Folk-Rock.
Singer-Songwriter.
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First, I listened. Then, I imagined. I picked up the guitar, wrote songs, and found my voice. Time ticked by: practice, explore, create. Finally, I got on stage. Music. The role art plays in my life expands beyond a title or a brand defining self. It is a transcendent perspective- an outlook on life. |
InspirationAmong the faces and places, I have found the stories. They are both my own, and the lives in motion I witness. Unique stories tapping into truths about who we are, where we have been, and where we can dream to go.
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Life's WorkArt is my life's work, Me the writer and musician. Working as a musician and writer has brought me around the world, offered insight into people and myself, and I believe it can help others.
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Make a Stand.I'm not always certain of how I ended up here. There's a sense of your back against a wall, prepared for anything that comes down the road. Its a game of king-of-the-hill, and when the right words come, when the music is ready, you make your stand.
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Sample The Tunes.
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Dylan's music is on a sliding scale between
folk and rock. He is not inclined to curb his exploration by limiting himself to a particular genre. Dylan's criteria is set by the standard of working to create honestly. Lyrical story is emphasized, but the tone tangles with numerous genres. Dylan will always pursue what is best for the story being told. |
DYLAN recording at The Coop,
May 2015
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Live.
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"The grind of performing 70 shows in 75 days in China fortified my confidence. Performing seven days a week, I learned that I can climb on stage, plug in my guitar, and put together a great performance. Stoked, sick, tired, injured, it doesn't matter, I can deliver." - Dylan Patrick |
"It takes me to a good place. The music is stripped back and real. It transports me to an outdoor summer festival where I'm sitting under the trees with my friends and a beer, listening to you perform on stage. The recording really captures the live sound." - Jessica Worthing, Australia |
Let's Talk
Inspiration and Influences
I am often asked about who I was influenced by. I know people are looking for
the name of a person already known who they can filter my work through.
This immediately hampers the creation I am producing with preconceived notions.
I've handled this question in a variety of ways, but the following
is what I should have said:
the name of a person already known who they can filter my work through.
This immediately hampers the creation I am producing with preconceived notions.
I've handled this question in a variety of ways, but the following
is what I should have said:
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I'm influenced by a broad range of artists spanning mediums, genre, time, and on a sliding scale of the famous and unknown. From Neil Young to Pearl Jam to Tracy Chapman to Monk. It is the work of the artists that I study, and the habits they project. It is the later that I find most useful to understand. |
Part of the Story
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It is a shame that it took this long to accept that I was an artist. That I was a song-writer and a storyteller. And, when it happened, when the great awakening occurred in 2012, I was ready for it. I put in the work and kept grinding.
The first instrument I played was the Alto Sax. I was nine when the school put on a demonstration of instruments. For a few hot seconds I thought about the French Horn. My father thought I should play the flute. "You could practice on car rides," he said. That's madness. Imagine a nine year old badly playing the flute in the car. Not going to happen. I like the saxophone, and played it until I was eighteen. But more than anything, I liked to improvise and work on my own creations of sound. This was taken over by the marriage of writing stories and lyrics. That was the real flow for me. Once my self-consciousness got out of the way, the songs kept coming. Thankfully, they haven't stopped. Although, as I get older, there are longer periods of time between songs. And, the seasons affect me. I don't write as many songs in the summer as I do the winter. There is a low hanging fruit of wisdom there, but I'm not going to pull it down for you. Work, reader. Work.
The music I write today varies, it is a reflection of daily work on my craft. Balance. Windows. Honesty. I think about these things a lot. And, often I reflect on how I got to be where I am today. Especially before I perform. Creating and dreaming are never far apart. They run in tandem. I worry about these new generations. Who are their heroes? What do they dream about? Its got to be more than fame and glory. Its got to be more than the fast ride to success. That never lasts. |