Mr. Patrick

Music – San Jose

Bio: > Patrick T McCauley is an Acoustic Pop Rock Singer Songwriter playing out of Berkeley California. Born in San Francisco, Patrick honed his craft at the School of Music in San Jose and incorporates many Classical and Jazz elements into his original brand of Pop Rock. Patrick is known for delivering a high energy performance. He has a very percussive style to his Guitar rhythms which allows him to stand alone as a One Man Band. Patrick, an Irish Tenor, is often compared to artists such as Van Morrison, Glen Hansard, Dave Matthews, Jayson Mraz, John Butler and various other singer/songwriters. It\'s difficult to put a label on Patrick\'s music because he plays a wide variety of musical styles and genres including: Blues, Reggae, Classical, Folk, Rock, Jazz, Hip Hop, and World Music. Patrick classifies his music as “Acoustic Pop Rock” to keep things simple. At age 21 Patrick had a serious Left Hand Injury that nearly ended his career. A piece of glass from a freak mirror accident severed 3 tendons and a nerve. Doctors told Patrick he would likely never play guitar again. But 2 years of tough physical Therapy got Patrick\'s Hand back in playing shape. The incident served as a blessing in disguise. The injury forced Patrick to work on other aspects of music like singing, theory, songwriting. The time away from Guitar made Patrick into the well rounded artist he is today. Along with his Guitar, he also jams on the harmonica, ukulele, piano,+ percussion.