Review Fix Exclusive: Dr. Dave Talks ‘Hey, Hey, Hey’ And More

Review Fix chats with Dr. Dave and The Housecall Band’s Dr. Dave, who discusses the band’s new single, “Hey, Hey, Hey.”

Review Fix: Question: How was Hey hey hey hey written? 

Dr. Dave: I did not write the notes that are used as the identifiable notes/melody line of the song. The Roots( plus others) (see credits) wrote the melody line/riff. Myself and John Rekecics (sax player on song ) did the arrangement that made the musical riffs  into a song .The musical line/riffs are  what  the Roots  used as the introduction for Jimmy Fallon but it was not a complete song. John and I made it into a complete song. 

Review Fix: How is it different than the other songs on the album.

Dr. Dave: It is a much higher energy song; a faster paced/tempo. More pop oriented with female vocalists for a sexy feel.

Review Fix: How was 2020 been for me. 

Dr. Dave: 2020 was a banner year for me until covid-19 stopped all live performances ie….concerts,Live TV shows (ie The Tonight Show) , etc…But success on national Smooth Jazz Radio continued as my songs hit top 10 on the charts. 

Review Fix: How important do you think Jimmy Fallon is to American Pop culture? 

Dr. Dave: Jimmy Fallon is the most significant person in entertainment today. (period!) He is the host of the Tonight Show. The longest-running, most popular and first late-night TV variety show of talent in the USA that began in 1954 with Steve Allen to Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno,Conan O’Brien, and then the most talented of them all is Jimmy Fallon. Fallon can do everything that show business offers….everything. Stand up comedy, an actor in motion pictures and TV. Can sing, dance and play guitar. He is the culmination of all the hosts before him. He does it all. And that can not be said of all of the others before him. The Tonight Show introduces people to the public and makes them famous stars overnight. That how important Jimmy Fallon is to American Pop Culture!

Review Fix: What are goals for the track.

Dr. Dave: To get as much radio airplay as possible. To get high on the National Smooth Jazz radio charts ( which it already has done). And, to perform the song live with the Roots on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

Review Fix: What’s next ? 

Dr. Dave: I have another album ready to be released for next year. 

Review Fix: Anything else I’d like to add:

Dr. Dave: Many musicians dream of performing at CARNEGIE HALL or other famous concert halls. As for me, my dream is to perform on the Tonight Show. The Tonight Show would be my Carnegie Hall. 

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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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