Review Fix Exclusive: Davis And the Love’s Nate Davis Talks Goals And More

Review Fix chats with Davis and the Love’s Nate Davis, who discusses the band’s origin’s creative process and so much more.

Review Fix: How did the project start?

Nate Davis: It started when I was looking for a particular sound. I really wanted to merge old school soul with new school beats, and put my own flavor on it. My buddy, Jordan Hawley in Indianapolis sent me some tracks that he was working on, and it really locked in with where I wanted to go with the music. From there, I just had this concept of Davis & The Love, because it started out as just me (Nate Davis) and the love of music and sort of the energy that I wanted to put out into the world. I was hoping that I would find musicians who had the same goals, and we put an add out on Craigslist (which could’ve been a real disaster, but ended up working out), and found Nelson who is our keyboard player. I already knew that I wanted Dre on drums, and a booking agent friend of mine suggested Cory on guitar and it really started to click. I also had collaborations with guys that I really respected musically, who all added some flavor to the project. Jay Jones, Benito DiBartoli, Ken Martin, Troi Buchanon, Ryan Russell, Luis Madrid, Al Leach, and Nick Gerlach all added something to the sound. It was a real collaborative effort and continues to be. 

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Davis: Normally someone comes with an idea and we just build around it. Jordan Hawley is a friend of mine and producer and honorary member of the band. He normally has a great foundation. And then between Nelson (keys),Cory (guitar), and Dre (drums) we can kind of build the music around that. And then based on the mood of the music or the mood I’m in that day, I’ll start writing to it or freestyling, or singing a hook idea to see what comes naturally with the vibe. 

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

Davis: I would say that our song, “Hot Damn” which is coming out November 12th is a standout that I’m really looking forward to releasing. I was really getting into the Sergio Leone Spaghetti Westerns, and my producer just happened to send me some music that really had an outlaw vibe. So, I just sort of put myself in the shoes of Clint Eastwood coming through town and really love the story of the song. Our latest single “Change the World” (out now and aviailable everywhere!) I think is also a standout because I think it’s a message of hope and unity in an increasingly divided world. Both mean a lot to me and I’m glad we get to share them with the world.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2021?

Davis: The goals are to keep writing songs that resonate with people and that we’re passionate about. We also want to keep playing live shows and touring as much as possible. The goals are just to keep going and spread our music all over the world.

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

Davis: I want people to feel something. I want it to create an emotion. I want to tell a story that they can relate to, or help inspire them or be there for them in a time of need. I don’t want it to be mindless music. I want it to matter and something that people can listen to for a long time.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Davis: More music, more touring, more Davis & The Love! Stay tuned… 

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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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