Review Fix Exclusive: Emily Daccarett Talks ‘Cannibal And More

January 8, 2020 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Emily Daccarett, who discusses the creation process for her new EP and goals for 2020.

Review Fix: How did the project start?

Emily Daccarett: I started out as a fashion designer and have had runway shows in Paris Fashion Week, LAFW, and New York Fashion Week. With my collections, I produced fashion films and worked with a film composer, S. Peace Nistades on original music for my shorts. I have always loved singing and performing, but I put it aside to pursue my education in fashion design. After working on these songs for my shows, I felt a desire to learn how to produce my own songs and develop my sound. I enrolled in the Musicians Institute in LA and began to work/discover my craft. Cannibal is my debut ep as a musical artist, and it blends my love of film, fashion, and music. 

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Daccarett: I’m such a curious cat and constantly researching anything and everything I come across. Once I find something, I’m obsessed with I’ll start putting together a mood board and look for patterns within the visuals to create a story. For me, the words usually come first and after I have a few lines down, I’ll start to put together a beat. I’m a visual person and I try to translate the colors, texture, and mood I see and feel into the music. 

Review Fix: What’s your standout song? How was it written?

Daccarett: Cannibal is the most popular song in my EP. I wrote it in the heat of the moment and within a few minutes, I had the first verse of the song. It was so therapeutic and after I was done, I felt at peace with the situation and myself. Cannibal is about not letting fears and concerns we have in a relationship can consume us and turn us into self-inflicting cannibals. 

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2020?

Daccarett: My goal is to reach a wider audience and to follow up my EP with an album. To perform more acoustic shows around LA, something intimate and reminiscent to underground cabarets of the ‘70s in Paris. I want to collaborate with other artists on new music. 

Review Fix: How do you want your music to affect people?

Daccarett: I want people to feel a sort of escapism when listening to my music. The songs have a cinematic flair that transports people into the story. 

Review Fix: What’s next?

Daccarett: In 2020 I plan to debut an activewear line that features the anime-inspired characters I created as mascots for each song in my EP. I’ll be releasing new songs and produce a couple of music videos to further the narrative of Cannibal. The order of the songs takes you through a journey that ends where we started. The idea is to have these music videos follow a linear storyline. 

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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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