Review Fix Exclusive: Matt LeGrand Talks ‘White Christmas’ And More

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Matt LeGrand, who discusses his new ‘White Christmas’ cover and his goals for 2020.

Review Fix: How has 2019 treated you?


Matt LeGrand: 2019 has treated me so well! I measure how well my year is going by taking a look at how I’m growing. Am I moving forward? Am I learning from mistakes? I can’t wait to start the decade with the release of my album! I see 2019 as the whole 10’s decade combined. It tested me, challenged, and prepared me for my career to take off. 2020 here we come!


Review Fix: Why does Christmas matter to you?


LeGrand: My family is really placed all over the world and Christmas is the one holiday that has to be done together! Also one of my favorite activities is being cozy and there’s no better time than Christmas to partake in that!

Review Fix: Why sing Christmas songs?


LeGrand: Why not sing Christmas songs! I’m a big fan of cheese, both the food and the adjective. I think the songs are the perfect vehicle to express being overly joyful. We tend to sometimes get uncomfortable when showing joy and I think that’s a good thing. You know that you’re really starting to love yourself when you can sing a cheesy Christmas song!


Review Fix: Why ‘White Christmas’?


LeGrand: It’s one of my favorites! I do dream every year about having a snowy Christmas. I usually don’t get it and sometimes I do! If I don’t then I can turn White Christmas on and dream away. 

Review Fix: Favorite Christmas memory?


LeGrand: Going to visit my family in France for Christmas’s when I was younger. 


Review Fix: Goals for 2020?


LeGrand: Getting this album released in January and performing, performing, performing, and then performing some more!

Review Fix: What else is next?


LeGrand: My debut album! It’s finally done. It’s been in the making for awhile now and I couldn’t be happier that it’s now done!

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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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