Pat Mastelotto
Patrick Lee Mastelotto (born September 10, 1955) is an American rock drummer and record producer who has worked with Mr. Mister, King Crimson, XTC, and The Rembrandts, among others.[1]
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Background information | |
Birth name | Patrick Lee Mastelotto |
Born | Chico, California, U.S. | September 10, 1955
Genres | Progressive rock, jazz fusion, pop rock, progressive metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Drums, electronic percussion |
Associated acts | Mr. Mister, King Crimson, HoBoLeMa, Stick Men, The Rembrandts, XTC, Tuner |
Website | PatMastelotto.com |
For King Crimson, he initially formed part of the "Double Trio" lineup of 1994-1997, joining Bill Bruford on drums.
Career
Mastelotto was born in Chico, California.[1] He started playing the drums at the age of 10; by the time he was 16 he was playing in popular local bands and while still in high school commuted several hours to Lake Tahoe for gigs. Moving to Los Angeles in the mid 1970s, Mastelotto worked for many bands and as a studio session drummer. In this capacity he worked for Martin Briley, Holly Knight, Scandal, Al Jarreau, The Pointer Sisters, Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, Martika, Danny Wilde as well as playing drums on the double platinum album Rockland by Canadian rock musician Kim Mitchell.
In 1983, Mastelotto was a founding member of Mr. Mister. The band had a number one album, Welcome to the Real World, and two number one singles, "Broken Wings" and "Kyrie". They recorded four albums, with the fourth, Pull, recorded in 1989–1990 but remaining unreleased until late 2010.
His tenure with Mr. Mister was followed by more session work for bands such as XTC, The Sugarcubes, Hall & Oates, Cock Robin, The Rembrandts, Jude Cole, Eddie Money, Tina Arena, Matthew Sweet, Julia Fordham, Robyn Hitchcock and David Sylvian. In 1991 Mastelotto co-produced Peter Kingsbery's first solo album before being asked to join King Crimson.
Mastelotto has been a member of King Crimson since 1994, resulting in him becoming their longest serving drummer. He also appears on over twenty King Crimson albums and several music videos. He also produced, edited, mixed, or played on several King Crimson ProjeKcts releases.
He has continued to guest on other projects, working with Jay Terrien, Cock Robin, drummer Terry Bozzio, Mecca, Herd of Instinct, Tony Levin and the California Guitar Trio, as well as working on solo work. He is also a member of the progressive/experimental bands TU (with fellow King Crimson alumnus Trey Gunn) and KTU (with Gunn, Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen), and Tuner;[2] a duo with centrozoon's Markus Reuter that has released four albums and toured periodically. That touring included Estonia in 2007 which was documented on a live album.[3] On stage Tuner have been known to reinterpret King Crimson material such as the 1984 track 'Industry', as evidenced on their 2009 live album ZWAR.
Since moving to Austin, Texas, he has worked with Austinites Storyville, Abra Moore, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead and theremin player Pamelia Kurstin. Personal projects include, Mastica, BPMM and M.P.TU with guitarist Phil Brown (Little Feat), singer Malford Milligan and bassist Mark Andes (Spirit, Firefall, Heart). He works as an executive producer, also producing, engineering, and mixing. He has appeared in major network television themes, and has worked in the studio on such projects. In 2007 Mastelotto went on tour with The Flower Kings in Europe supporting their album The Sum Of No Evil. In 2008 a new King Crimson lineup formed, including a drumming team of Pat and Gavin Harrison, which played eleven shows in August. Then the enormous Creation of Peace festival in Kazan, Russia, with Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Eddie Jobson. This was followed by another new project, HoBoLeMa, with Levin, Bozzio and Allan Holdsworth.[4] Pat also works with Reuter and Levin in the trio Stick Men who released their fourth album Deep in 2013.[5] He is known for his production skills and technical ability while in the studio. Pat is often working the Digital Audio Workstation in the studio. He has produced a number of King Crimson releases, as well as Crimson-related side projects.
In 2014, he released a collaborative album with Tobias Ralph called ToPaRaMa.[6]
In 2015, he released a collaborative album titled "Inflamed rides" with Carmelo Pipitone (guitarist of Italian band Marta sui Tubi), Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari (Berserk!, Obake) and Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree).
