Review Fix Exclusive: Christopher West Talks ‘Baby’ And More

January 16, 2021 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with singer/songwriter Christopher West, who discusses his new single, Baby.

Review Fix: How did you get involved in music?

Christopher West: I suppose it goes back to when I was 7 or 8 years old when my mom bought me my first acoustic guitar. It went slow for a few years, but by 12 I was playing in my own horribly named punk cover band. I was obsessed with learning and performing for years, I guess I still am in some sense.

Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

West: I have to feel the music, the moment, the energy. I can’t make myself write, it seems I have to be in the mood for anything decent to come out. The songwriting is overwhelmingly determined by my feelings and thoughts in that moment, in an attempt to coral my scattered mind, to tell a story.

Review Fix: What inspires you?

West: Realizations in life. Good or bad. Almost every time I learn something that changes my perspective on life, I feel compelled to write about it.

Review Fix: What does music mean to you?

West: Almost everything. It’s my main form of expression. It allows me to be honest under the auspice of art on a level I feel I wouldn’t regularly. I feel I’m able to safely tell the story I want without slight or sighs. I suppose it’s somewhat therapeutic for me. A short escape to reflect on reality rather than being in it.

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

West: I’m honestly not sure, I try to keep that out of my head entirely during the songwriting and recording processes. Though I suppose alternative or indie would be the most accurate.

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

West: Energy comes up x10. It’s hard to explain but being on stage is somewhat meditative. Everyone’s energy weaves together through the sounds coming from the stage. It’s a special feeling and I’m starting to miss it a lot during this lockdown. Can’t wait to get back to it!

Review Fix: What inspired your latest single?

West: Irene was the name of my friends Grandmother. In 2013/14 while practicing for my former project “Great Chamberlain,” she would sit in on our jams to enjoy the music. She was a bright light in this life; she deserved to have at least one song written for her.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2021?

West: Moving to Gatineau February 26th. Finding band members. Another EP by this summer and a full LP by the end of the year. Touring if I’m able!

Review Fix: What’s next?

West: Getting and listening to as much constructive criticism as possible, learn, then get back in the studio. I’ve got material stacking up on the GarageBand app on my phone, so I’ll be back to recording A.S.A.P!

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14320 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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