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Patrick Lew
- Guitars, Laptop, Vocals
Faith Marie Lew
- TBA ROLE
Patrick Lew
- Guitars, Laptop, Vocals
Faith Marie Lew
- TBA ROLE
» label: Heavy Sigma Records
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Patrick Lew Band
Updated on Sun 05 Feb, 2012 |
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Making music. Playing guitar. That's what I am all about!
Needs a new guitar recording interface. No if's or but's.: I kind of regret selling my Line6 TonePort GX in exchange for a ProTools Recording Studio bundle I got on eBay. For one, the software doesn't even work on my computer. Two, the USB Fast Track interface is sh** and doesn't even work on ANY guitar amp virtually that I use. It also makes a lot of my music sound like sh** when I record. Okay, I used my Guitar Center card to get me a Peavey guitar interface, let's hope that one works! Ugh. I am so music making deprived right now. :/
Looks as if there's gonna be a whole new lineup for the Patrick Lew Band, unless the band name gets changed or altered. I'm basically jamming with Greg (keyboards) and David H. (bass) prospectively as planned by Greg and I via email. We're taking a whole year to practice and jam, so we can develop the music full-time. And oh, Faith's still gonna be credited too! It's gonna be the Mach III of the Patrick Lew Band for the most part.
Patrick
Needs a new guitar recording interface. No if's or but's.: I kind of regret selling my Line6 TonePort GX in exchange for a ProTools Recording Studio bundle I got on eBay. For one, the software doesn't even work on my computer. Two, the USB Fast Track interface is sh** and doesn't even work on ANY guitar amp virtually that I use. It also makes a lot of my music sound like sh** when I record. Okay, I used my Guitar Center card to get me a Peavey guitar interface, let's hope that one works! Ugh. I am so music making deprived right now. :/
Looks as if there's gonna be a whole new lineup for the Patrick Lew Band, unless the band name gets changed or altered. I'm basically jamming with Greg (keyboards) and David H. (bass) prospectively as planned by Greg and I via email. We're taking a whole year to practice and jam, so we can develop the music full-time. And oh, Faith's still gonna be credited too! It's gonna be the Mach III of the Patrick Lew Band for the most part.
Patrick
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1) band name: Patrick Lew Band
2) hometown: Antioch, California, USA
3) genres: Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Garage Punk, Grunge, Punk Rock
4) years active: 2001-present
5) labels: Heavy Sigma Records (USA/Canada), Unsigned (worldwide)
6) related bands: Band of Asians, The P & G, Distorted Harmony, Goldenweasel, Logic's Enemy, Retrograde Fire
7) website: http://www.reverbnation.com/patricklewsband
8) band members:
Patrick Lew - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2001-present)
Faith Marie Lew - TBA role (2009-present)
David Hunter - bass (2012-present)
Greg Lynch - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (2012-present)
former members:
Jeremy Alfonso - lead guitar, backing vocals (2009-2011)
Zack Huang - keyboards (2005-2008)
Eddie Blackburn - lead guitar, backing vocals (2001-2005, 2007)
Tommy Loi - drums & percussion (2001-2005)
David Arceo - drums & percussion (2006-2012, recurring onwards)
9) band interests:
Playing Guitar, Rocking Out, Making Music, Art, Surfing the Internet, Acting, Being Rebellious, Apathy, The Bay Area, British Rock & Roll, Universal Peace & Freedom, Punk Counterculture, Seattle, Saving The World, Taiwanese Pride
Patrick Lew is a SF based personality & celebrity who is a freelance Punk/Grunge guitarist, songwriter, and multi-media artist.
2) hometown: Antioch, California, USA
3) genres: Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Garage Punk, Grunge, Punk Rock
4) years active: 2001-present
5) labels: Heavy Sigma Records (USA/Canada), Unsigned (worldwide)
6) related bands: Band of Asians, The P & G, Distorted Harmony, Goldenweasel, Logic's Enemy, Retrograde Fire
7) website: http://www.reverbnation.com/patricklewsband
8) band members:
Patrick Lew - lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2001-present)
Faith Marie Lew - TBA role (2009-present)
David Hunter - bass (2012-present)
Greg Lynch - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (2012-present)
former members:
Jeremy Alfonso - lead guitar, backing vocals (2009-2011)
Zack Huang - keyboards (2005-2008)
Eddie Blackburn - lead guitar, backing vocals (2001-2005, 2007)
Tommy Loi - drums & percussion (2001-2005)
David Arceo - drums & percussion (2006-2012, recurring onwards)
9) band interests:
Playing Guitar, Rocking Out, Making Music, Art, Surfing the Internet, Acting, Being Rebellious, Apathy, The Bay Area, British Rock & Roll, Universal Peace & Freedom, Punk Counterculture, Seattle, Saving The World, Taiwanese Pride
Patrick Lew is a SF based personality & celebrity who is a freelance Punk/Grunge guitarist, songwriter, and multi-media artist.
Why this name?
Because it's Patrick Lew's Band. Pretty much! In the last 11 years since the Patrick Lew Band existed, there were: 3 drummers (Tommy, Dave, and Faith), 2 lead guitarists (Eddie and J), 1 keyboardist (Zack), no bass players. But there is only! One Patrick Lew. Fo reals. Each and every contributor or musician who was a part of this PLB Army have their own bands or other side projects too, you know...
