Review Fix Exclusive: Skye Wallace Talks ‘Body Lights the Way’

January 16, 2020 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Skye Wallace, who discusses her influences, goals for 2020 and thoughts on her new single, “Body Lights the Way.”

Review Fix: How was 2019 for you?

Sky Wallace: It was my busiest year yet!  We released a new record I was very proud of, toured Canada extensively, including a coast-to-coast tour with Matt Mays, toured Europe, played some dream festivals; it was an absolute dream and I felt so supported by my dream team and bandmates.

Review Fix: What does this new track mean to you?

Wallace: The track is one of my favourites to play live and I wanted to brand new video to reflect the exciting rock n roll vibes that I feel when playing it.  The video features a curling match gone awry at the Dawson City Curling Club (from when I wrote the song in the Yukon) and a rock n roll show on ice at the Whitby Curling Club (where I first learned to curl when I was little). I’ve always wanted to incorporate my love of curling and music and this was the perfect opportunity.

Review Fix: How was it written?

Wallace: This song was written during my stint as Dawson City Music Festival’s songwriter in residence where I went up to the Yukon and wrote for a month in one of the most beautiful and remote places I’ve ever been to. I wrote half of the new record there and curled a whole bunch while I was there. The community is absolutely magical up there.

Review Fix: How has your sound changed over the past few years?

Wallace: I started out more on the folk side of things, but I started adding more and more distortion as the years went by. Now it’s a full-on rock sound with a five-piece band for the live show (featured in the video) and I’m friggen in love with it.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2020?

Wallace: I’m so excited to bring the live show to new stages and new audiences and to keep working away on a sound I’m super proud of. We’re also going into the studio again soon!

Review Fix: What’s next?

Wallace: I just finished writing a whole bunch of new songs and we’re currently demoing them. I’m super pumped to start recording a new record soon. (Stay tuned for more releases in the not-so-distant future)

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

Wallace: Thanks for having me!  Check out the new song and video and let me know what you think of the rock n roll curling brawl! 

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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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