Patrick here, the singer and guitarist for Six7. I first picked up a guitar at 16 playing with some Aussie buddies while living in Papua New Guinea. Sent back to the U.S. for senior year I learned Clash City Rockers by listening to it about 100 times. A few years later while in college, misguided by society, mass media and the townhouse factoryscape of the Washington DC suburbs, I subverted music making to a hobby and the more acceptable persuit of making money. Years of 'success' proved somehow empty, shallow and boring. In the early '00's I kept lamenting to friends that I could write a better song than those we heard on the radio airwaves, and my buddy Dave said 'well you should do it then' The words echoed in my head and soon I wrote, 'Rainshine', 'Pothole' and 'Motortrain', and began playing on New York area stages. Within a year I had fallen in with the E. Village Antifolk scene, playing alongside Lach, Don McCloskey, Kimya Dawson of the Moldy Peaches and many others. The simple fun funky punk folk attitude struck a chord, and 'Me', 'Thanksgiving Song' and '21st Century Citizen' were quickly written. I played in most New York area stages including the now defunct CBGB's, (where I had my drunkest and most embarrassing show ever), Seattle's Offramp and London's Bar None. By then my musical home base had moved to the best dive bar lounge I ever met, Cousin Larry's in Danbury, Connecticut where I began playing music with Rob Loncto, James Reville, and many others. Nowadays I am privileged to play with Justin Virga and Robert Johnson, and many other great and funky musician friends. In 2010 I lost my business, and faced with either delivering pizza, waiting tables, or playing music, I now embark on earning a living performing in subways, parks, sidewalks, restaurants, clubs, and festivals and help set the soundtrack
to the blossoming paradigm shift.
