Patrice Pike
Patrice Pike | |
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Performing at a Stone Room Concert in Falls Church, Virginia, 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Patrice Rene Pike |
| Origin | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Indie rock, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | ZainWayne Records |
Patrice Pike is an American singer-songwriter. She was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the Austin, Texas-based rock band Sister 7. The band produced three independent and three major label albums, and has toured in the U.S. and Western Europe.
Early life
Pike was born in Dallas. Her stepfather was a touring guitarist. The first instrument she learned to play was the violin, which she learned via the Suzuki method.[1] She attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.[2] She attended the University of North Texas for a year, studying jazz.[1]
Career
Pike has written songs including "My Three Wishes" and "Nobody Knows", the latter having ranked amongst the top ten in a global songwriting competition. Her song "Unraveling" received an honorable mention in the Mountain Stage NewSong Contest in 2005.
In 2006, Pike was a competitor on the musical competition series Rock Star: Supernova, lasting until the eighth week of competition. The show gave her a chance to play her original song "Beautiful Thing" for the TV audience, but it also distracted her from the mixing of her album Unraveling.[1]
Pike has continued to play with Sister 7's lead guitarist Wayne Sutton. Together they have released several studio and live albums. In 2017 they founded a new musical project, Pike and Sutton, which released the album Heart Is a Compass in April 2020.[3] They played Austin City Limits Music Festival in 2019.[4]
Step Onward Foundation
In 2006, Pike co-founded The Grace Foundation of Texas.[5] Later renamed the Step Onward Foundation, the charity has helped families and young individuals facing homelessness or serious medical conditions,[6][7] including providing scholarships. Pike was inspired on this path by a fan who suffered from medical issues in the wake of drug use, vagrancy, and being sex-trafficked.[5][6]
Personal life
Pike is bisexual, and has been out since 1994.[6]
Discography
Little Sister:
- Freedom Child (1992, Bay Leaf Productions – CCR9252)
- Free Love and Nickel Beer EP (1993, SBK Records)
- Little Sister (1995, Rhythmic Records – RR-9577-2)
Sister 7
- Sister 7 (1994, Rhythmic Records)
- This the Trip (1997, Arista Austin)
- Wrestling Over Tiny Matters (2000, Arista)
- Live (2001, Dualtone Music Group, Inc)
- Three Times Live DVD (2006, Tape Slap Records)
Patrice Pike & The Black Box Rebellion:
- Flat 13 (2001, Zain Music Alliance Records)
- Fencing Under Fire (2002, CSE Records)
Patrice Pike Band:
- Patrice Pike - New Cool Sampler (2004, ZainWayne Records)
- Patrice Pike - Live at the Brushwood Lounge (2005, ZainWayne Records)
- Unraveling (2006, Tape Slap Records)
- Patrice Pike and Friends - Live at the Brushwood Lounge (2011, ZainWayne Records)
- The Calling (2013, ZainWayne Records)
Pike & Sutton:
- Heart is a Compass (2020, ZainWayne Records)
References
- ^ a b c Prince, David (November 24, 2006). "After Supernova, still burning bright". The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. 76 of Lastiempo magazine section.
- ^ Shovald, Arlene (November 21, 2013). "International singer has local connection". The Mountain Mail. Archived from the original on April 7, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ Graff, Gary (February 13, 2020). "Pike & Sutton Look to a Better Future With 'Together': Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ "Pike & Sutton". Missing Piece Group. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ a b Luks, Joel (May 11, 2012). "How one "Grace" inspired a movement: Singer's chance encounter gets homelessteens off the streets". Culturemap Houston. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ a b c Odyssey, David (October 1, 2016). "Patrice Pike Steps Onward: The Out Texas Musician Cranks Up the Volume on How to Help End Homelessness". OutSmart Magazine. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ Dansby, Andrew (February 22, 2018). "For Pike, it's about music in concert with aid". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 7, 2025.