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J. Patrick Dolan III (A.K.A. The Reverend J. P. Funk), is a mathematician and musician based in Nashville, TN. Mr. Dolan has studied music his entire life, starting with lessons from his mother on the piano in the parlor of his boyhood home. He earned the Bachelor of Music from Belmont University in 1997, majoring in Music Theory and Music Composition. He was awarded the Master of Arts in Music from Middle Tennessee State University in 2004 with specializations in traditional Composition and Composition for Contemporary Media.

Mr. Dolan's primary instrument is saxohphone, particularly the alto and baritone, but he is skilled on many other instruments including flute, piano, guitar, stand-up bass, and mountain dulcimer, and is an accomplished singer. He is also experienced in synthesis and recording techniques. He has performed and recorded with various artists in the Nashville area, most prominently the Guy Smiley Blues Exchange, and is currently a member of the brass-grass band BALLHOG!. Mr. Dolan has performed or had his compositions performed on over ten recordings, and has toured and played extensively throughout the United States.