P.C.T

P.C.T
P.C.T promotional photograph 2010
Background information
Birth name	Patrick Coleridge-Taylor
Born	1 December 1983 (1983-12-01) (age 27)
Origin	London, England
Genres	Hip-Hop Electronic Dance Progressive Alternative
Years active	2001-present
Labels	Current Danger Money Records (UK)
Website	Official Website

P.C.T is a musical artist-producer who primarily works within the genre of Progressive Hip-Hop and is based in London, England (UK).^[1]

As well as having performed in and around the Greater London area, P.C.T has, to date, digitally released numerous singles and an EP entitled "The Digital Lyrical Miracle EP" [21 June 2010].

History

Early life (1983 - 2000)

Patrick Coleridge-Taylor was born on 1 December 1983 in London, England, and first took up music as a hobby during his time at primary school, where he took lessons in playing both the recorder and the guitar (in addition to occasionally writing songs of his own in his spare time).^[2]

After moving on from primary school and having always been more enthusiastic about football, Patrick 'accidentally' got back into music in Summer 1998, towards the end of his time at secondary school (because it was the only class that still had places available when he arrived late on GCSE subject selection day). Nonetheless, it was here that Patrick was formally introduced to composing, arranging and writing music / songs. Subsequently, making music gradually went from being just another hobby to eventually becoming a genuine passion.

Formation (2001)

P.C.T Promotional Photograph 2010

In April 2001, having noticed the general lack of creativity prevalent in the work of the popular Hip-Hop acts of the time, Patrick took on the moniker of 'Trik' and began to write and perform Hip-Hop songs of his own. Patrick eventually replaced the name 'Trik' with his initials, P.C.T, because rather than merely being a musical 'act' in a theatrical sense, he wanted to show that he was merely being himself by using his initials as his 'stage name'.^[3]

As well as developing his knowledge of the inner workings of the music industry by temporarily doing some part-time work as a road assistant for popular UK-based DJ Tim Westwood during the latter part of 2002, P.C.T continued to develop as a music producer. That said, after completing a 6-month music production / business course, "P" finally felt prepared to embark upon a career within the music industry and thus established an independent record label through which to do so (Danger Money Records).

Danger Money Records (2003 - present)

P.C.T's first unofficial promotional single, "You Know What To Do", was never officially released although it was played by various DJs on numerous underground radio stations during Winter 2004. His second unofficial promotional single, "Danger Money Black Gang Shine" (which was a collaboration with local producer Poppa Sprinkle) was also never released, even though it was played by various DJs on both commercial and underground radio stations (including DJ 279 and Phoebe One on Choice FM, Dan Greenpeace on XFM and others). Additionally, the track was also played at the 'Sound' nightclub in Leicester Square, London, during Summer 2005.

P.C.T's third unofficial promotional single (which was also the first to be digitally released [28 March 2006]), "Block To The Bar", was a collaboration with local producer Dnyce (and local rapper Strategy) which was played by various DJs on a number of underground radio stations.^[4]

P.C.T's fourth unofficial promotional single, "Life Is A Gift" (a collaboration with Defiance, Young Kof and Pyro), was played on commercial radio stations (such as BBC Radio 1Xtra) as well as numerous underground radio stations, further to being released as a free download via all of the featured artists' "MySpace" webpages in Summer 2006.

P.C.T's first official single, "Here We Go (Finally)" was released on 7 May 2007 and the promotional music video for it was played on Sky Digital (UK & Ireland) channels such as BEN Television and Channel U TV.^[5]

P's second official single, "Keep It Gully (v.2)", which was released on 14 January 2008, was played on commercial radio stations by DJs such as Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1 as well as various underground radio stations.^[6]

P's third official single, "Shooting Star", which was released on 9 June 2008, was played on commercial radio stations such as BBC Radio 1Xtra as well as various underground radio stations.^[7]

P's fourth official single, "Drift Away", was released on 12 July 2010 (approximately a month after the debut EP from which it was taken, "The Digital Lyrical Miracle EP").

Further to all of this, P.C.T has appeared in numerous press publications such as Whats Poppin (August / September 2006), Invincible Magazine (April–May 2006), StreetCred Magazine, BaseAd and Touch Magazine (Volume 4 Number 7, April 2007) as well as RWD (July 2010) et cetera.

Musical style

P.C.T's music has a futuristic style (from both a lyrical and musical point of view) which displays creative genius. Thus it revolves around the expression of abstract-yet-profound ideals which are complemented by P's eclectic taste in music (via the inclusion of elements of Electronica / Rock / Dance / Pop / Classical / Reggae et cetera). That said, P.C.T's music is still easily identifiable due to his distinctive voice and progressive style of record production).^[8]

Discography

P.C.T Promotional Photograph 2010

Albums

n/a

EPs

Date of Release	Title	UK Top 40 Chart Position	Billboard 200 Position
June 21, 2010	"The Digital Lyrical Miracle EP"	-	N/A

Singles

Date of Release	Title	UK Top 40 Chart Position	Billboard Hot 100 Position	Album
May 7, 2007	"Here We Go (Finally)"	-	-	N/A
January 14, 2008	"Keep It Gully (v.2)"	-	-	N/A
June 9, 2008	"Shooting Star"	-	-	N/A
July 12, 2010	"Drift Away"	-	-	N/A

Contributions

n/a

Covers / "Freestyles"

• "You Know What To Do" backing music originally "Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell

References

1. ^ "Artist summary from P.C.T profile". From P.C.T Profile on mp3.com. http://www.mp3.com/artist/PCT/summary. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 
2. ^ "P.C.T feature at DJ-League.de". From DJ Absolute Urban DJ/Artist Community on DJ League. http://www.dj-league.de/en/news.shtml?newsid=1008&lang=en. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 
3. ^ "P.C.T profile at LiveForLondon.com". From Live For London Community Website on Live For London. http://www.liveforlondon.com/pct/4523744715. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 
4. ^ "Block To The Bar, Invincible Radio listing". From Prince Diamond Online Radio on Urban Music Publication. http://www.s210849007.websitehome.co.uk/invincible/radio_tv/music.php. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 
5. ^ "Here We Go (Finally) video promotional trailer". From Film Academy Film Academy MySpace Profile on MySpace Videos. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=16010651. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 
6. ^ "BBC Radio 1 Huw Stephens show 10/01/2008 tracklisting". From Huw Stephens Radio Show on BBC Radio 1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/huwstephens/tracklistingarchive.shtml?080110. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 
7. ^ "BBC Radio 1Xtra". From BBC Radio 1Xtra BBC Radio 1Xtra on BBC Radio 1Xtra. http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra. Retrieved 2011-02-04. 
8. ^ "Keep It Gully (v.2) sample / credits / lyrics". From Independent Artists Company Profile on iacmusic.com. http://iacmusic.com/songs.aspx?SongID=54121&ArtistID=88248. Retrieved 2008-02-04. 

External links

• Official Website
• Official FaceBook
• Official Twitter
• Official YouTube
• iTunes
• SoundCloud
• Official MySpace
• Last.FM
• ReverbNation
• iLike

Interviews / Reviews

• SheUnlimited.com (online) interview with P.C.T
• SBOL Fashion Show 2007, pre-performance interview
• SheUnlimited.com interview with P.C.T (audio)

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Name	P C T
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Date of birth	1 December 1983
Place of birth	Archway, London
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