Review Fix Exclusive: Jack Moves Talks ‘Don’t Let the Moon Die Young” And More

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Jack Moves, who details his origin in music and his new track, “Don’t Let the Moon Die Young.”

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Jack Moves: I started singing in church when I was a kid. Then as a teen I started playing the tenor sax (since retired) and bass (still active, sometimes). Joining bands and writing my own music came next.  

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Moves: Not really predictable…but also probably more predictable than I’m aware it is. In the last few years that I’ve gotten into software production, I often start with putting a drum loop together, then add a chord progression, then melody, then lyrics. More often than not I start off with an objective (“let’s make this a slow one”, “let’s make this sound like Prince”), but more often than not that objective goes off the beaten path and becomes less relevant to the end product.  

Review Fix: What inspires you?

Moves: Hearing other artists be excited or have other people be excited about their music…you hear this in interviews a lot. Recognizing the vastness of stylistic and tonal possibilities that exist in music. And the equally vast amount of tools available at my disposal (instruments, synthesis, voices) to create something of my own.  

Review Fix: What does music mean to you?

Moves: It means most things to me. I suppose it means freedom, most of all. And the wonder I sometimes feel when I recognize the endless variety it presents, is unique. Also, in performance, it offers an alternative, uncomplicated, loving kind of space to exist in. 

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

Moves: Electronic pop with progressive influences. Vocal-heavy, with a tendency toward epic harmonies and flourishes. 

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

Moves: I can draw from any number of things for a live show; ideally each one’s a little different from the last. Re-constructed versions of old songs, choreography, special guests, covers…things that might not ever make it to a record. Also, there’s a live looping element I put in…that’s what Jack Moves started out as being, an all live looping project…so I keep an element of that.  

Review Fix: What inspired your latest single?

Moves: The fleeting experience of youth and the promise of the night. And this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjw-m78GF0E 

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2020?

Moves: I kind of hate the expectation of goals, especially tied to a year. To me it feels overwhelming. I want to see my album released, and play a release show in my hometown. Everything else will come as it comes. 

Review Fix: What’s next?

Moves: Planning for the above, and writing new stuff, because I love writing.  

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14263 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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