Review Fix Exclusive: LifeCycle’s Asim Rizvi Talks Goals for 2020 And More

Review Fix chats with Asim Rizvi, singer of LifeCycle to let us know what the goals for the band are for 2020 and more.

Review Fix: How did the project start?

Asim Rizvi: Scott our bassist, Kevin & Joe our guitarists and John our drummer had been jamming together for a little while. I guess you can say the project officially started when I showed up to a rehearsal space in East Bumbletown, NJ after replying to a singer wanted advertisement. They sent me an instrumental of our first self titled single, “Lifecycle.” I put some words together and the rest is history. Make sure you check out, “Lifecycle” available now on all digital media platforms!

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Rizvi: It’s sunshine and lollipops. We are all very open minded musicians. No waters we won’t swim when it comes to experimenting. Our theory is, try it before you shoot it down. Songwriting usually starts off with a riff. Kevin & Joe bring an arsenal of dirty licks for us to trick. We throw it against the wall to see what sticks and thus begins the evolution process. Scott & John jump on and work out the groove. Once the music is worked out, I take the newly delivered lullaby and help it speak by laying down some lyrics.

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

Rizvi: This is a tough one because I love our first single, “LifeCycle” because it was the first song we wrote together as a band but I also have a soft spot for our 2nd single, “Burnout.” There is just something really mean about that song, it came together like a lot of the best songs, spontaneous and written within a few hours. I remember having a little trouble thinking of a chorus hook for that song. The guys just played the chorus on repeat and it was as if something possessed me and, “Round and Round again” came out like a mantra. It was sort of an out of body experience because I totally emptied my mind and it THAT is what came out of my mouth. Theres some spooky shit going on.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2020?

Rizvi: To not get infected. Lol, seriously though this Coronavirus has really put a hamper on the economy let alone live music in general. Our AC Beerfest show has been postponed until August and a few other shows have to be rescheduled. For now, our goal for this year is to record, record, record. While we have this downtime for live shows, we will be hitting the studio hard. So keep your eyes peeled for new music and also new episodes of our YouTube series, “A day in the Lifecycle.”

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

Rizvi: Hopefully positively. Honestly, that’s not for me to say. I truely feel music is an emotion. Your ability to convey that emotion to the listener is key. It’s always in the back of our minds. Music in general can mean different things to different people. One person’s interpretation of lyrics/ song can be completely different from another person’s. That’s part of the beauty of music. I think a lot of our passion comes from this notion. Music has the power to heal, it can help you through your darkest times and also be there to celebrate the best of times. The realization of the power of music is what pushes us to create & entertain.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Rizvi: Record, record, record… tour, tour, tour. We want to keep busy and hit the ground running as we continue to push out new material. We are also continuing to release episodes on our YouTube series, “A day in the Lifecycle.” The band is currently seeking management as well. I think our ultimate goal is to break and tour in the Japanese market. The band is crazy about all things Japan and we would love to spread some love out there. In the meantime, make sure you check out the latest at www.lifecycleband.com

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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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