Sunday Morning with Dave Patten

Dave Patten lives and works out of Philadelphia, and he certainly manages to include some of that great Philly-soul to him music. He does pretty well, for a straight boy. But this Sunday morning, I thought I would listen to the softer side of the handsome musician, starting with a song off the Exposure album, Beautiful.



Now remember that not only does Patten write his own songs, he is also directing the videos. He seems to be a man who can handle multi-tasking rather well, and pull off looking like he is really loving what he is doing. I suspect, of course, that is is loving his life. The next song up is Too Proud, off the Boomerang album.



See, her really does an excellent job, the videos are just fantastic. Now I wanted to pick up the tempo just a little with one of my favorite songs, Wait Jenny. It is the second song off the Boomerang album, but I really like both quite a lot. Here is the video so you can see for yourself.



If you like what you hear, you can buy Exposure by clicking here, and Boomerang by clicking here. You can find another favorite of mine, No Direction, on iTunes here. You can find out more about Dave by checking out his official website here.

New from Dave Patten

Above: Dave Patten from the Echo video.

I just really enjoy the music of Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter/filmmaker Dave Patten, and his latest video, Echo, should be a breakout hit this summer, if only radio would break the stranglehold music labels have on the airwaves. The music is all kinds of catchy, and is accompanied by a great video directed by Patten himself for his latest single. I've been a fan of his urban-rock sound for about a year, and have enjoyed his music and his videos. After all, as I am wont to say, str8 boys need love, too. Here is his new video. You can purchase the single from iTunes here.



I have a little catching up to do, as Dave has released a couple of videos since I have last posted about him. Seems the filmmaker is quite prolific, and does a really nice job with it as well. In fact, I am thinking other musicians in the Philly-area should be seeking him out to make a video or two for them. The guy has talent.



Top: Patten from Too Proud; bottom: Josh West from Discovered.

This is the video for Too Proud, from his album Boomerang. You can find the album and individual songs on iTunes here.



And, finally, here is the video for Discovered, also from the Boomerang album, which features actor Josh West. You have to admit both Dave and Josh are easy on the eyes.



For more on Dave Patten, check out his official website here. Not only do I enjoy his music, buy my 16-year-old nephew does as well. It is always nice to be able to support independent artists such as Dave Patten.