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About Me

I Am Echo is the solo project of Pat Leishman. Pat wrote, performed and recorded all the music you'll experience here.
Though born in Utah, Pat spent many of his formative years in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he wrote his first songs using an Ensoniq sampler. He currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah. Pat cites Pat Metheny, Radiohead, Dream Theater, and many others as musical influences.
Pat's primary guitar is a Fender Stratocaster through a Vox AC30 amp and a variety of pedals. He also uses a Schecter Diamond series active bass, a salvaged Larrivee Acoustic, M-Audio Keyboards with Reason samples, and PDP Drums when recording.
On the subject of song writing, "As much as I'd like to think I'm in control of a song, I'm not. I can only make a song what it wants to be. I give it a jump start with a feeling or experience, but after that, any attempt at changing it's direction will only make it worse. It's like every song is the sentient embodiment of an emotion or thought, complete with a will of it's own. You are no longer playing the song through an instrument, it's playing itself through you."
Pat has written hundreds of songs and will continue recording the best of them as quickly as his perfectionism will allow. Download the new self titled album for free at iamecho.com!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/23/2006
Band Website: iamecho.com
Band Members: Pat Leishman
Influences: Lack of sleep, life

Radiohead, Pat Metheny, Smashing Pumpkins, Dream Theater, Sigur Ros, Keane, The Flaming Lips, Flight of the Conchords, Switchfoot, Silverchair, Yes, Coldplay, Rush, Dredg, Muse, Kansas, Lovedrug, Linkin Park, Nik Kershaw, Breaking Benjamin, Toto, Emery, Dixie Dregs, Goo Goo Dolls, The Beatles, Beck, Audioslave, Nirvana, Incubus, Extreme, Jeff Buckley, Sting...

Too many to list...
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Record Label: Backstop Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

i am echo Now On iTunes!

You can now download the debut album on iTunes! Just search for 'i am echo'.
Posted by i am echo on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:10:00 PST

The Official Blog

The Official Blog is now active so be sure to check up on it often. It's located at http://www.iamecho.com/blog
Posted by i am echo on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:29:00 PST

i am echo Featured in The Salt Lake Tribune

The Salt Lake Tribune Recently did a feature article on i am echo which can be found at The Salt Lake Tribune Web Site. It is also listed below for your convenience. ..Album shows musical talentOne ma...
Posted by i am echo on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:50:00 PST

Q & A

Question: What would you like to know about i am echo?Answer: (You fill in the blank).If there's anything you'd like to know about the music or myself, or maybe some random facts about life that you'd...
Posted by i am echo on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:34:00 PST

THE NEW ALBUM IS HERE!

It's finally here. The 13 song debut album of i am echo! just click the link on the page and download it for free, order a CD, or purchase a t-shirt. Thanks and enjoy!...
Posted by i am echo on Fri, 30 May 2008 05:26:00 PST

Album Update

Here’s a little update for everyone waiting for the new album. It will be available for FREE download from iamecho.com and all other networking sites, including MySpace. A release date is still ...
Posted by i am echo on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:45:00 PST

Acoustic Show

Thank you everyone who came tonight! It was a lot of fun and we had a good turnout. Stay posted for upcoming shows and an album release date!
Posted by i am echo on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:18:00 PST

NEW BANNER!

New Banner, post it everywhere :D The code is just in the "About i am echo" section. Thank you so much everyone!...
Posted by i am echo on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:57:00 PST

NEW SONG - UNREQUITED - FREE DOWNLOAD!

Unrequited is now up and you can download it exclusively on MySpace! Just click "Download" next to the song! Enjoy it before the full length studio album is released.
Posted by i am echo on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:46:00 PST