Review Fix Exclusive: Josephine Philip Talks Goals for the Rest of 2021 And More

Review Fix chats with Singer/Songwriter Josephine Phillip, who discusses her origin in music, her new album, “Call My Name,” goals for the rest of the year and so much more.

About Josephine Philip:

Singer, composer and performer Josephine Philip lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her work is influenced by a multitude of artistic expressions; choir works, contemporary art and performance, jazz standards, experimental music, film, literature and classical music. Call My Name is the first single from Josephine Philip as a solo artist.

Philip began working on her forthcoming album during the winter of 2019 and the process accelerated in the pandemic year of 2020. The mutual isolation that many of us shared, became a catalyst for the process and both compositions and lyrics resonate the personal and communal experiences of this period – cycles of intense being, joy, despair, love, frustration and careful optimism, shattered by pessimism, and then briefly relieved by hope.

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Josephine Philip: It started back when I was 14 and taking guitar lessons. My teacher really wanted me to sing while I was playing, and he was surprised when he heard me sing the first time. I had always liked to sing, but I didn’t know that I was actually good. When I finally discovered my voice, a new world opened up to me. I have played in many constellations all from ska music in my band Favelachic, to LSD-pop in JaConfetti, pop-noir in Darkness Falls and also done collabs and features with musicians as Trentemøller and Christian Löffler.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Philip: I have been working on my solo project for a long time. I had many lonely days in my studio because I was so focused on trying to write and produce everything on my own. I soon decided that I needed to change that process as I missed collaborating. I decided that even though I was writing songs for my solo project it didn’t have to be in solitude. I decided that I wanted to do some sessions with different musicians to see if something interesting would come out of that. I met up with Lasse Martinussen who I had worked with before (he produced an album for my band Darkness Falls) and we instantly had an amazing flow, and we decided to work together on what will become my album. We wrote a new song every time we met. We tried to make the starting point of each session super minimal with the instrumental part, so that the melody would have a lot of room, and then Lasse would work with the production after.

Review Fix: What inspires you?

Philip: I get very inspired by my surroundings, and also by other artistic expressions such as contemporary art and performance, film and literature. But I also have a lot of musical influences as choir works, jazz standards, experimental music and classical music.

Review Fix: What does music mean to you?

Philip: Everything.

Review Fix: How would you describe your sound to someone who has never heard you?

Philip: I feel my music has a very cinematic feel to it. It’s sparse and dreamy mixed with an insisting and mesmerizing vocal – both strong and fragile.

Review Fix: How are your live shows different from your studio work?

Philip: I don’t know yet, as I haven’t played any shows yet with my solo project, but I am very much looking forward to that.

Review Fix: What inspired your latest single?

Philip: I think the inspiration comes from lived life. Call My Name is a song about love and longing. A feeling that must of us know. The longing to be together, to be important, to be held, to be adored, to be missed and ultimately, the burning longing for somebody ready to make sacrifices to save you.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2021? 

Philip: To finish the songs for my forthcoming album.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Philip: You’ll see ☺

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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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