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]'''Todd Patrick''' (aka '''Todd P''') (born 1975) is an organizer of independently produced concerts, based in ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112066997|title=Promoter Todd P Is Getting His Own Place|date=20 August 2009|work=NPR.org}}</ref> Patrick was born in 1975 in ], and grew up in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0626,breihan,73642,22.html|title=New York Music News, Concerts and Reviews - Village Voice|work=Village Voice}}</ref>
'''Todd P''' (aka '''Todd Patrick''') is an organizer and promoter of underground ] and ] shows and parties in New York City. Patrick was born in 1975 in Indiana.


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 ] as venues.
Before relocating to the New York City area in 2001, Patrick founded and ran a successful all-ages rock club and art space in ] called Seventeen Nautical Miles .


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 ] known as Seventeen Nautical Miles, as well as booked concerts in ] in the mid-1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediumheat.com/odds/toddp.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060221203340/http://www.mediumheat.com/odds/toddp.htm|title=medium heat|archivedate=21 February 2006|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nypress.com/todd-patrick-the-citys-hardest-working-club-promoter-has-a-vision/|title=Todd Patrick: The city's hardest-working club promoter has a vision.|publisher=}}</ref>
Todd Patrick began organizing concerts in ] under the name "Todd P" in 2001, first at several lofts, and later in the upstairs lounge of the Cafe Right Bank in ]. Patrick garnered particular attention for throwing events in the diminutive back room of Tommy's Tavern in ].


In 2001 Patrick began organizing events in ] 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 ], including Llano Estacado, Monster Island Basement, Silent Barn, ], the Market Hotel, 285 Kent Ave, and others.
Todd P's shows now provide a respected forum for indie rock acts to perform, primarily in the ], ], and ] areas of Brooklyn, New York, and in the ] of Manhattan - a "bohemian" community with a great concentration of independent music fans. Patrick's shows have hosted bands on most of the more prominent independent labels, including Vice Records, Jagjaguar, ], ], Ecstatic Peace, Load Records, and others. Past performers at Todd P shows have included ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]'s ].


Patrick's concerts have provided a forum for independent acts to perform outside of the music industry club circuit, primarily in the ], ], and ] areas of ], and in Downtown ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/article/9308-indestructible-room-the-story-of-285-kent/|title=Indestructible Room: The Story of 285 Kent - Pitchfork|website=]|publisher=}}</ref> Shows Patrick organized provided an early launchpad for many successful independent music acts in the 2000s (decade), including ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and others.
Patrick has received laudatory press coverage in ], ], ], ] and ], among other outlets.


Patrick also gained notoriety organizing an annual festival of free and all ages concerts in ] during the ] music festival in the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/todd-p-announces-free-day-show-sxsw-line-ups-broke-ass-austin-bound-kids-rejoice-6633725|title=Todd P Announces Free Day Show SXSW Line-Ups, Broke-Ass Austin-Bound Kids Rejoice|author=Camille Dodero|date=6 March 2009|work=Village Voice}}</ref> The festival was chronicled in the 2009 film ].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}
Patrick is widely acknowledged, within the New York ] community, for consistently selecting and attracting edgy musical performers for his concerts, as well as for working to organise events for apparently little financial gain. Patrick also has expressed a dedication to ] and ] ethics in interviews.


In 2007, Patrick founded the New York City free newspaper ], 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 ] publication, and oversees the curation of the art on the publication's cover.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://untappedcities.com/newyork/2012/03/28/showpaper-and-the-nyc-diy-movement|title=Showpaper and the DIY New York City Movement - Untapped Cities|work=Untapped Cities}}</ref>
In addition to largely positive profiles in mainstream press, Todd P has also generated some detractors and criticism online.


Patrick is a curator and organizer of an annual music festival in ] known as Festival Nrmal + MtyMx, which launched in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/arts/music/10fest.html|title=A New Frontier for Indie Rock, Down in Mexico|date=10 March 2010|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
Patrick continues to organize rock shows and has sought to open his own venue. Towards that goal, Patrick briefly threw shows at a larger, unlicensed space that he rented and operated independently, named the Llano Estacado.


In 2012, Patrick founded a contemporary art gallery in ] called Otras Obras.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/photos/107-inauguracion-galeria-otras-obras/|title=Music Photos - Pitchfork|website=]|publisher=}}</ref>
The Llano Estacado was a performance and art space that Patrick operated in the model of several predecessor creative spaces in Brooklyn such as the Rubulad, the Mighty Robot, BPM, the Glasshouse, and the Woodser - with no legal status, but with Patrick's stated goal of eventually taking the space legal if the location proved feasible. The Llano Estacado operated successfully for several months in 2005, quickly attracting huge crowds and garnering favorable coverage from New York City media outlets such as ], ], ], ], and others.


