Pat Parise

PAT PARISE

Pat can remember one summer day when he was about 10 years old. "When I came in from playing, my father introduced me to this man. I can still remember this cool looking guy standing there with this red guitar. I looked at him as he put his hand out to shake mine. 'What's happening my man, I understand you want to play the guitar.' His name was Rich Serota. He went on to play ‘I want to hold your hand’ by the Beatles. I was floored, and from that day on, my life has been surrounded by music.”

When I was in high school I was in a band with my cousins and a couple of friends. Although our bass player wasn't very good, he was one of my best friends, so I would play bass notes on my guitar, while he sang. He eventually quit, and I became the bass player".

Pat has played bass for various club bands over the years, and worked with some of the finest musicians in the area. "I love all types of music, from Rock, R&B, Motown, Jazz, Latin, etc. and have been influenced by the likes of James Jamerson, Paul McCartney , John Paul Jones, Jaco Pastorius, Rocco Prestia, just to name a few, there are so many. “To me, it really doesn't matter who the artist is, if it sounds good, and moves you, that's what its about.”

Pat is the founder of The FM Band and is excited to be with a band that can play all types of music, do it well, and have fun at the same time. "I really think we have something special here." So if you like funk, dance, or just want to tap your feet to the groove being laid down, then check out the definitive, versatile sounds of one of the most respected bass players in the area.