Review Fix Exclusive: Bob McQuaid Talks Goals And More

February 20, 2021 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Bob McQuaid, who discusses his origin in music and more.

Review Fix: How did the project start?

Bob McQuaid: I started gigging as Bobby Mc at 18 years of age playing in pubs and clubs. I did a one man show of swing and jazz tracks. In 2017, I formed my own band Bobby Mc and The Dukes. We went on to play numerous theatre shows and festivals including The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival in 2019. I then new the next step was to release my first single which was ‘Try a Little Tenderness’.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

McQuaid: My creative process would be quite scattered and can take a while to complete. At the moment, I’m focusing on my own versions of songs for releases. This will often start with me listening to many different songs of all genres and styles and just picking up a rhythm or melody that I like. This will then progress to me playing it on the piano and starting to get my own feel for it. Then I will bring it to the band or to Mat, my producer, and come up with the arrangement and the track.

For original music which I am also working on, it starts with me just playing random chords on the piano every day until I find myself playing the same progression a few days in a row. I’ll then start to structure it and put lyrics to it.

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

McQuaid: Well I’ve only have one release so I’d have to say ‘Try a Little Tenderness’ haha but I will have another three out by the end of the year. It’s a cover so I didn’t write it but the versions I would’ve listened to of the song that gave me inspiration would be The Commitments’ version and the Otis Redding version.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2021?

McQuaid: My goal is to release 4 singles in total, improve my brand, write some original material and book gigs for 2022.

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

McQuaid: I want my music to make people feel something. To me, that is the most important when it comes to performing or writing. It doesn’t matter if that feeling is sadness or happiness or whatever but that when they listen to my music, they have a reaction.

Review Fix: What’s next?

McQuaid: My next single should be coming out around April/May 2021.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 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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