Patrick has received press coverage in ], ], ], ], ], ],<ref>{{cite web|author=Tom Breihan |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0626,breihan,73642,22.html |title=Portable Noise Pollution - Page 1 - Music - New York |publisher=Village Voice |date=2006-06-20 |accessdate=2010-03-19}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toddpnyc.com/images/todd_p_timeoutny.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=toddpnyc.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060220015422/http://toddpnyc.com/images/todd_p_timeoutny.pdf |archive-date=20 February 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nypress.com/todd-patrick-the-citys-hardest-working-club-promoter-has-a-vision/ |title=Archived copy |website=nypress.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905064319/http://nypress.com/todd-patrick-the-citys-hardest-working-club-promoter-has-a-vision/ |archive-date=5 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> among other outlets.
The rapid success of the Llano Estacado raised the notice of the local ] police, who entered the building without a warrant in early March 2005 and issued several summonses to Patrick and other collaborators who used the building for hosting events. Patrick successfully fought these citations, but did not risk using the building for events again.


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Thereafter, Todd P resumed organizing shows at various bars, clubs, and other lofts and warehouses around the New York City, with his fan base and access to larger-drawing bands growing over time.
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In interviews, Patrick has stated an interest in seeking out compelling bands and acts, coupled with an expressed loyalty to the ethics of D.I.Y punk rock. Traditionally, these ethics reject corporate influence, as well as a resistance to high ticket prices, velvet-rope elitism, v.i.p. policies, and publicity machine hype. Patrick frequently locates his events at all-ages and atypical venues, with the stated goal of fighting age discrimination.

Todd P arguably exerts influence in shaping the NYC and national ] scenes, given his role as an independent show organizer and a "tastemaker" in a region boasting both a huge concentration of "in-the-know" music fans, as well as the base offices of many of the press outlets who cover independent music.

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Todd Patrick (aka Todd P) (born 1975) is an organizer of independently produced concerts, based in New York City. Patrick was born in 1975 in Indiana, and grew up in Richardson, Texas.

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 Portland, Oregon known as Seventeen Nautical Miles, as well as booked concerts in Austin, Texas in the mid-1990s.

In 2001 Patrick began organizing events in Brooklyn, New York 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, Death By Audio, 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 Brooklyn, New York, and in Downtown Manhattan. Shows Patrick organized provided an early launchpad for many successful independent music acts in the 2000s (decade), including Black Lips, Lightning Bolt, Black Dice, Mount Eerie, Deerhunter, Dan Deacon, Matt and Kim, Real Estate, Pictureplane, Woods, USAISAMONSTER, Dirty Projectors, Surfer Blood, TV on the Radio, Gang Gang Dance, DIIV, Teengirl Fantasy, Kitty, No Age, Vivian Girls, and others.

Patrick also gained notoriety organizing an annual festival of free and all ages concerts in Austin, Texas 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 not for profit 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 Monterrey, Mexico known as Festival Nrmal + MtyMx, which launched in 2010.

In 2012, Patrick founded a contemporary art gallery in Tijuana, Mexico called Otras Obras.

Patrick has received press coverage in The New York Times, New York Magazine, SPIN, Pitchfork Media, Vice Magazine, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, The New York Press, among other outlets.

References

  1. "Promoter Todd P Is Getting His Own Place". NPR.org. 20 August 2009.
  2. "New York Music News, Concerts and Reviews - Village Voice". Village Voice.
  3. "medium heat". Archived from the original on 21 February 2006.
  4. "Todd Patrick: The city's hardest-working club promoter has a vision".
  5. "Indestructible Room: The Story of 285 Kent - Pitchfork". Pitchfork.
  6. Camille Dodero (6 March 2009). "Todd P Announces Free Day Show SXSW Line-Ups, Broke-Ass Austin-Bound Kids Rejoice". Village Voice.
  7. "Showpaper and the DIY New York City Movement - Untapped Cities". Untapped Cities.
  8. "A New Frontier for Indie Rock, Down in Mexico". The New York Times. 10 March 2010.
  9. "Music Photos - Pitchfork". Pitchfork.
  10. Tom Breihan (2006-06-20). "Portable Noise Pollution - Page 1 - Music - New York". Village Voice. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  11. "Archived copy" (PDF). toddpnyc.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. "Archived copy". nypress.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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