Biography
Raised in the American southwest, singer/songwriter Patrick Park started composing songs and performing with bands while still in middle school. His mother had published poetry and his father maintained deep ties to folk and blues traditions; the family’s home stood near Red Rocks Amphitheater, and these parental influences guided Park toward the folksy, acoustic style that would define his later recordings.
In his early twenties he relocated to New York City, then moved again in 1999 to Los Angeles. There he supported himself teaching karate while refining his guitar technique, absorbing the styles of John Lee Hooker and Sister Rosetta Tharp and embracing the chaotic energy of the Pixies and the Smiths. These reference points led him to producer Dave Trumfio (Billy Bragg and Wilco, the Handsome Family), with whom he wrote, recorded, and mixed material for his debut album throughout the summer of 2002. Alt-country singer/songwriter Tim Easton, pedal steel player Eric Heywood, and ex-Creeper Lagoon drummer Dave Kostiner contributed during the sessions as Park shaped a delicate and deeply reflective folk-tinged sound. He also tested the material in concert, sharing bills with Julia Fordham, Gomez, Beth Orton, and Richard Buckner.
By year’s end his self-released demo The Basement Tapes had generated significant attention, and Under the Unminding Skies appeared in February 2003. Having signed with Hollywood Records, Park saw the label issue his folk-tinged studio debut Loneliness Knows My Name that July. His association with Hollywood Records proved brief; he next worked with Curb Appeal, which released Everyone’s in Everyone in 2007. The album’s opening track “Life is a Song” served as the closing number for the series finale of The O.C., drawing new listeners. After issuing two EPs, Park delivered his third album Come What Will in 2010.
In his early twenties he relocated to New York City, then moved again in 1999 to Los Angeles. There he supported himself teaching karate while refining his guitar technique, absorbing the styles of John Lee Hooker and Sister Rosetta Tharp and embracing the chaotic energy of the Pixies and the Smiths. These reference points led him to producer Dave Trumfio (Billy Bragg and Wilco, the Handsome Family), with whom he wrote, recorded, and mixed material for his debut album throughout the summer of 2002. Alt-country singer/songwriter Tim Easton, pedal steel player Eric Heywood, and ex-Creeper Lagoon drummer Dave Kostiner contributed during the sessions as Park shaped a delicate and deeply reflective folk-tinged sound. He also tested the material in concert, sharing bills with Julia Fordham, Gomez, Beth Orton, and Richard Buckner.
By year’s end his self-released demo The Basement Tapes had generated significant attention, and Under the Unminding Skies appeared in February 2003. Having signed with Hollywood Records, Park saw the label issue his folk-tinged studio debut Loneliness Knows My Name that July. His association with Hollywood Records proved brief; he next worked with Curb Appeal, which released Everyone’s in Everyone in 2007. The album’s opening track “Life is a Song” served as the closing number for the series finale of The O.C., drawing new listeners. After issuing two EPs, Park delivered his third album Come What Will in 2010.
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