Dave Patten

Dave is 21 years old and from Havertown, PA. He must be meant for music because he started playing cello in third grade and quickly moved onto drums, piano, and guitar, all self taught.

He formed a band in high school called "SteppingStone" and they played gigs for 4 years. In 2006, he went solo. His sound is a blend of rock, pop, and hip-hop. Now when I say hip-hop, don't let that turn you off, or think that is all he does. Try his music for yourself. I am notably older than 21 or even 31, but I absolutely love the music. To be honest it has been hard writing this lens due to wanting to dance in my seat :)

This is an inspirational song. It seems the more I delve into Dave's music, the more songs I find that I just need to have. Dave was gracious enough to provide the lyrics to this song:

Dont Stop
Written and produced by Dave Patten

You see he woke up from his dream
To find the nightmare was still real
And so he closed his eyes
And then he swallowed hard
And then he fought back all the tears
I still see you in my sleep
Memories of you and me
So baby dry your tears
I'll never stop
I'll be the man you knew I could be

[Chorus]
Dont stop pushing forward
The wall is bound to break
Dont stop what you started
You'll throw it all away
Dont stop cause its harder than you had imagined it ever could be
Dont stop for anyone, dont stop for me

The sun was slowly fading
The sky was painted red
Theres gunfire in the distance
But his familys in his head
Teardrops filled his letters
To loved ones and to friends
He fought through all the misery
To see them once again

[Chorus]

You want in
He grabbed himself a pinch
He floated on cloud 9
And looked down on the world hed left behind
Now he's falling through the sky
But wings are by his side
With his patience he beat temptation
And now hes bringing back his life

[Chorus]

I've gotten more than one email recently asking me how to get in touch with this hottie, so here's the info.

His email is dave at davepatten.com (to keep the bots from getting it)

You'll find him on Twitter Follow him! If you are a real person he follows back! No one likes spam, please don't do this.

You can also become a fan on FaceBook!

His new cd is on iTunes.

Last, but definitely not least, go to his website DavePatten.com. There is a media player at the bottom where you can hear even more of this up and coming star!