Dave Patten
{{short description|American musician}}
{{Autobiography|date=April 2016}}
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| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| occupation = Actor, musician
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David Clark Patten (born March 12, 1988) is an American musician, actor, director, and author from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.{{Cite news |date=15 Oct 2013 |title=WHAT TO DO |language=en |pages=B02 |work=Philadelphia Inquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/199822539 |url-access=subscription |access-date=17 Jun 2023}}
Early life and education
Patten attended Temple University in Philadelphia, graduating with a degree in film in 2010.{{cite news|last1=Landis Funk|first1=Nathan |url=https://temple-news.com/graduate-heads-big-screen/|title=Graduate heads to big screen|date=24 September 2013|website=Temple-news.com|accessdate=26 December 2020}} While at university, he collaborated with rapper Meek Mill on tracks "Believe Me" and "How Good", also directing some of Mill's music videos. This led Patten to sign with Creative Artists Agency, and subsequently with Meek Mill's record label DreamChasers Records in 2012.{{cite news|last1=Sherie|first1=Shayna|title=THE DAWN OF DREAM CHASERS RECORDING ARTIST DAVE PATTEN|url=http://www.themogulminute.com/the-mogul-girl-trade/the-mogul-minute-the-dawn-of-dream-chasers-recording-artist-dave-patten|accessdate=5 September 2013|publisher=The Mogul Minute|date=5 September 2013}}{{cite news|title=Dave Patten signs to Meek Mill's Dreamchasers and releases "The Introduction"|url=http://uristocrat.com/2013/04/dave-patten-signs-to-meek-mills-dreamchasers-and-releases-the-introduction/|accessdate=29 April 2013|website=Uristocrat.com|date=29 April 2013|archive-date=13 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413142517/http://uristocrat.com/2013/04/dave-patten-signs-to-meek-mills-dreamchasers-and-releases-the-introduction/|url-status=dead}}
Career
Patten has been signed to Clark Records since 2009,{{Cite web|url=http://www.davepatten.com/|title=Dave Patten | Director|website=Davepatten.com|accessdate=26 December 2020}} releasing nine studio albums and one live album. Patten has toured America and Canada, currently represented by Neon Entertainment.{{cite web|last1=Robinson|first1=Stephanie|title=Musician Dave Patten|url=http://www.neon-entertainment.com/Neon/Musician-Dave-Patten.html|website=Neon Entertainment|accessdate=18 June 2013|archive-date=23 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523012319/http://www.neon-entertainment.com/Neon/Musician-Dave-Patten.html|url-status=dead}}
He played the role of Adam in the DreamWorks film Delivery Man (2013).{{cite web|last1=Hickman|first1=Jaskee|title= Interview with Actor, Musician and Author Dave Patten for Delivery Man|url=http://www.themoviepictureshow.com/2013/11/interview-actor-musician-author-dave-patten-delivery-man/|website=The Movie Picture Show|accessdate=22 November 2013}}{{cite web|last1=Muse|first1=Mike|title=Mike Muse on Delivery Man and meeting actor Dave Patten|url=http://www.nufec.com/blog/mike-muse-on-delivery-man-and-meeting-actor-dave-patten|website=Northeastern University Film Enthusiasts' Club|accessdate=22 November 2013}}{{Cite web |last=Vancheri |first=Barbara |date=21 Nov 2013 |title=Six auditions later, Dave Patten wins the part |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2013/11/22/6-auditions-later-he-wins-the-part/stories/201311220056 |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |language=en}} In 2015, he played the role of Jay Miller in the dark comedy "Escorts".{{cite web|last1=Guzman|first1=Richard|title=Sunscreen Film Festival West to spotlight indie filmmakers|url=http://www.presstelegram.com/arts-and-entertainment/20150929/sunscreen-film-festival-west-to-spotlight-indie-filmmakers|website=Press Telegram|date=29 September 2015 |accessdate=29 September 2015}}
Discography
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| Title | Album Details |
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| Too Close, Too Far | * Released: February 9, 2006
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| Fly Away | * Released: November 27, 2007
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| Pace of Change | * Released: March 25, 2008
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| No Direction | * Released: January 13, 2009
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| Boomerang | * Released: January 1, 2010
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| Exposure | * Released: December 7, 2010
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| Gone | * Released: February 28, 2012
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| On This Ledge | * Released: October 1, 2013
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| Live in Philadelphia | * Released: June 3, 2014
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| Heavy Mind | * Released: February 24, 2015
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| Live at the Ardmore Music Hall | * Released: July 27, 2016
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| Badlands | * Released: October 11, 2016
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3875284}}
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Category:American pop musicians
Category:American multi-instrumentalists