User:Hosandthings/Patrick Hasse

Patrick Hasse is an American musician.

Life
Patrick was born in Mankato, Minnesota and grew up their until age 10, when he moved to rural Medo Township, Minnesota. He transferred to a different school, where he met Joe Bruels. (If he never would've transferred, he would attend school with Ava Peterson and Ben Mackie) He began learning guitar, but switched to bass guitar as soon as he got his hands on one. Patrick is the great-nephew of Dr. Lewis Johnson, co-founder of Conrad-Johnson, a Hi-Fi audio company.

Politics and Religion
Patrick got interested in politics at a young age. When he was young, he visited relatives in Arlington, Virginia shortly after the 9/11 attacks and saw The Pentagon being rebuilt. This caused him to become interested in politics. Patrick's politics are primarily liberal. He is anti-war. Patrick has stated: "I have a religion... but it doesn't make sense to anyone but me."

Bands
Patrick's first band was called Who We Are, which never added any members besides Ben and him. When they found out this was taken, it was renamed to Go Away Mad!. The band disbanded after This Violates my Parole was formed, featuring all of the members. TVMP drummer Joe Bruels and him decided to form a duo together, called We Are Your Monsters.

Musical Genre & Lyrical Themes
Patrick's work includes a wide variety of genres, including baroque pop, folk, rock,dance-pop, hip-hop and synthepop. He's stated "I don't listen to one genre of music. I was just listening to The Academy Is..., Sublime and Lady Gaga yesterday. Today I've listened to Kimya Dawson, Jay-Z and John Lennon. I listen to a huge verity of music. Why wouldn't I write a huge verity?" Common lyrical themes involve school life, nostalgia, depression, anti-suicide, partying, friends, music, science-fiction, and moving from a small city to a larger city. (usually referring to Mankato or Pemberton, MN to New York City, Minneapolis, or Seattle)

Discography
The Portable Party EP-May 2010, as Beats by Hos