About: Patrick Park
Park grew up in
Morrison, Colorado. He was exposed to the arts at an early age: his mother was
a published poet, and his father was a doctor who enjoyed playing folk and
blues records and the guitar at home. Park himself began to write songs in his
early teens and played in bands starting in middle school.
He moved to New
York City to try and start a music career, but left after less than eight
months for Los Angeles, working numerous odd jobs that ranged from clothing
store retail clerk to karate teacher to support himself.
In 2000, Park
completed his first demo collection, now known as The Basement Tapes. He
recorded the songs in the back of a store owned by a friend's girlfriend since
he did not have enough money to use a studio.
Park befriended
producer Dave Trumfio (Wilco, Earlimart) later that year. He and Trumfio wrote,
recorded, and mixed material for Park's debut album during the summer months of
2002 and has since worked very closely with him on various EPs and LPs.
Singer/songwriter Tim Easton, pedal steel player Eric Heywood, and drummer Dave
Kostiner joined them in the studio. During this time, Park also played live
concerts as the opener for Julia Fordham, Gomez, Beth Orton, and Richard Buckner.
He signed a deal
with Hollywood Records in 2003, and Under the Unminding Skies EP was
released that February. Park's first studio album, Loneliness Knows My Name,
followed in 2004. Disappointed by low sales, he later commented:
"[Hollywood Records] had no idea what to do with me. They're a pop label,
so they were always trying to fit a square peg in a round hole." He has
since moved to Curb Appeal Records and released his second full-length album, Everyone's
in Everyone and his EP Songs of Peace - Songs of Protest, while
continuing to tour across the U.S. For his third full-length album Come What
Will (2010), Park moved back to Badman Recording which released his EP Under
the Unminding Skies in 2003.
Park received
moderate attention following airplay for "Life Is a Song", which was
chosen as the final song on the series finale of the Fox teen drama The O.C..
Patrick Park
opened for Grammy Award winning artist Shelby Lynne at a one night only charity
event to benefit Alzheimer's research on September 1, 2011 at the Yost Theater
in Santa Ana.
Contact: http://www.patrickpark.net/
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Patrick Park – World United Music
http://worldunitedmusic.blogspot.com/2011/09/patrick-park.html
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