe a past experience that hurt can make us reluctant to let go.  

But really, the easiest and most natural way for a human being to be, is to let go and be, to simply live & love. 

That type of energy can only bring positivity in our world, and to the ones that we love right next to us.

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

Borza: To do a couple of shows around Montreal, prepare for travels & shows in Europe in January & February, and start writing again !

Review Fix: What’s next?

Borza: To tour!  To go out there and live the songs with people directly, no matter how big or small of a venue. 

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

Borza: Many subjects I’d love to talk about, but maybe the next step into getting to know more about the project would be to listen to the tracks.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14263 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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