Patrick Thomas Robertson is an Australian musician and songwriter, who was frontman for the post-grunge rock band

Motor Ace Motor Ace are an Australian alternative rock band. Formed in Melbourne around 1998 out of the remains of another band named Snowblind, their members are Patrick ('Patch') Robertson (vocals/guitar), Damian Birchall Costin (drums), Matt Balfe (ba ...

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MOTOR ACE
entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010. Formed in Melbourne during 1998, Motor Ace had top five chart success on the

Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing ...

(ARIA)

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with '' Five Star Laundry'' (No. 4, 2001) and ''Shoot This'' (No. 1, 2002). Their highest charting single, "Carry On", written by Robertson, peaked at No. 13 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Biography

Patrick "Patch" Thomas Robertson is an Australian musician and songwriter from

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

. As a vocalist and guitarist, he formed Snowblind in 1993 with Bianca Lew on Drums, Angus Husband on guitar, Beth Mellick on keyboards, and Rowena Robertson on bass guitar.Spencer et al, (2007
SNOWBLIND
entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010. The band released a four-track EP, ''Lorenzo'' in October 1996 by First Floor Records. In 1998, Robertson became the frontman for the post-grunge rock band

which formed in Melbourne. They had top five chart success on the

(ARIA)

with '' Five Star Laundry'' (No. 4, 2001) and ''Shoot This'' (No. 1, 2002). Their highest charting single, "Carry On", written by Robertson, peaked at No. 13 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Both albums were nominated for 'Best Rock Album' at consecutive ARIA awards. A lengthy hiatus from 2003 allowed individual members to pace themselves with their own projects. Robertson began experimenting with his own musical abilities that would eventually form the basis of Motor Ace's album of 2005, ''Animal''. Though critically very well received, the album's benign, melancholy sound did not sit well with casual fans and radio programmers and was a commercial failure. It has been speculated that this led to Motor Ace's permanent breakup in December 2005. Since Motor Ace disbanded, Robertson has worked professionally on soundtracks and scores, as well as attending the prestigious AFTRS (Australian Film Television and Radio School) where he completed the Screen Composition degree. He wrote and performed the music for the Australian short film ''Love This Time'', which won a Special Mention at the 2006 Berlinale Film Festival. He composed the soundtrack for the documentary short ''Veiled Ambition'' by Melbourne filmmaker Celeste Geer, which received the Palace Films Award for a short film promoting Human Rights at the 2006 Melbourne International Film Festival. He has recently completed the music for several projects for ABC TVs 'Anatomy' series, including films 'Eye', 'Mind' and 'Muscle'.

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