Patrick Seymour facts for kids
Patrick Seymour is a talented British musician, songwriter, and keyboard player. He is also known as Pat Seymour. He learned classical music and has worked with many famous artists, both in live concerts and in recording studios. He is especially known for being a key part of the band Eurythmics in the 1980s.
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Patrick Seymour's Early Music Career
Patrick Seymour studied classical music at Oxford University. After finishing his studies, he joined the British funk band called UK Players. Funk music is a style of music that uses strong rhythms and bass lines. Their first album, No Way Out, was released in 1982 by A&M Records. A record label is a company that produces and sells music.
Joining Eurythmics
In 1983, Patrick Seymour started working with a different record company, RCA. This led him to meet the famous music duo Eurythmics. A duo is a group of two people. He joined Eurythmics as their keyboard player for their world tour in 1984. A world tour means they traveled around the world performing concerts.
Patrick continued to record music and tour with Eurythmics for the rest of the 1980s. He also helped write songs for their albums Revenge (1986) and We Too Are One (1989). He also worked with Dave Stewart from Eurythmics on the music for the film Lily Was Here in 1989. This music is called a soundtrack.
Other Music Projects
Patrick Seymour has worked with many other well-known musicians. When musicians work together on songs or albums, it's called a collaboration. Some of his collaborations include:
- The Pretenders - Get Close
- Mick Jagger - Primitive Cool
- Bob Dylan - Knocked Out Loaded
- Culture Club - Colour By Numbers
- Daryl Hall - Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine
- Belinda Carlisle - Live Your Life Be Free
- Bob Geldof - Deep in the Heart of Nowhere
- Kiki Dee - Angel Eyes
Songwriting Success
Patrick Seymour also wrote the song "Sleep Like a Child." This song was recorded by the singer Joss Stone for her album Mind Body & Soul in 2004. He also helped write the popular song "You're History" for the band Shakespears Sister in 1989.
Music for Film and TV
Besides writing songs, Patrick Seymour has also created music for movies and television shows. This music is called a film score or TV score. Some of his work includes:
- Feast of All Saints (based on a book by Anne Rice)
- The Simian Line
- Me and Isaac Newton
- The Johnsons
He also helped arrange and conduct the music score by Badly Drawn Boy for the movie About a Boy. Arranging music means adapting it for different instruments, and conducting means directing musicians during a performance.
