Patrick Adams (musician)

Patrick Peter Owen Adams (March 17, 1950 – June 22, 2022) was an American music arranger and record producer. He earned 32 gold and platinum records.[1]

Patrick Adams
Born(1950-03-17)March 17, 1950
Harlem, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 22, 2022(2022-06-22) (aged 72)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
GenresDisco, soul, boogie
OccupationsRecord producer
Music arranger
Composer
Years active1970s–2000s
LabelsP&P Records

Career

He was known primarily for his production, songwriting and engineering work on the New York-based Salsoul Records, Prelude Records and major record labels as well as his associations with various recording artists such as Black Ivory (1970s),[2][3] Inner Life, Jocelyn Brown,[4] Loleatta Holloway, R. Kelly, Keith Sweat, Teddy Riley, Salt-N-Pepa, Leroy Burgess and bands (The Universal Robot Band, Logg and Musique). In addition, Adams worked with rap, hip-hop/R&B and dance/club acts such as Coolio, Cathy Dennis, Keith Sweat, Teddy Riley, R. Kelly, Eric B. & Rakim, Salt-N-Pepa,[3] Shades of Love and together with Gregory Carmichael at the studio-based disco unit Bumblebee Unlimited, the producer of Lady bug in 1978.[5]

He owned and operated PAPMUS (Patrick Adams Productions Music) in New York City.[6]

Personal life

Adams was one of three children born in Harlem, New York to Fince and Rose Adams; his father was a merchant seaman.[7][6] He had two natural children; two daughters (C. Joi Sanchez and Tira Adams) and a step-son (Malcolm A. Holmes), though he never married.[7] Adams died on June 22, 2022, in Manhattan, from cancer, at age 72.[7][8]

Discography
  • Black Ivory - Don't Turn Around (1971)
  • Herbie Mann - Supermann (1978)
  • Patrick Adams Presents Phreek (1978) (with Phreek)

Production credits:(selected)

  • Musique - "Keep On Jumpin'" (1978)
  • Musique - "In the Bush" (1978)
  • Inner Life - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (1981)
  • Venus Dodson - "Shining" (1979)
  • Cloud One - "Disco Juice" (1977)
  • The Universal Robot Band - "Doing Anything Tonight" (1978)
  • Four Below Zero - "My Baby's Got E.S.P." (1976)
  • Paper Dolls - "Get Down Boy" (1976)
  • Phreek - "Weekend" (1978)
  • Rainbow Brown - "Till You Surrender" (1981)
  • Bumblebee Unlimited - "Lady Bug" (1978)
  • The Eight Minutes - "Looking for a Brand New Game" (1973)
  • Phreek - "May My Love Be with You" (1978)
  • Personal Touch - "It Ain't No Big Thing" (1976)
  • The Main Ingredient - "Everything Man" (1977)
  • JJ Barnes - "You Owe It to Yourself" (1973)
  • Marta Acuna - "Dance, Dance, Dance" (1977)
  • Sammy Gordon and the Hip Huggers - "Making Love" (1976)
  • Sine - "Happy Is the Only Way" (1977)
  • Mary Clark - "Take Me I'm Yours" (1980)
  • Debbie Taylor - "Romance Without Finance" (1972)
  • Donna McGhee - "I'm a Love Bug" (1978)
  • The Universal Robot Band - "Dance and Shake Your Tambourine" (1976)

References
  1. Joffe, Justin (May 12, 2017). "Legendary Producer Patrick Adams Has Priceless Advice for Aspiring Artists". The New York Observer. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  2. Washington, Rico. "Leroy Burgess is the crowned king of boogie". Archived from the original on July 14, 2017.
  3. Locker, Melissa (May 9, 2017). "Patrick Adams: the 'underground disco' super-producer whom DJs still adore". The Guardian. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  4. Hoskyns, Barney (January 3, 2008). "Disco's Secret Master: Patrick Adams". eMusic Magazine. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  5. https://www.discogs.com/artist/17034-Bumblebee-Unlimited
  6. Hogan, Ed. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  7. Risen, Clay (June 26, 2022). "Patrick Adams, Master of New York's Underground Disco Scene, Dies at 72". The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  8. Rizik, Chris (June 22, 2022). "Disco and R&B pioneer Patrick Adams dies at age 72". SoulTracks. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
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