Review Fix Exclusive: Slater’s Harry Slater Talks Goals and Origin in Music And More

November 17, 2019 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with Slater’s guitarist and vocalist Harry Slater, who discusses the band’s origin, goals and creative process.

About Slater:

For fans of Catfish and the Bottlemen & Led Zeppelin, formed in 2019 Slater are the brand new hard hitting, rock n’ roll band from London. With killer songs and energetic live shows. you’ll see for yourself why guitarist Harry Slater has been hailed as a ‘Guitar Virtuoso’ by Planet Rock Radio. 

Slater is completed by a driving rhythm section, with melodic bass lines and powerful drums, gelling together to produce one of the most iconic sounds and exciting acts in London currently. 

Review Fix: How did you get involved in  music?

Harry Slater: I always remember hearing great songs in movies. I’d ask my dad what they were and he’d hand me a cd. Would spend my days listening to these CDs on repeat! 

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Slater: My creative process is built on both love and hate. I have to get my head in the right space to sit and write. It can take anything from minutes, to months to write a song. So keeping my head in that space is challenging, but SO rewarding when you churn out a belter. 

Review Fix: What inspires you?

Slater: Other people inspire me. Listening to music, chatting to people, being outside feeling the air and smelling life around you inspires me. At the ripe old age of 23 I find most inspiration coming from life experiences. 

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

Slater: We are straight up, no nonsense hard hitting indie rock and roll. 

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

Slater: There’s less time live. Everything is in the moment. Mistakes, tripping over your feet, hair in your eyes… it’s all part of the live thing. That connection with the audience is what makes us love live music 

Review Fix: What inspired your latest single?

Slater: I was 19 when I wrote I Don’t Mind. I think it was the beginning of understanding problems in the world. So maybe writing a song that boasts your lack of caring the world falling apart around you! I wanted a catchy, feel good song. 

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

Slater: Get super famous and buy us a helicopter to tour the world. 

Review Fix: What’s next?

Slater: Aside from touring in our helicopter… we have some more music we want to share, a very sweet sounding UK tour coming up next year, but most importantly we have a real good show on December 13th at 93 Feet East London! 

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

Slater: Thank you anybody reading, anybody listening, anyone who’s seen us or might see our shows! Means the world to get to play music. That’s all folks.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14320 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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