Do you play live?
No, we jam and make music in the studio most of the time!! But you might see me busking down the street corners of downtown SF sporadically...
So! We started off by jamming in Eddie's garage. We worked a few years developing our repertoire of our former style of music we played called Post-Hardcore, and busked or got invited to play some small places in SF by friends. That's how Patrick Lew gets to perform live most of the time. While we can say, our music onstage for a show is more like punk rock CHAOS than a professional sounding rock & roll concert at the Oakland Arena, we're more suited for the garage band and studio aspects of making music and being rock & roll...Don't get us wrong! We know how to f***ing play guitars and shit, but the concert experience of PLB hasn't been fully awesome always. At least not yet!
So! We started off by jamming in Eddie's garage. We worked a few years developing our repertoire of our former style of music we played called Post-Hardcore, and busked or got invited to play some small places in SF by friends. That's how Patrick Lew gets to perform live most of the time. While we can say, our music onstage for a show is more like punk rock CHAOS than a professional sounding rock & roll concert at the Oakland Arena, we're more suited for the garage band and studio aspects of making music and being rock & roll...Don't get us wrong! We know how to f***ing play guitars and shit, but the concert experience of PLB hasn't been fully awesome always. At least not yet!
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
It helps other bands and struggling musicians, like ourselves, get heard. And oh yeah, I'm totally all for the digital "independent" music revolution. And I'm not down with the PIPA and SOPA act passed by U.S. Congress.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
It depends. I'm content with what I have now as far as my musical merit and accomplishments are concerned. But I'm open for the forthcoming "right" opportunity for my music if it ever comes my way!
Most of the time, I rather be known and recognized as an artist or pure musician rather than just an entertainer.
Most of the time, I rather be known and recognized as an artist or pure musician rather than just an entertainer.
Your influences?
The Beatles, Nirvana, Green Day, Pearl Jam, AFI, Steelheart, White Lion, Tesla, Metallica, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, Dead Kennedys, Silverchair, Mother Love Bone, Bad Religion.
Being in a rock & roll band is like being in a marriage. It's not just about getting in a studio or club playing music together. It's also very similar to a romantic relationship with someone. I mean I been in bands where a guy gave me a hard time for reasons that seem irrelevant today. Basically...Either, you have to get along and resonate well with your band. Or else, sh*** man...You're unemployed musically for the time being. I do most of the music alone, given the skills I've gained over the years in the regional music field. And somehow...Persisted because of it.
Being in a rock & roll band is like being in a marriage. It's not just about getting in a studio or club playing music together. It's also very similar to a romantic relationship with someone. I mean I been in bands where a guy gave me a hard time for reasons that seem irrelevant today. Basically...Either, you have to get along and resonate well with your band. Or else, sh*** man...You're unemployed musically for the time being. I do most of the music alone, given the skills I've gained over the years in the regional music field. And somehow...Persisted because of it.
Favorite spot?
San Francisco! Other than that, Seattle. As far as overseas goes, I love Ireland and my homeland of Japan and Taiwan in the Far East.
Equipment used:
My musical gear consists of...
Guitars: Gibson SG, Epiphone Les Paul custom Hot Rod, Excel Stratocaster
Amps: Fender 25R Frontman Amp
Pedals: Digitech RP50 Multi-Effects, Digitech Death Metal hi-gain distortion box, Boss DS-2 Turbo
Other Guitar Accessories: Dunlop bottleneck slide (for my crappy slide guitar skills...), Monster 15 ft cables
Recording: Acoustica Mixcraft 4, M-Audio Fast Track USB digital interface, Various guitar VST's (for Mixcraft), Countless #'s of drum loops via DVD, Beheringer USB guitar interface, Line6 TonePort GX (discontinued as of 2011), My Toshiba laptop
The Gospel (promoting my band): Toshiba laptop (equipped w/ WiFi), critical thinking & writing skills for band bios and EPK's, countless #'s of my finished pieces of music via mp3 files, ANY indie music website with high traffic, big demographics, and registered artists & bands (ex. Reverbnation, Facebook, etc)
Guitars: Gibson SG, Epiphone Les Paul custom Hot Rod, Excel Stratocaster
Amps: Fender 25R Frontman Amp
Pedals: Digitech RP50 Multi-Effects, Digitech Death Metal hi-gain distortion box, Boss DS-2 Turbo
Other Guitar Accessories: Dunlop bottleneck slide (for my crappy slide guitar skills...), Monster 15 ft cables
Recording: Acoustica Mixcraft 4, M-Audio Fast Track USB digital interface, Various guitar VST's (for Mixcraft), Countless #'s of drum loops via DVD, Beheringer USB guitar interface, Line6 TonePort GX (discontinued as of 2011), My Toshiba laptop
The Gospel (promoting my band): Toshiba laptop (equipped w/ WiFi), critical thinking & writing skills for band bios and EPK's, countless #'s of my finished pieces of music via mp3 files, ANY indie music website with high traffic, big demographics, and registered artists & bands (ex. Reverbnation, Facebook, etc)
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Antioch, CA
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Our private recording studio in Antioch, CA
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