Review Fix Exclusive: Never Knew’s Blake Minton Talks Origin And More

August 5, 2020 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with Never Knew’s Blake Minton, who discusses the band’s origin, goals and the benefits that project has had on his life.

Review Fix: How did the project start?

Blake Minton: This project started at the beginning of 2019. I really needed a better way to manage and cope with my mental health. This was a huge step forward in that process. I collaborate with a few other incredible musicians that really help bring my ideas to life. 

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Minton: Whatever I’m feeling, I act on that emotion and release all my energy into what I’m creating.

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

Minton: Right now the top streamed song is Luminous from the new EP ‘Internal Relapse’.  This track is written about people that just don’t understand what you’re going through. The people that keep saying you’ll be fine, get over it. Then you think too deep into it, and just ask yourself, “are they right, am I that screwed up in the head and don’t understand, am I even normal like them”

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2020?

Minton: Just to share these new tracks and connect with as many people as possible. 

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

Minton: I want them to know that it’s okay to not feel okay. The struggles they’re going through and the way they feel is normal.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Minton: I want to keep creating as much music as possible to share with whoever needs it. With the release of ‘Internal Relapse’ coming out back in May, there won’t be anything released for awhile. However, I’m always working on new tracks so there will definitely be something released in the near future.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14316 Articles
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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