Review Fix Exclusive: Kat Holland Talks ‘Retrovision’ And More

April 9, 2019 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Kat Holland, who discusses her origin in music and creative process behind her new work, “Retrovision.”

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Kat Holland: I have been involved in music my whole life. I have a very music oriented family, so I grew up playing piano, guitar, and singing all the time. Throughout my life I have been in different choirs and solo performances, and in college is when I decided to really start pursuing it as a career. 

Review Fix: What performers inspire you the most?

Holland: A lot of performers inspire me, but I would say some of my biggest inspirations are Norah Jones, Amy Winehouse, and Adele. I also really enjoy the performances of Camilla Cabello and Dua Lipa. 

Review Fix: What’s on your musical bucket list?

Holland: So many things! For the short term, I would really like to perform at Rockwood Music Hall in New York and Hotel Café in Los Angeles. 

Review Fix: Goals for 2019?

Holland: One of my biggest goals is to have the recording of my album completed by the end of 2019. 

Review Fix: What makes your music scene special?


Holland: I think the most special part about my music scene is the intimacy of it. When I perform my originals, there is almost a familiarity, like the crowd can relate to what I am saying and feeling in my music. 

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


Holland: I would describe my music as Jazz/Pop. A mixture of Adele, Norah Jones, Amy Winehouse, and Maroon 5. 


Review Fix: Bottom line, what makes you special?

Holland: This is a tough question, but I like to tell people that the real reason I create music is because it is what I love to do. It’s not for the fame and fortune. Sure, it would be great to earn accolades for my work, but at the end of the day this is my passion and that is why I do it. 

Review Fix: What next?

Holland: The plan is the record my first album by the end of 2019! 

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add?

Holland: I am so grateful to be where I am now and so thankful for all of my fans, friends, and family that have supported my along the way. I am so excited to see what comes next for me as an artist, and I can’t wait to share more of my journey with everyone. I feel very lucky to be doing something that I am so passionate about. 

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 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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