Patrick Sarniak is an American musician, songwriter and actor from
Detroit,
Michigan. Sarniak is known for being a
guitarist
A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselv ...
in the
world music band ''Muruga Cosmic Boogie'' (originally known as ''Muruga & The Cosmic Hoedown Band''), and for his collaborations with
Muruga Booker and
Tony "Strat" Thomas.
Sarniak grew up in
Dearborn, Michigan
Dearborn is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 109,976. Dearborn is the seventh most-populated city in Michigan and is home to the largest Muslim population in the United States pe ...
, and began playing
guitar as a teenager, performing in many local bands through the years. In 2013, he began playing guitar with ''Muruga Cosmic Boogie'', alongside Tony "Strat" Thomas.
Patrick Sarniak has performed on stage or has been involved in studio recording projects that include
David Winans II, Dwight Adams,
Barry Harris,
James Carter,
Perry Robinson, Steven “Muruga” Booker, and
George Clinton.
He also performed on stage or has been in projects with members of
Kid Rock
Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock (also known as Bobby Shazam), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. His style alternates between rock, hip hop, country, and metal. A self-taught musician, ...
,
Public Enemy,
Ted Nugent’s
Amboy Dukes,
Mitch Ryder’s
Detroit and
The Detroit Wheels, and various members of George Clinton's
P-Funk All Stars.
In 2015, he performed with ''Muruga Cosmic Boogie'' for the
Don Was Detroit All-Star Revue at the Concert of Colors (at
Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Michigan) performing
Maggot Brain
''Maggot Brain'' is the third studio album by the American funk rock band Funkadelic, released by Westbound Records in July 1971. It was produced by band leader George Clinton and recorded at United Sound Systems in Detroit during late 1970 an ...
.
Sarniak has been involved in several projects that have been nominated for Detroit Music awards: Outstanding National Small / Independent Label Distribution Album (2016), Outstanding Urban Artist/Group (2016), Outstanding World Artist/Group (2017), Outstanding World Recording (2017), Outstanding World Artist/Group (2018), Outstanding World Artist/Group (2019).
Patrick Sarniak is an actor, known for his appearances in movies including ''Who Killed Aliyah?'' (2012), ''
Approaching Midnight'' (2013) and
''Into the Storm'' (2014).
Discography
*2009 - Dead City Prophets (with Ron Cooke) - ''Saturday Night''
*2013 - Muruga & The Cosmic Hoedown Band – ''Changing The Sound of Your Room''
*2014 - Lucky - Muruga (Shelly "Lucky" Stein & Muruga Booker) - ''Rants, Rhythms & Rhymes''
*2014 - Muruga-Robinson Ensemble (Muruga Booker & Perry Robinson) - ''Live at Sage Court Studio''
*2015 - Muruga Cosmic Boogie meets George Clinton & P-Funk All-Stars - ''The Fathership - Mothership World Connection''
*2016 – Muruga Cosmic Boogie (feat. P-Funk All-Stars & more) – ''At The Wormhole Cafe''
*2016 - Muruga Cosmic Boogie - ''Harmonious World''
*2019 - Muruga Cosmic Boogie - ''Trail Mix Boogie''
*2019 - Muruga Cosmic Boogie - ''MURUGA From Woodstock 1969 to Woodstock 50th in the D 2019''
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American male actors
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Living people
Male actors from Detroit
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People from Highland Park, Michigan
People from Dearborn, Michigan
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Rhythm guitarists
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20th-century American guitarists
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21st-century American guitarists
21st-century American male musicians
1961 births
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