User:HawthorneMN/Patrick Holland

Patrick Holland (born Patrick Hasse) is an American bass guitarist.

Personal Life
Patrick was born in Mankato, Minnesota to an engineer (who later became a manager at a local ISP) and a stay-at-home mom. He has two older brothers and a younger sister. He moved from Mankato to Pemberton, Minnesota in 2005 and also transferred schools, however, he remained at the church he attended along with bandmate Ben Mackie. He uses the stage name (Patrick Holland) instead of Patrick Hasse because he assumed Hasse would be mispronounced. (It is correctly pronounced Ha-See)

Discography
With Go Away Mad!: Untitled debut EP (Est. 2010)

Influences
From a young age, Patrick enjoyed The Beatles. He began expanding his rock music tastes in the early 2000s, and became a fan of 70's and 80's hard rock bands like Guns N' Roses, Motley Crue and Led Zeppelin, however now he listens to everything.

Politics
Patrick is a Liberal.

Instruments
Patrick's first guitar was a Squire Bullet. He switched to bass a few months later. He plays a Dean Edge currently.