Patrick Brown

Bio

Patrick Brown (legal name James Patrick Brown Jr.) is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His musical journey started at the age of 3 when he picked up piano and drums, but music became a lifestyle in the 3rd grade when he started learning guitar and bass. He played in a few bands in Pittsburgh, and joined the School of Rock South Hills House Band where he primarily played drums and bass. After leaving the house band, Patrick formed and played bass a band called Minifridge with guitarist and producer Jack Guzowski and drummer Gavin Weber, with the band being creating the first music that was published on streaming services that he contributed to. In 2024, Patrick began attending classes at the University of Southern California under the Popular Music Performance major with an emphasis on drums. Since arriving at the university, Patrick has played in a number of acts, primarily as a bassist. He also helps organize and run concerts at the Theta Xi Fraternity, which are open to the public.

Discography (with links)

Minifridge

Fridging it Up EP (bass on all tracks, rhythm guitar on track 5, production)

Inexplicably Devious (bass on all tracks, backing vox on track 5 and 8)

3 Songs EP (bass on tracks 1 and 3, piano on track 3, drums on track 2)

Skusic

The Sun (bass, sporadic guitars)

Straight Into The Fire (bass on all tracks except 6 and 10, rhythm guitar on tracks 2, 5, 7, and 11)

Waiting On a War (unreleased) (bass, lead guitar, about 50% of the drums, backing vox, mixing, mastering)

Frameways

Cut Dry Crime (mixing and mastering)