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ABOUT THE MUSIC PROJECT:
The Patrick Lew Band (PLB) is an Asian-American Rock band which was formed in San Francisco, California by Patrick Lew in 2001. Largely functional as an ‘Internet-based Rock band,’ PLB is renowned for its stunning home recording and occasional live performances. A dynamic fusion of rock, J-Pop, and grunge, PLB stands out with an Asian-American male lead who stands above the rest with versatility and endurance. He is complemented by a cross dressing alter-ego named Madeline, who was indirectly inspired by Hatsune Miku from JAPAN.
Patrick Lew Hayashi is a singer, guitarist, KZbinr, and multi-instrumentalist, who was born in San Francisco in 1985 to a Chinese father and a Japanese mother of mixed descent. In 2001, Patrick formed a band under the banner Patrick Lew Band in his hometown of San Francisco, when he was just 15 years old. Most of Hayashi's early years in the indie music circuit were spent playing in a garage band. In 2005, Hayashi was attending City College of San Francisco and was briefly signed to an indie label based in La Jolla, California.
Patrick also began using KZbin as a platform dedicated to his life as an artist on February 2, 2007. After several years, his KZbin channel reached a respectable amount of recognition on the Internet. As of today, there are 400+ uploaded videos on his KZbin channel. Apart from Patrick Lew, who serves as the drummer and covers vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, and programming, the Patrick Lew Band (PLB) also features a virtual band member and bassist named Madeline Lew, marketed as Patrick's younger sister. Madeline was created through modern smartphone apps, such as FaceApp and Reface, alongside other digital special effects and sophisticated editing, such as cosplaying.
Since 2020, PLB has been featured in numerous blogs and digital music magazines online. While Lew maintains his citizenship and residence in San Francisco, the band also began gravitating their musical focus to "break into" the music scene worldwide.
In 2020 and 2021, the band’s momentum continued to soar, as they began gaining new legions and generation of followers. The band also released several albums during these two years respectively on iTunes and Spotify, including their first live album ‘IN YOUR HOUSE.’ In 2022, Patrick re-launched a spin-off of the Patrick Lew Band known as LEWNATIC.
On July 19, 2022, the eclectic artist signed a 1-year Artist Development Contract with New York based label Bentley Records. He also released his first EP ‘RAPID FIRE’ under the LEWNATIC banner as a signed artist a month later. On September 5, 2022, the Patrick Lew Band released their 12th album ‘Adrenaline’ worldwide on all their platforms.
Patrick Lew Band was inducted in the 40 Under 40 Hall of Fame at their alma mater CSU East Bay in 2019, and were the first Japanese-Americans and second Taiwanese-Americans to achieve the honor. They also won the July 2016 Akademia Music Award for the best experimental rock song, "Game Changer." Influenced by Nirvana’s lyrical content, image, and personality, PLB plan to continue making music exclusively as an internet-based Rock band.