Review Fix Exclusive: Christopher Taylor Talks North Star And More

April 17, 2021 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Christopher Taylor who discusses his creative process and new single, North Star.

Review Fix: How did the project start?

Christopher Taylor: I guess my latest project is working with The Animal Farm studios.  I met up with Ville Leppanen after a connection through ReverbNation. That was is 2018. We planned a project of up to 12 singles over the next 4 years kicking off in 2019.  Since then we’ve released Counting Bluebirds, With You Life’s Beautiful, 16 Wishes, My Angel, Can’t Stop, We Are One and just out 26 March, North Star. Coming in June By My Side.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Taylor: I write the music on my own.  For the lyrics some are self penned and I also have collaborations with my long time friend Stephen Cree and my niece Harriet Sanders.  Songs are inspired by situations around us, a lot are about relationships and life’s challenges. Working with Ville and Mat Leppanen at the Animal Farm we then put the ‘bells and whistles’ to the track in their studio.

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

Taylor: Good question!! My songs do vary in style but I think because it really encapsulates my feeling that a song should be strong lyrically, have a catchy feel and infectious chorus it’s got to be my latest release North Star. It’s a song about having someone who is consistently there, supportive and honest and who is a moral and emotional compass.  Stephen Cree wrote the words and wrote the music.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2021?

Taylor: In a nutshell after the last year – more gigs and opportunities to promote my songs.

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

Taylor: I hope my songs really connect with people whatever their situation. I’ve had fan feedback that thanks me for a song which was just been the tonic they needed. I guess I want my music to be accessible to all.

I would hope any new listener would think Christopher Taylor is a songwriter who writes the sort of songs they want to hear more of!

Review Fix: What’s next?

Taylor: My song, By my side, is out in June. Then it’ll back to the studio for more shenanigans in the summer.  Gigs are starting to come in again now so hopefully in to the summer there will be some news and I’ll keep people posted on my web site and socials. But more recording and gigging definitely – I’ve really missed playing live gigs this year and when performing is in your DNA you can imagine how frustrating that can be.

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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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