Jas Patrick profile picture

Jas Patrick

You know where it ends if you never begin...

About Me

Check out my first video that won an Honorable mention in the YouTube underground contest!!I've been a musician all my life. I started playing drums when I was four and began some musical study as soon as school allowed. Jazz, symphonic, concert, marching... Anything I could get myself into was fine with me! I also played in a few garage bands covering everything from country, blues, the Beatles, the Stones, rock, alternative to ska, eighties, etc. I just plain dug music, ya know? I began professionally touring when I was eighteen and continued for a few years. Eventually, I put together a serious project that unfortunately fell short right when a record deal was close at hand--creative differences and other "Behind the Music"-type nonsense. To say I was crestfallen or devastated is actually a touch blas and also a misnomer... I was utterly destroyed. I spent a few years "ignoring" music and generally 'not thinking' about music and most assuredly not considering all the music I was writing as having 'anything to do with music.' Happily, I had a very lucid experience (non-chemically assisted) that made me remember that I should maybe look back into the whole "music thing." A few good friends had also taken notice of the songs I wasn't writing and would ask me to play for them periodically. I did some searching for a singer and could not seem to make anything click. This is about the time when afore mentioned good friends told me the ever frightening (to any drummer), "why don't you sing it?" So, I did and I am... Fast forward to today, now and right here... Hello, I'm Jas Patrick. Nice to "meet" you! I appreciate you taking the time to look at the profile. I plan on keeping this site as updated as possible with new pics, shows I play/played/will play. I am in pre production for an album and will keep you updated as soon as there are updates in which one could, in fact, find themselves in need of their date being "up'd." Once again, thanks for reading and I hope to entertain you soon. Have a great one and be well!
SPREAD THE MUSIC! ADD JAS PATRICK'S BANNER TO YOUR MYSPACE PAGE!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/16/2006
Band Website: jaspatrick.com
Band Members: All Music and Lyrics, lead vocals, harmonies, rhythm guitar, acoustic lead guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums, percussion, djembe/congas/bongos, produced and kitchen sink played by--Jas Patrick

Produced, engineered, slide and other stringed instruments--Jeff Peterson

Influences: I'm into the Beatles, the stones, dave matthews band, Led zeppelin, cream, clapton, eric johnson, john mayer, beethoven, johnny cash, metallica, the white stripes, clint black, ben harper, josh kelley, ray lamontagne, alice in chains, jamiroquai, genesis WITH peter gabriel, umphrey's mcgee, stevie wonder, frank sinatra, stone temple pilots, gavin degraw, U2, george clinton, sound garden, the killers, dr. dre, jimi hendrix, mozart, nirvana, marc broussard, jason mraz, glen miller, the temptations, junior walker, benny goodman, stevie ray vaughn, boxcar racer, bobby darin, ray charles, zz top, little feat, faith hill, amos lee, maroon 5, prince, velvet revolver, the doors, snoop, outkast, primus, saliva, red hot chili peppers, james brown, raul midon, system of a down, jamie cullum, jack johnson, pink floyd, eminem, oasis, john mayer trio, john lennon, donovan frankenreiter, the black crowes, jane's addiction, weezer, toshiyuki honda, 311, ani defranco, sublime, g-love, brian setzer, john lee hooker, bb king, george harrison, sarah mclachlan, cab calloway, wagner, robert randolph and the family band, godsmack, bob marley, chris cornell, marshal tucker band, greenday, blues traveller, pearl jam, gorillaz, merle haggard, lenny kravitz, john butler trio, sting, white zombie, counting crows, howie day, fiona apple, rob zombie, disturbed, waylan, bon jovi, collective soul, damien rice, sheryl crow, candlebox, james blunt, david gray, sister hazel, JAS PATRICK lol... and that's pretty much just what I have in my jukebox at present... Man, if it's music I dig it.

Type of Label: None

My Blog

I’m still alive, still kick and still recording--but we’re almost there..

Hello, good day, how are ya and how goes it, my friends... Yes, I know... it's been a long long long time!  I've fallen off the face of the planet... but I CAN get up and fully intend to do just ...
Posted by Jas Patrick on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:11:00 PST

ORCHESTRATIONS, SITAR, 6-MONTH SHADOW AND SORRY...

Man oh man& Where do I begin?  Ummm&.SORRY!!!  lol.  It has been a freaking long-ass time, no?  I really do apologize for being AWOL or sabbatical or whatever you'd prefer; I've be...
Posted by Jas Patrick on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:46:00 PST

The results are in! The video that started it all and sorry I've been away...

Hello, good day, salutations and how the hell you be, baby?  lol.  Been a good long while... Sorry bout dat!  I've been sick and away and sick of being away and now I have returned!!!&n...
Posted by Jas Patrick on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:59:00 PST

THANK YOU!! GOT A SURPRISE FOR YA!!

Hey my friends!!!  I just wanted to write you a quick blog and thank you all for your support, friendship and encouragement throughout this contest (and before and after too!!!) You all have help...
Posted by Jas Patrick on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:13:00 PST

TOP 40! IN THE NEWSPAPERS! NEW PICS AND THE STUDIO'S A' CALLIN!

Hey my friends!!!  How goes it?  Exceedingly well here, let me tell you!!!  Yup yup!!  So here's how it breaks down... lol.  I'm in the top 40 of the contest!  We're roc...
Posted by Jas Patrick on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:21:00 PST

THE RACE IS ON!!! NATIONAL TV UPDATE--STILL NEED A LOT OF HELP! PLEASE READ!!

Hey Homies!!!  The quest continues!!  We press, ever onward, in our attempt to make it to the golden castle called "Good Morning America!"  lol.  So here's the deal... We're doing...
Posted by Jas Patrick on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:21:00 PST

NATIONAL TELEVISION AND MY FIRST MUSIC VIDEOPLEASE READ, I NEED YOUR HELP!!!

Hey my friends!!!  Sorry it's been a bit since I've written& Been really slammed, ya know?  So I'm gonna jump right in here because I've got some HUGE news!   YouTube is putting on a co...
Posted by Jas Patrick on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:22:00 PST

BRAND NEW SONG UP FROM THE UPCOMING ALBUM!!!

Hey Homies!!!  How goes it, my friends?  Well, I hope!  So I've told you about a couple of surprises I had in store for you... well... One of them is now ready for ya!!!  I finishe...
Posted by Jas Patrick on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:57:00 PST

Extra extra, read all about it!! New pics, show broadcasting and other such...

Hey Homies!  How goes it, my friends?  Well, I hope!!!  So the weekend was busy as hell as usual... But let me tell ya!  We got a shitload done!!!  So much so, that I have tha...
Posted by Jas Patrick on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:50:00 PST

VIDEO NUMBER 4!!!! TWO NEW SONGS!!!

Hey Cool's and Coolette's!!  How goes this, thy day?  Well, I hope!!  So, I busted my ass in the studio this past weekend and it TOTALLY paid off!  I knocked out 6 acoustic rhythm ...
Posted by Jas Patrick on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:50:00 PST