hi! I’m Patrick, A nyc-based musician, producer, and Composer
I was raised in a musical family at the foot of the Adirondack Mountains in New York State. My earliest music lessons started on the piano at the age of 5. By age 12 I was studying classically with Christine Breitenfeld at SUNY Adirondack with further studies under the tutelage of jazz pianist Lee Shaw. I also started picking up a few other instruments here and there and my love of popular music emerged alongside my music education. After fleeing small-town life, I attended William Paterson University, receiving my BM in Jazz Performance, studying with James Williams, Rufus Reid, and Harold Mabern.
Since arriving in New York City, I’ve had the good fortune to have performed and/or recorded alongside Thom Yorke, Jaimoe (Allman Brothers Band), A Great Big World, John Forte (The Fugees), Bernhoft, Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid), Max Weinberg, Carsie Blanton, Bibi Bourelly, Josh Dion (paris_monster), LACES, and hundreds of other artists - additionally working as a record producer and studio engineer in my home studio, which I affectionately dub the Patty-O.
I’ve performed at many internationally acclaimed venues such as Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Town Hall, Red Rocks, Spaso House (US Embassy) in Moscow, Russia, and the Operhuset in Oslo, Norway, as well as making television appearances on Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Wendy Williams Show, and Good Day New York.
I also collaborate frequently with my bandmates JFKS and Brooklyn Sugar Co presenting original songwriting.
In 2020, I began writing electronic music compositions under the moniker Chess Theory. You can find links to live performance videos and recordings in the Media section of this site.
I currently make my home by the sea in Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY.
The Studio
In 2018 I moved to the Queens Riviera, more commonly known as Rockaway Beach, NY. Located at the southern edge of New York City on the Atlantic Ocean, I found it to be a very peaceful place to foster my creative endeavors in my home studio and workspace. With ocean views and simultaneous easy-access to the heart of NYC, I discovered the location a to be a perfect place to advance my creativity both as a producer as well as a performing musician. I have had the opportunity to produce with many artists here as well as develop my own writing and recording. It’s also the home of my two cats, Hansel and Noodles who are both extremely talented audio engineers.
PRODUCTION
Here’s a short compilation of projects that I’ve had the pleasure of doing production and performing work on:
MEDIA
A few videos of my performing for your perusal: