Review Fix Exclusive: J.E.F.F. II Talks ‘Hollywood Anthem’ And More

November 14, 2018 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter J.E.F.F. II, who discusses his new track “Hollywood Anthem,” as well as his creative process and goals for the future.

Review Fix: How did this project come together? 

J.E.F.F. II: I’ve been writing music for years but I never published any serious video clip or release. I was too busy playing in bands or recording for other people. I recently decided that it was time to release something on my own and it feels really good!

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like? 

J.E.F.F. II: I work in three steps. First I write the song, from start to finish. Then I’m working on the production: the effects, the sound of the drums, the guitars, the samples… And then I start mixing the final result. It took me a long time to get to this level of discipline, when you’re working alone you have to stay motivated and try not to waste time.

Review Fix: What’s your standout song? 

J.E.F.F. II: My new track called ‘Hollywood Anthem’ It’s a fun song. It’s meant to be played live, it sounds like a mash up of electronic music and arena rock from the 80’s

Review Fix: How was it written? 

J.E.F.F. II: I was looking to create a good opening song for my live performances. Something straightforward, pretty upfront and aggressive. 

Something that the crowd can get into instantly. There’s no warm up on stage, I want the people to go crazy right from the start.

Review Fix: What are your goals for the rest of 2018? 

J.E.F.F. II: Finishing my album, filming and producing a new music video, releasing one or two singles. Rehearsing with the band to get ready to tour in 2019. It’s gonna be exciting, my music is gaining more and more attention online so the mood is pretty happy these days.

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

J.E.F.F. II: I don’t know really, it’s instrumental music you know. There’s no lyrics or messages or anything…. It’s all about the sound and the vibe. I want the people to feel connected to the music. When you hear a great song you just wanna do one thing: hit the repeat button over and over again.

Review Fix: What’s next?

J.E.F.F. II: The album and the live performances! I’ve been producing in my studio for so long…When you’re working for weeks and weeks in a small room, you become a bit anti social at one point *laughs* I can’t wait to be on stage to play all these tracks and see how the people like it.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14267 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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