Todd Patrick (aka Todd P) is an organizer of independently produced concerts, based in

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. Patrick was born in 1975 in

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, and grew up in

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. Patrick is known within the independent music community for selecting and attracting emerging acts to his concerts, as well as for championing all ages access to live music and affordable ticket prices, and for encouraging the use of alternative spaces as venues. Before relocating to New York City in 2001, Patrick and his then-partner Erin Gordy founded a successful all ages music and arts space in

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known as Seventeen Nautical Miles, as well as booked concerts in

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in the mid-1990s. In 2001 Patrick began organizing events in

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under the name "Todd P", first at residential lofts, then at clubs and bars, later shunning establishment venues and becoming instrumental in the founding of several New York all ages music venues housed in alternative spaces, including Llano Estacado, Monster Island Basement, Silent Barn,

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, the Market Hotel, 285 Kent Ave, and others. Patrick's concerts have provided a forum for independent acts to perform outside of the music industry club circuit, primarily in the Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Bushwick areas of

, and in Downtown

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. Shows Patrick organized provided an early launchpad for many successful independent music acts in the 2000s (decade), including

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, Lightning Bolt, Black Dice,

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, Deerhunter,

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, Woods, USAISAMONSTER,

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, DIIV, Teengirl Fantasy, Kitty,

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, and others. Patrick also gained notoriety organizing an annual festival of free and all ages concerts in

during the South by Southwest music festival in the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. The festival was chronicled in the 2009 film Todd P Goes to Austin. In 2007, Patrick founded the New York City free newspaper SHOWPAPER, which provides comprehensive listings of music events that do not discriminate by age, and features full color prints of contemporary visual art. Patrick serves as the Executive Director of the

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publication, and oversees the curation of the art on the publication's cover. Patrick is a curator and organizer of an annual music festival in

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known as Festival Nrmal + MtyMx, which launched in 2010. In 2012, Patrick founded a contemporary art gallery in

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called Otras Obras. Patrick has received press coverage in

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, SPIN,

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, The New York Press, among other outlets.

References

External links

Ghost website for the defunct Portland, Oregon venue Seventeen Nautical MilesBrief profile of Todd Patrick in Time Out New York from 2005SPIN magazine article about Festival Nrmal + MtyMxVisitation Rites article about NYC all ages venuesPitchfork piece about Festival Nrmal + MtyMxNew York Magazine profile of Monster Island BasementL Magazine piece about Death By AudioOfficial website for Todd P, containing a listing of upcoming concerts and links to press coverage
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