Patrick DeCoste
Encyclopedia
Patrick DeCoste is an American rock guitarist
.
's 5 Week Summer Program & Summer Guitar Sessions (1994–1995). He was also awarded full-tuition scholarships to attend Berklee College of Music's Boston City Music Program (1994–1996). While at Berklee, he studied under the direction of Tomo Fujita.
Since 2003, DeCoste has performed as an instrumental
guitarist
, releasing 2 CDs. His 2003 Advanced Demo CD dominated the MP3.com charts and is credited with establishing his name within the instrumental guitar community. In 2004, DeCoste released Inside The Unsaid which debuted at #3 alongside Grammy winners Eric Johnson
& Steve Morse
. Music from this CD has been featured at major sporting events, such as the now-defunct San Diego Gulls
, as well as various radio shows including Q's House and PBS 106.7FM
's weekly show: FretNet. DeCoste is currently endorsed by Ernie Ball
Music Man
guitars, alongside Steve Lukather
, Albert Lee
and John Petrucci
.
, the Agganis Arena
& the DCU Center
and can be found on YouTube.
He has recorded/ shared the stage with the following artists:
Gary Hoey
(Surdog Records), Johnny A (Favored Nations), Joe Stump
(Leviathan Records), Jon Finn
(Legato Records), Lori McKenna
(Warner Bros. Nashville), Nate Morton
(CBS Rockstar: INXS drummer), Ed Toth
(Vertical Horizon/ Doobie Bros) & Chris Loftlin (Brian Mcknight
Bassist)
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
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Biography
Patrick DeCoste began playing guitar at the age of 13 at a local music store in West Roxbury, MA and then went on to study at the Boston Conservatory of Music's Summer Sessions (1992) & Berklee College of MusicBerklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
's 5 Week Summer Program & Summer Guitar Sessions (1994–1995). He was also awarded full-tuition scholarships to attend Berklee College of Music's Boston City Music Program (1994–1996). While at Berklee, he studied under the direction of Tomo Fujita.
Since 2003, DeCoste has performed as an instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, releasing 2 CDs. His 2003 Advanced Demo CD dominated the MP3.com charts and is credited with establishing his name within the instrumental guitar community. In 2004, DeCoste released Inside The Unsaid which debuted at #3 alongside Grammy winners Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson is an American guitarist. Though he is best known for his success in the instrumental rock format, Johnson regularly incorporates jazz, fusion, gospel and country and western music into his recordings...
& Steve Morse
Steve Morse
Steven J. "Steve" Morse is an American guitarist and composer, best known for his work in the hard rock band Deep Purple since 1994. He began his career to form the unique styled instrumental rock band Dixie Dregs in the 1970. Morse's musical inspiration comes from country, funk, jazz fusion, and...
. Music from this CD has been featured at major sporting events, such as the now-defunct San Diego Gulls
San Diego Gulls (1995-2006)
The third San Diego Gulls team was founded in 1995 immediately upon departure of the IHL team. The new Gulls were a part of the West Coast Hockey League. The Gulls played at the San Diego Sports Arena, formerly known as the "iPayOne Center."-History:...
, as well as various radio shows including Q's House and PBS 106.7FM
PBS 106.7FM
PBS 106.7FM , also known as the Progressive Broadcasting Service, is a co-operatively owned community radio station in Melbourne, Australia, that broadcasts on 106.7FM, Digital radio and online...
's weekly show: FretNet. DeCoste is currently endorsed by Ernie Ball
Ernie Ball
Ernie Ball was an American entrepreneur, musician, and innovator, widely acclaimed as a revolutionary in the development of guitar-related products. He began as a club and local television musician and small business entrepreneur, building an international business in guitars and accessories that...
