Career
Over the years Patrice Pike has performed on stage with many artists including
Dave Matthews,
Sarah McLachlan,
Natalie Merchant,
Blues Traveler, the
Allman Brothers and the
Indigo Girls as well as opening sets for
Ray Charles,
Cake,
Soul Asylum,
Cheap Trick, The
Neville Brothers and more. The disbanding of Sister Seven and the release of her first full length solo studio album
Fencing Under Fire
as well as the recent live unplugged CD
Live at the Brushwood Lounge
has established Patrice Pike as an independent artist. Patrice recorded
Fencing Under Fire
with former band mate and co-owner of her label Zainwayne Records along with Jim Watts and Ethan Allan and released the album in 2002. Her single “Ms. Ramona” was in the top ten most added on AAA stations for several weeks being the only totally independent album with no major label or major indie ties on the charts alongside
Sonny Landreth,
Dar Williams,
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and
David Grey.
Pike and Sister Seven toured the
United States and
Western Europe in support of three independent releases and three major label albums. From Sister Seven’s jam-band beginnings to their
Billboard-charting radio singles, they headlined clubs and supported major event tours.
Jordan Harper writing for the Riverfront Times,
St Louis said:
There is no record of Patrice Pike having to lift up a cauldron of water and hot coals with her forearms, branding the symbol of an ancient musical order on her wrists as she earned her chops. Other than that, Pike’s path to music pretty much resembled her skills...You can hear it in her voice. It isn’t the over-trained perfection of a vibrato-obsessed diva...When she barks, when she pleads, when she seduces, it is with intent and you feel what she wants you to feel
.
Pike’s most recent success points to her songwriting skill, as she along with co-writers Wayne Sutton, Darrell Phillips, and Sean Phillips have been awarded Grand Prize Overall and First Prize Rock for their song “My Three Wishes” in the USA Songwriting Competition. In the same competition “Nobody Knows” took Top 10 in Pop. Her sense for lyrics and melody now winning international recognition, having competed with 32,500 entries from all over the world. Most recently Patrice’s song “Unraveling” garnered an honorable mention in the 2005 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest, presented by
Performing Songwriter
magazine.
Pike’s thoughts now about the dream:
I’ve discovered over the years in all the people I’ve met that community is a state of mind. It’s a way of living in the world. I still want to build that community into a tangible space, as some other great people are doing around the world, despite the dominant paradigm. For now that dream has sustained my life, living through art and communication. What a crazy life! I am so grateful to the people who listen to my music for giving me that. Thank you, Thank You, Thank You.
Rock Star: Supernova
In 2006, Pike appeared as a finalist on the
CBS reality show Rock Star: Supernova
, a show that documents the search of the band
Supernova's new lead singer. Throughout the show, Pike met a lot of positive review with her performances, including her showcase of her original song, "Beautiful Thing." Supernova ultimately decided that Pike was not right for the band. Host
Dave Navarro advised Pike to seek a solo career, giving her a nod for her talent. Supernova is composed of
Tommy Lee,
Gilby Clarke, and
Jason Newsted. During the time she was from
Detroit and was a single mother.
Discography
Singles
: #18 R&R Hot AC
#21 Billboard Hot AC
#76 Billboard Hot 100
Albums
As Little Sister :-
- Freedom Child
- Independent (Crystal Clear Sound / Bay Leaf Productions)
1. NOT WITH HER MAN
2. JUST A SHAME
3. JUST DONT GET IT
4. EVERYBODY'S GOT DA FUNK
5. TELL A STORY
6. DRIFT AWAY
7. WAITING FOR YOU
8. PICTURES IN MY MIND
9. GIVE IT UP
10. BETTER SOLUTION
11. HOW LONG
12. PATIENCE
13. TAKE ME TO A PLACE
- Little Sister
- Rhythmic Records / Crystal Clear Sound
1. Meantime
2. Nobody's Home
3. Forgiven
4. Feel Better
5. Without You
6. Good Thing
7. Guilty Sin
8. Holding On
9. Green House
10. Casting Stones
11. Calling on Me
- Free Love & Nickel Beer
– EMI
1. Drift Away
2. Just Don't Get It
3. Love Inside
4. Sweet Love
5. Way Back Home
6. Everybody Got da Funk
7. Take Me to a Place
As Sister Seven :-
1. Meantime
2. Nobody's Home
3. Forgiven
4. Feel Better
5. Without You
6. Good Thing
7. Guilty Sin
8. Holding On
9. Greenhouse
10. Casting Stones
11. Callin' On Me
1. This The Trip
2. Bottle Rocket
3. Know What You Mean
4. Nobody's Home
5. Flesh And Bones
6. Perfect
7. Say Good-Bye
8. Tumblin' Down
9. Under The Sun
10. Shelter
11. Some Things Are Free
12. Out of My Hands
1. Fallen Angel
2. Superman
3. Meantime
4. Smith & Wesson
5. Perfect
6. Guilty Sin
7. Leave This Love
8. By Yourself
9. Polishing the Looking Glass
10. Only Thing That's Real
11. My Three Wishes
12. Just Like a Dream
13. 21st Century Life
- Wrestling Over Tiny Matters
– Arista
1. Fallen Angel
2. Polishing The Looking Glass
3. Under The Radar
4. The Only Thing That's Real
5. Elijah
6. My Three Wishes
7. Undone
8. Loaded
9. Nobody Knows
10. Kiss Me Baby
11. Leave This Love Behind
12. Superman
13. This One
- * “My Three Wishes” – Overall Grand Prize and First Prize Rock Winner of the 2004 Songwriting Competition
- * “Nobody Knows”
As Patrice Pike and the Black Box Rebellion :-
- Fencing Under Fire
– ZainWayne Records
1. Dominique
2. Jacknife Girl
3. Ms. Ramona
4. Sweet November
5. Angels
6. The Wreckage
7. Me and Smooth
8. Heroes
9. The Honeytree Lie
10. All My Love
11. All the Pieces
12. Volcanoes
- Flat 13
– EP – ZainWayne Records
1. The Wreckage
2. All the Pieces
3. Crazy
4. Lincoln Continental
5. Defenseless
6. Daddy's Gone
7. Hopeful Morning
- New Cool Sampler
– ZainWayne Records
1.Pressure and Heat
2.Dragonfly
3.Ridiculous Mess
4.Father Time
- Live at the Brushwood Lounge
– ZainWayne Records
1. Jackknife Girl
2. Hopeful Morning
3. Lost Criminals
4. Mystery Girl
5. Honey Tree Lie
6. St. Louis's Balcony
7. Kiss Me Baby
8. Messenger
9. Butterfly
10. Pressure and Heat
11. Under the Radar
12. Chico
13. More
As Patrice Pike :-
- Unraveling
- TapeSlap Records
1. Beautiful Thing
2. Rufus
3. Dragonfly
4. New Cool
5. Ridiculous Mess
6. What's the Trouble
7. Pressure & Heat
8. Unraveling
9. We Never Lie
10. Temple
See also