Patrick Carney
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Patrick J. Carney is a multi-instrumentalist best known as the drummer for The Black Keys
, a blues-rock band from Akron, Ohio
. In 2009, he created the rock band Drummer
and released their debut album Feel Good Together
on his Audio Eagle Records
label.
also lived in this neighborhood and they met and played tag football with Auerbach's friends, although they did not become friends until high school. As a teenager, Carney was musically influenced by bands such as Pavement
, Captain Beefheart
and fellow Akron band Devo
.
, releasing their debut album The Big Come Up
less than a year later. This was followed by Thickfreakness
in 2003 and Rubber Factory
in 2004. The band's fourth album Magic Potion
was released in 2006. Attack & Release
, their critically acclaimed fifth album was released in 2008, with a follow up in 2010 titled Brothers
.
Both Carney and Auerbach record with Nonesuch Records
. In 2009, Carney joined the 9th annual Independent Music Awards
judging panel to support independent musicians' careers.
Carney has produced records for Beaten Awake, Houseguest, Churchbuilder and The Black Keys and is the founder of Audio Eagle Records.
in which he played bass. Each of the band's members had played drums in another band. They released Feel Good Together
, their debut album in the same year.
; an independent record label
. It signed acts such as Houseguest
, Royal Bangs
and Carney's own side-project Drummer
. Carney shut the label down in 2010.
. His mother, Mary Stormer, is an Akron Municipal Court deputy clerk and is a former member of the Akron Board of Education. His uncle, Ralph Carney
is a professional sax player, and has played with Tom Waits
, among others.
On February 12, 2011, Carney became engaged to Emily Ward of California. Carney proposed in Los Angeles hours before the 2011 Grammy Awards. Carney lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Blakroc
Drummer
The Black Keys
The Black Keys are an American rock duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. The band was formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. As of October 2011, the band has sold over 2 million albums in the U.S....
, a blues-rock band from Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
. In 2009, he created the rock band Drummer
Drummer (band)
Drummer is an indie rock band from Akron, Ohio. The band was founded by The Black Keys' drummer Patrick Carney who plays bass guitar. All the members of the band are drummers in other groups from Ohio.-History:...
and released their debut album Feel Good Together
Feel Good Together
Feel Good Together is the debut album by indie rock band Drummer, released on September 29, 2009. It was released on band member Patrick Carney's label Audio Eagle Records.-Recording history:...
on his Audio Eagle Records
Audio Eagle Records
Audio Eagle Records is an independent record label started in 2005 by musician Patrick Carney. The label has signed mainly bands from Ohio, Patrick Carney's home state.According to their MySpace page, the label has now gone out of business....
label.
Early life
After Patrick's parents divorced when he was 8, Patrick lived part of the time with his mother, Mary Stormer, and part of the time with his father, Jim Carney, who had moved to a different neighborhood in West Akron. Dan AuerbachDan Auerbach
Daniel Quine Auerbach is an American musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known as the guitarist and vocalist for The Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. He is married to Stephanie Gonis, with whom he has a daughter, Sadie Little Auerbach, born in 2008.- Childhood and early...
also lived in this neighborhood and they met and played tag football with Auerbach's friends, although they did not become friends until high school. As a teenager, Carney was musically influenced by bands such as Pavement
Pavement (band)
Pavement is an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. In their career, they achieved a significant cult following, and they were called the best band of the 1990s by prominent music critics Robert Christgau and Stephen Thomas Erlewine...
, Captain Beefheart
Captain Beefheart
Don Van Vliet January 15, 1941 December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work was conducted with a rotating ensemble of musicians called The Magic Band, active between 1965 and 1982, with whom he recorded 12...
and fellow Akron band Devo
Devo
Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
.
Music career
In 2001 Carney and Auerbach, lead singer and guitarist, formed The Black KeysThe Black Keys
The Black Keys are an American rock duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney. The band was formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. As of October 2011, the band has sold over 2 million albums in the U.S....
, releasing their debut album The Big Come Up
The Big Come Up
-Personnel:*Dan Auerbach - guitar, vocals*Patrick Carney - drums, producer*Patrick Boissel - album cover design*Robert Kramer - album cover design, photography*Dave Schultz - mastering...
less than a year later. This was followed by Thickfreakness
Thickfreakness
-Personnel:* Dan Auerbach - guitar, vocals, bass on track 4* Patrick Carney - drum kit, production...
in 2003 and Rubber Factory
Rubber Factory
- Personnel:*Dan Auerbach: guitars, vocals, fiddle, lap steel, hand claps*Patrick Carney: drums, percussion, hand claps...
in 2004. The band's fourth album Magic Potion
Magic Potion (album)
-Cover art:The cover art depicts a Fabergé egg. Inside the album is a picture of a fried egg. The back cover depicts a falcon....
was released in 2006. Attack & Release
Attack & Release
- Notes :* "Things Ain't Like They Used to Be" features a duet between Dan Auerbach and then 17-year-old bluegrass/country singer Jessica Lea Mayfield.* "Strange Times" is featured in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV as well as NASCAR 09....
