Simon Patterson
The master craftsman of razor sharp beats and melancholic melody, Simon Patterson is The One. A new focus and clarity on the music of the future, this is the new age of audio alchemist Simon Patterson. Today he brings a brand new sound that sets the bar uncomfortably high for peers to follow while offering fans the dynamic power that has been a consistent trademark of Patterson’s studio output since he first began.
Only ever releasing on the world’s coolest labels and now signed exclusively to Armind and VII, Simon’s back catalogue of hits makes for an impressive read.
Multiple tracks in the multiple millions of streams on Spotify and 39 Beatport number ones that include massive singles such as ‘Fall For You’, ‘Voodoo’, Solo’, 'Dissolve', 'Now I Can Breath Again', ‘Black Rock’, 'Apex’, ‘The One’, ‘Shadows’ (with Astrix), ‘Northern Lights’, ‘Here And Now’, ‘Latika’, ‘Thump’, ‘Smack’, ‘F-‐16’, ‘Bulldozer’, ‘Mood Swing’….Simon Patterson’s music has dominated the trance scene for well over a decade.
From two seasons hosting his own Residency shows on BBC Radio 1 to his highly acclaimed Essential Mix on the station, Simon Patterson’s sound has always been at the cutting edge of trance, tech and techno and today he remains one of the UK’s hottest dance music exports.
Simon’s tour schedule has also been relentless in recent years with head plays at the world’s coolest festivals including Dreamstate, EDC Las Vegas, Beyond Wonderland, Transmission, ASOT, Creamfields, Tomorrowland, BAT, Evolution, Mayday, Luminosity, Untold, E-Lake, Uncharted, Coloursfest, Dance Valley and many more.
A founding member of the VII collective Simon Patterson continues to push his full on, cutting edge sounds on the label that fuse psy, tech and melodic. A pioneering collective and label that also features Will Atkinson, John Askew, AA Meeting, Greg Downey, Orkidea and Activa – VII is always focused on the sounds of tomorrow.
Today Simon has signed a huge recording deal with Armind / Armada, kicking off the new chapter with the jaw dropping techno / psy fusion “Ignition”. The deal will include a debut artist album in the imminent future and a series of bar setting singles including “Neon Cross” which lands this July.
While much of the trance scene looks backwards, focusing on classics and nostalgic music from a distant past, Simon Patterson pushes firmly forwards, consistently spearheading the new wave of forward facing audio precision.