Music Man
Music Man
Music Man can refer to:* The Music Man, a Broadway musical play by Meredith Willson** The Music Man , a feature film adaptation** The Music Man , a television film remake...
guitars, alongside Steve Lukather
Steve Lukather
Steve "Luke" Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. Lukather has played with many artists, released several solo albums, and worked as a composer, arranger, and session guitarist on more than 1,500 albums...
, Albert Lee
Albert Lee
Albert William Lee, born 21 December 1943 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, is an English guitarist known for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked both in the studio and on tour with some of the most famous musicians which stretch through a very wide of genres...
and John Petrucci
John Petrucci
John Peter Petrucci is an American guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. Along with his former bandmate Mike Portnoy, he has produced all Dream Theater albums since their 1999 release, Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory...
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Performance
DeCoste's famed version of the Star Spangled Banner from his 2003 Advanced Demo has been performed live at various major Sports arenas such as Shea StadiumShea Stadium
William A. Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea , was a stadium in the New York City borough of Queens, in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's New York Mets from 1964 to 2008...
, the Agganis Arena
Agganis Arena
Agganis Arena is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on the campus of Boston University. It is named after Harry Agganis, an outstanding football and baseball athlete for BU and the Boston Red Sox. He died at the age of 26, from a massive pulmonary embolism...
& the DCU Center
DCU Center
The DCU Center is an indoor arena and convention center complex, located in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts....
and can be found on YouTube.
He has recorded/ shared the stage with the following artists:
Gary Hoey
Gary Hoey
Gary Hoey is a surfer-rock musician.- Early life and early career :At fourteen, Hoey often lingered outside Boston's renowned Berklee College of Music, making friends and offering to pay for lessons. To devote his time to music, he dropped out of high school and began playing Boston's local clubs...
(Surdog Records), Johnny A (Favored Nations), Joe Stump
Joe Stump
Joe Stump is an American guitarist and composer. He plays neo-classical metal, in a style similar to that of Yngwie Malmsteen. He has released albums with his band, Reign of Terror, and as a solo artist. He also plays the lead guitar for the symphonic metal band HolyHell...
(Leviathan Records), Jon Finn
Jon Finn
Jonathan M. Finn is an American rock musician and guitarist. He is the founder and leader of the Jon Finn Group, and is a professor at the Berklee College of Music; he joined the guitar faculty there in 1988...
(Legato Records), Lori McKenna
Lori McKenna
Lori McKenna is an American folk singer/songwriter. She lives in Stoughton, Massachusetts with her husband and five children.-Early work:...
(Warner Bros. Nashville), Nate Morton
Nate Morton
Nate Morton is an American drummer. He is currently the drummer for the house band on NBC's hit TV show "The Voice".In 2005 and 2006 Morton appeared on the highly rated Mark Burnett's Rock Star: INXS and Rock Star: Supernova reality shows, as drummer for The House Band...
(CBS Rockstar: INXS drummer), Ed Toth
Ed Toth
Ed Toth is currently one of the two drummers for The Doobie Brothers.Always interested in music, Ed says he's been drumming most of his life. He made good use of his father's record collection and was active in all music programs in East Lyme, Connecticut, playing in his high school band at East...
(Vertical Horizon/ Doobie Bros) & Chris Loftlin (Brian Mcknight
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet....
Bassist)
Discography
- 2003 Advanced Demo CD (2003)
- Love In Misery
- Premonition
- The New Millennium
- Breaking The Silence
- The Star Spangled Banner
- Greasy Fingers (bonus track)
- Inside The Unsaid (2004)
- Above The Beyond
- Breaking The Silence
- The New Millennium
- In Step
- Premonition
- Love In Misery
- Greasy Fingers
- Home
- Floydian Theory
- 2008 Advanced EP (release date: 2008)
- Hello World
- Mark Twain
- Saudade
- Love In Misery (alt. version)
- San Jacinto
- Untitled Track (video)
External links
- Official Website
- [ Patrick DeCoste] at AllMusic.com
- BostonBeats.com Presents: Lessons With Patrick DeCoste