Pat Robitaille

Infobox musical artist
Name = Pat Robitaille
Origin = Windsor, Ontario,Canada
Genre = Folk rock
Years_active = 2005–present
Label = None
URL = [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=38044553]
Current_members = Pat Robitaille

Pat Robitaille is a Canadian Folk rock musician.

Early life

Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, the 22 year old was raised on the musical energy that still thrives in bordering Motown Detroit, Michigan’s music scene.

"I grew up with so much music. The good kind though; no stereos…there was live music in my house every night. My sisters were always singing, rehearsing and playing piano. My dad would get out the home camera and film our all-night fake concerts."

After years of singing James Taylor songs on a ‘Toys "R" Us’ plastic “Key-Tar”, 10 year old Pat finally got a real acoustic guitar from a local music shop.

"I started playing guitar and writing songs right away. I remember watching MuchMusic as a kid and studying the guitar players’ hands. That's how I learned the chords; I knew them before I even played my first guitar.”

At age 15 Pat was recording songs on a digital eight track machine in his bedroom. These records made their way out of his home and into the hands of music industry professionals around North America, and eventually into the hands of a critically acclaimed music producer in Los Angeles, California.

By age 16, with just months to go to graduate, Pat dropped out of high school to pursue music full time. Between heading to Los Angeles to record and meeting with record companies, Pat was playing nightly in Windsor and Detroit. After spiking interest in nearly every major U.S. label, Pat had a career changing revelation.

“I quickly realized that having a real music career in this day and age isn’t about who you know, or what someone else can do for you. Rather, a real music career is about artistic integrity. To live with myself I just had to retain control over my work product...so my only option was to pursue my career as an unsigned, independent artist.”

“I did what I had to do. I bought a van and started touring North America on my own.”

Playing in venues across the continent, Pat spent his time booking shows, writing and recording music and selling demo CDs out of his van.

Career

Robitaille released his first self-titled acoustic EP in 2006, followed by "Summer of Love" in 2007.

Pat’s first indie self titled acoustic record was released last year and has sold, combined with his early demo recordings, nearly 10,000 copies from off the stage.

With a constantly jammed performance schedule, Pat has been able to open doors that record companies scratch their heads at. Over the past two years of touring, he’s been asked to perform with the likes of… The Beach Boys, Ziggy Marley, The Tragically Hip, The Doors, The Payolas, Matthew Good, Our Lady Peace, Sam Roberts Band, Bad Company, 54 40, Bedouin Soundclash, The Doobie Brothers, Peter Frampton, Eddie Money, Jody Raffoul, The Counting Crows, Sloan, Blue Rodeo, Robinella, Collective Soul, and the list goes on.

His latest record "Summer of Love" was released in June of 2007.

Discography

Albums

*"Acoustic EP (Pat Robitaille album)" (March 21, 2006)
*"Summer of Love (Pat Robitaille Album)" (June 5, 2007)

References