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Patrick Lew
- Guitar Player, Singer
Patrick Lew
- Guitar Player, Singer
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Patrick Lew
» label: DIY
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Dexter Rotten
Updated on Tue 03 Nov, 2009 |
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The Screamer Song (Demo)
Outsider Musician (Instrumental)
Little Miss Preppy (New Version)
Fighting For Nothing
The End of My Misery
To Whom I Loved (Alternate Mix)
Don't Reject Me
Subhuman Threat
Free My Soul
A Girlfriend Who Lies
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Work in progress. Just two Asian guys who play guitar and create music on our computer laptops and writing songs on our guitars and other gizmo electronics, through online collaboration when school's out at CSUEB. We're actually semi-trained rock musicians, and we write Hard Rock kind of music. Both of us are living in the East Bay, and Patrick lives in Antioch while Jeremy lives closer to the University in San Leandro. Together, they make music via Internet collaboration and promote their tracks and mixes to you on many websites like Soundclick and PureVolume online!
Why this name?
Taken from the first and last names of two Punk musicians. Johnny Rotten from The Sex Pistols and Dexter Holland of The Offspring. We're also sometimes known as Artists Are Not Architects, which the sub bandname was given as an idea by Jeremy after doing research on his Macbook.
Do you play live?
Not right now. School's keeping us busy. And we might play live with other bands rather. Depends.
Special moments? Making music and promoting our mixes online on websites like this.
Special moments? Making music and promoting our mixes online on websites like this.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
Helps unknown everyday folks like me and you get our music heard better through sharing MP3 files of our music on various websites along with our self-portrait. Gives more options to the unsigned little guys. But desecrates the music industry in some ways too. Long story, Patrick's writing an essay for Philosophy about that music downloading issue.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Money changes everything. And a musician has to eat obviously. It depends.
Band History:
1985 -- Patrick Lew was born.
1989 -- Jeremy Alfonso was born.
1999/2000 -- Patrick begins his music career playing guitar in his high school band Silent Minister and making music.
2001 -- Patrick starts promoting his music online.
2004 -- Jeremy begins learning how to play guitar and begins playing guitar and pursuing in music in various San Francisco local bands, most notably Distorted Harmony.
2008 -- Both Patrick and Jeremy are pursuing and making music solo for their own artistic and creative pursuits and hobby away from their inactive or active bands they play guitar in.
September 2009 -- The band Dexter Rotten comes together as a Rock Duo.
1989 -- Jeremy Alfonso was born.
1999/2000 -- Patrick begins his music career playing guitar in his high school band Silent Minister and making music.
2001 -- Patrick starts promoting his music online.
2004 -- Jeremy begins learning how to play guitar and begins playing guitar and pursuing in music in various San Francisco local bands, most notably Distorted Harmony.
2008 -- Both Patrick and Jeremy are pursuing and making music solo for their own artistic and creative pursuits and hobby away from their inactive or active bands they play guitar in.
September 2009 -- The band Dexter Rotten comes together as a Rock Duo.
Your influences?
Jeremy's into everything, like Patrick. But the difference is Patrick is more of a Hard Rock and Alternative Rock guy. While Jeremy is more of technical music people, attempting to get classically trained teachings in playing music and making it. But he's a big Thrash Metal guy. Which is ironic, since Patrick likes 80's Hair Metal more generally speaking. We have tons of music and recordings on our iTunes on the computer to draw new inspiration for ideas.
Favorite spot?
The Bay Area for the most part. Roaming around downtown San Francisco on an aimless adventure...
Equipment used:
We use Epiphone guitars. Patrick uses Marshall practice amps. Jeremy uses a Microcube practice amp for his guitar playing. And we record digitally on the electronic gadget known as Apple GarageBand and the Macbook.
Anything else...?
Related Propaganda....
Patrick Lew --
www.soundclick.com/thelewcrueoakland
www.myspace.com/patricklewsband
www.purevolume.com/patricklewsf
Jeremy Alfonso --
www.myspace.com/woodwithstring
www.myspace.com/retrogradefire (Jeremy's Thrash band)
Patrick Lew --
www.soundclick.com/thelewcrueoakland
www.myspace.com/patricklewsband
www.purevolume.com/patricklewsf
Jeremy Alfonso --
www.myspace.com/woodwithstring
www.myspace.com/retrogradefire (Jeremy's Thrash band)
Photos
Angry young man
The Real Dexter Rotten
The Band
Jeremy is mixing our tracks and archives.
Rehearsing
Band Practice
Slapping my bass
Jeremy - Lead Guitarist
Mixing my track on J's laptop
