Patrick Davis
“ Soulful.”“A self-possessed writer and performer.”“A young artist on the cusp of a serious career.”Words written to describe a 27-year-old singer and songwriter who has made it his business to adamantly write,tour,play and sing,and as a result,take a chance on generating one hell of a debut record.

Patrick Davis ’first full-length LP,appropriately titled Chances Are,which recently earned the Top 5 best-seller status on Awarestore.com,chronicles Davis ’determination to take the necessary risks that define his Tom Petty meets Lyle Lovett-singer-songwriter meets old-school rock-n-roll-music style.Performing Songwriter Magazine hails Davis debut effort as “a natural blend of Springsteen style working-class rock and from-the-gut alternative country … a notable debut from a young artist on the cusp of a serious career..”

Patrick Davis,the son of blues guitarist and vintage guitar shop owner,Rusty Davis,was raised in Camden,SC on a healthy dose of electric guitar and classic rock-n-roll.As a young teenager,alongside his father ’s hometown classic rock band,Davis stepped on stage to experience his first live performance-and wouldn ’t you know-he ’s been playing live music ever since.

In the fall of 2002,with his own brand of Americana-Rock,Davis,along with a handful of top-notch southeastern-bred musicians,took a trip to Nashville ’s Omnisound studios to record his first full-length album.Mixed in Los Angeles by engineer Nick Brophy (Rolling Stones,Avril Levine),Davis ’first LP proves unafraid to explore the
diversity that encompasses American music and includes10 tracks penned by Davis with one high-energy cover of the famous Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris tune “Ooh Las Vegas.” Among those taking notice of Davis ’musical development is Hootie and the Blowfish guitarist,Mark Bryan,who produced and performed on Davis ’full-length debut,as well as his 4-song introductory EP entitled “The Demos,” which Davis self-released in January of 2002.

Since the October 21,2003 independent release of Chances Are,Davis has supported national acts Edwin McCain and Hootie and The Blowfish,and continues to perform throughout venues in the southeast.In addition to touring,AAA radio has also taken notice of the release as “This Life,”the first airplay single,began garnering airplay on stations throughout the US in early October.

“ Chances Are ”was independently released on October 21 st 2003 on Destination Unknown Records in partnership with Redeye Distribution.

For more information,please contact Virginia Hunt Davis of The Media Room PR
615-293-4457.

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