In early 2021 he released a new album, A Romantic's Guide to King Crimson, with his wife Deborah on lead vocals, as The Mastelottos. The album featured reworked versions of twelve King Crimson songs.[7][8]
Discography
Year | Projects | Title |
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1983 | Martin Briley | One Night with a Stranger |
1984 | Mr. Mister | I Wear the Face |
1985 | Mr. Mister | Welcome to the Real World |
1987 | Mr. Mister | Go On... |
1989 | XTC | Oranges & Lemons |
2010 | Mr. Mister | Pull (Recorded 1989-1990) |
1994 | King Crimson | Vrooom |
1995 | King Crimson | THRAK |
1995 | King Crimson | B'Boom: Live in Argentina |
1996 | King Crimson | Thrakattak |
1998 | ProjeKct Four | West Coast Live |
1998 | ProjeKct Four | Live in San Francisco/The Roar of P4 |
1999 | ProjeKct Three | Masque |
1999 | ProjeKct Three | Live in Austin, TX |
1999 | King Crimson | The ProjeKcts |
1999 | King Crimson | The Deception of the Thrush: A Beginners' Guide to ProjeKcts |
2000 | Bozzio / Mastelotto | Bozzio / Mastelotto |
2000 | ProjeKct X | Heaven and Earth |
2000 | Mastica | 99 |
2000 | King Crimson | the construKction of light |
2000 | King Crimson | Heavy ConstruKction |
2001 | King Crimson | Level Five |
2001 | King Crimson | Vrooom Vrooom |
2001 | BPM&M | XtraKcts & ArtifaKcts |
2002 | Rhythm Buddies (TU) | Thunderbird Suite |
2002 | Mastica | MasTicAttack |
2002 | California Guitar Trio with Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto | CG3+2 |
2002 | King Crimson | Happy with What You Have to Be Happy With |
2003 | King Crimson | The Power to Believe |
2003 | King Crimson | EleKtrik: Live in Japan |
2003 | TU | TU |
2005 | TU | Official Bootleg |
2005 | Tuner | TOTEM |
2005 | KTU | 8 Armed Monkey |
2007 | Tuner | POLE |
2007 | M.P.TU | M.P.TU |
2008 | Tuner | MÜÜT |
2008 | Pat Mastelotto & Pamelia Kurstin | Tunisia |
2009 | Tuner | ZWAR |
2009 | KTU | Quiver |
2009 | Stick Men | Stick Men [A special edition] |
2010 | Stick Men | Soup |
2011 | TU | Live In Russia |
2011 | Stick Men | Absalom EP |
2011 | Stick Men | Live In Montevideo 2011 |
2011 | Stick Men | Live In Buenos Aires 2011 |
2012 | Stick Men | Open |
2013 | Stick Men | Deep |
2013 | The Crimson Projekct | Official Bootleg Live 2012 |
2014 | Stick Men | Power Play |
2014 | Stick Men | Unleashed: Live Improvs 2013 |
2014 | The Crimson Projekct | Live In Tokyo |
2014 | Pat Mastelotto, Tobias Ralph | ToPaRaMa |
2015 | KoMaRa | KoMaRa |
2015 | O.R.k | Inflamed Rides |
2015 | King Crimson | Live at the Orpheum |
2015 | King Crimson | Live EP 2014 (Vinyl Cyclops Picture Disc) |
2016 | King Crimson | Live In Toronto |
2016 | King Crimson | Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind |
2016 | Stick Men feat. David Cross | Midori: Live In Tokyo |
2016 | Stick Men | Prog Noir |
2017 | O.R.k | Soul of an Octopus |
2017 | King Crimson | Heroes - Live In Europe, 2016 |
2017 | Tuner | FACE |
2017 | King Crimson | Live in Chicago |
2017 | Stick Men feat. Mel Collins | Roppongi - Live In Tokyo 2017 |
2019 | O.R.k. | Ramagehead |
2020 | David Cross and Peter Banks | Crossover |
2021 | The Mastelottos | A Romantic's Guide to King Crimson |
References
- Hayes, Kelvin. "Biography: Pat Mastelotto". AMG. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- myspace.com, Official Tuner MySpace page, retrieved May 8, 2010
- "Pat Mastelotto 2013 interview on Outsight Radio Hours". Archive.org. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- hit-channel.com
- "Pat Mastelotto interview on Outsight Radio Hours". Archive.org. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- Turner, Mark F. (June 20, 2014). "Pat Mastelotto / Tobias Ralph: ToPaRaMa (2014)". All About Jazz. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- Ewing, Jerry (January 6, 2021). "Pat Mastelotto and wife to release new King Crimson covers collection". Louder.
- "The Mastelottos - A Romantic's Guide to King Crimson". Pat Mastelotto's official website. Retrieved January 8, 2021.