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Pat Powell’s career has spanned over four decades and right across the globe. He is one of Australia’s most accomplished vocal talents, has picked up a couple of ARIA’s on the way and is the artist that many want to work with.
Having shared a stage with a number of musical giants over the decades, Pat has honed the art of commanding attention. His ability as a vocalist is a unique combination of soulful understatement and compelling passion. In charismatic exchanges with his audience he appeals to young and old with his message of joy and social justice.
From Ska to Blues. Soul to Hip-Hop. Reggae to Jazz. The extraordinary depth of Pat’s musical versatility has been crafted over years of touring Europe with a variety of acts during the 70’s. His talent descended on Sydney with great force in the 80s, filling bars and clubs across Australia, always staying true to his Caribbean roots but moving with the new wave of ever changing genres, Sydney and indeed Australia’s touring circuit didn’t know hit it.
By the 90’s, Pat was one of Australia’s most in demand studio artists, recording with the likes of James Freud, Jenny Morris, Lisa Maxwell, Paul Mac, Max Q and Margaret Ulrich, to name a few. He continued to record and perform with his own groups Club Ska, Inner Voice, Ten Wedge and Neptune St, laying down several singles and continuing to fill music venues across the country.
Before long, Pat was being picked up to support acts in the league of Queen, The Eurhythmics, Double O & Velour, Adeva, Sydney Youngblood, Redhead Kingpin, The Beloved, Beats International, Boy George, Crowded House, Horace Andy and Luciano, Tina Arena and George Benson. It was at this time that he joined the touring party of one of Australia’s most successful exports, Kylie Minogue. Pat toured extensively throughout Australia, Asia & Europe as Kylie Minogue’s backing vocalist, including feature solos and acapella duets.
In his own right Pat has recorded over 18 singles, is on over a dozen albums and recorded vocals for more than14 artists. He has been seen performing in a myriad of films from Mad Max 3 to Whipping Boy and stage productions such as Dealers Choice at the Adelaide Festival Arts Centre. He also continues his commercial voice-over recording work and mentors a vast diversity of artists at various stages in their careers, from high school students to accomplished artists.
“It feels like everything I’ve ever performed, everyone I’ve ever worked with, mentored, looked up to, challenged and been blown away by, is all important, it all feeds in, it all culminates to this and I’m still here to give it all, either on stage or in the studio.”
Pat currently has multiple musical projects on the boil, each simmering with a mix of originals and covers handpicked from Pat Powell’s eclectic music influences:
The Melbourne Ska Orchestra
The James Ryan/Pat Powell Band
Illya Szwec's Groove Depot
Diesel n'Dub
The Protesters
Jazrie Sound System
The Pat Powell Band
The Aretha Franklin/Marvin Gaye Show
Plus collaborations with:
The Ska vendors
DJ Omegaman
Midnight Tea Party
Funk Engine
Sonic Mayhem Orchestra
The Subterraneans
James Ryan Funktet
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