, their critically acclaimed fifth album was released in 2008, with a follow up in 2010 titled Brothers
Brothers (The Black Keys album)
Brothers is the sixth album and Grammy Award-winner of Best Alternative Music Album by American blues-rock duo, The Black Keys. The album was announced on March 2, 2010 by Pitchfork Media and became the band's third release from Nonesuch Records on May 18, 2010...
.
Both Carney and Auerbach record with Nonesuch Records
Nonesuch Records
Nonesuch Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Records.-Company history:Nonesuch was founded in 1964 by Jac Holzman to produce "fine records at the same price as a trade paperback", which would be half the price of a normal LP...
. In 2009, Carney joined the 9th annual Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
judging panel to support independent musicians' careers.
Carney has produced records for Beaten Awake, Houseguest, Churchbuilder and The Black Keys and is the founder of Audio Eagle Records.
Drummer
In 2009, while fellow Black Keys member Dan Auerbach was on his solo tour, Carney formed a new band called DrummerDrummer (band)
Drummer is an indie rock band from Akron, Ohio. The band was founded by The Black Keys' drummer Patrick Carney who plays bass guitar. All the members of the band are drummers in other groups from Ohio.-History:...
in which he played bass. Each of the band's members had played drums in another band. They released Feel Good Together
Feel Good Together
Feel Good Together is the debut album by indie rock band Drummer, released on September 29, 2009. It was released on band member Patrick Carney's label Audio Eagle Records.-Recording history:...
, their debut album in the same year.
Audio Eagle Records
In 2005, Carney created Audio Eagle RecordsAudio Eagle Records
Audio Eagle Records is an independent record label started in 2005 by musician Patrick Carney. The label has signed mainly bands from Ohio, Patrick Carney's home state.According to their MySpace page, the label has now gone out of business....
; an independent record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
. It signed acts such as Houseguest
Houseguest (band)
Houseguest is a five-piece rock band from Akron, Ohio. The band was praised by San Francisco-based literary magazine McSweeney's in 2005 as "the best pop band in America."...
, Royal Bangs
Royal Bangs
Royal Bangs are an indie rock group from Knoxville, Tennessee. The band is composed of drummer Chris Rusk, singer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Schaefer, and guitarist Sam Stratton .-History:...
and Carney's own side-project Drummer
Drummer (band)
Drummer is an indie rock band from Akron, Ohio. The band was founded by The Black Keys' drummer Patrick Carney who plays bass guitar. All the members of the band are drummers in other groups from Ohio.-History:...
. Carney shut the label down in 2010.
Personal life
His father, Jim, and stepmother, Katie Byard, are reporters for the Akron Beacon JournalAkron Beacon Journal
The Akron Beacon Journal is a four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning morning newspaper in Akron, Ohio, United States, and published by Black Press Ltd.. It is the sole daily newspaper in Akron and is distributed throughout Northeast Ohio. The paper places a strong emphasis on local news and business...
. His mother, Mary Stormer, is an Akron Municipal Court deputy clerk and is a former member of the Akron Board of Education. His uncle, Ralph Carney
Ralph Carney
Ralph Carney is an American musician. While his primary instruments are various saxophones and clarinets, Carney collects and plays many instruments, often unusual or obscure ones....
is a professional sax player, and has played with Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
, among others.
On February 12, 2011, Carney became engaged to Emily Ward of California. Carney proposed in Los Angeles hours before the 2011 Grammy Awards. Carney lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Discography
The Black Keys- The Big Come UpThe Big Come Up-Personnel:*Dan Auerbach - guitar, vocals*Patrick Carney - drums, producer*Patrick Boissel - album cover design*Robert Kramer - album cover design, photography*Dave Schultz - mastering...
(2002) - ThickfreaknessThickfreakness-Personnel:* Dan Auerbach - guitar, vocals, bass on track 4* Patrick Carney - drum kit, production...
(2003) - The MoanThe Moan*The 2-track single vinyl edition is purple....
(2004) - Rubber FactoryRubber Factory- Personnel:*Dan Auerbach: guitars, vocals, fiddle, lap steel, hand claps*Patrick Carney: drums, percussion, hand claps...
(2004) - Magic PotionMagic Potion (album)-Cover art:The cover art depicts a Fabergé egg. Inside the album is a picture of a fried egg. The back cover depicts a falcon....
(2006) - Attack & ReleaseAttack & Release- Notes :* "Things Ain't Like They Used to Be" features a duet between Dan Auerbach and then 17-year-old bluegrass/country singer Jessica Lea Mayfield.* "Strange Times" is featured in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV as well as NASCAR 09....
(2008) - BrothersBrothers (The Black Keys album)Brothers is the sixth album and Grammy Award-winner of Best Alternative Music Album by American blues-rock duo, The Black Keys. The album was announced on March 2, 2010 by Pitchfork Media and became the band's third release from Nonesuch Records on May 18, 2010...
(2010) - El CaminoEl Camino (The Black Keys album)El Camino is the seventh album by American blues-rock duo The Black Keys. The album was announced on October 10, 2011 by Pitchfork Media and will become the band's fourth release from Nonesuch Records on December 6, 2011...
(2011)
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- Feel Good TogetherFeel Good TogetherFeel Good Together is the debut album by indie rock band Drummer, released on September 29, 2009. It was released on band member Patrick Carney's label Audio Eagle Records.-Recording history:...
(2009)