“She’s Tina Turner, Bessie Smith, Janis Joplin and Robert Plant all wrapped up in a tiny but explosive package” –Rolling Stone

Check out a youtube video of Pike's performance of Middle of the Road at the bottom of this article.

Austin, Texas is known for its laid back, bohemian yet ultra committed music scene--something Austin native Patrice Pike immediately conveys. She's just so intelligent, confident and effortlessly cool that she commands a special kind of respect that comes not just from her musical capacity but her big, devoted heart as well.

Proving her musical mettle, Patrice has been a professional musician since she was 16 years old, wowing and influencing musicians, critics and audiences alike. So well respected is Pike that Billboard magazine proclaimed her "one of the finest up and coming contemporary rock singers in America." And while this is indeed high praise, Pike deserves every bit of it. Patrice has maintained such a raw, down-to-earth quality and irrepressible talent that she will surely elicit even more praise as her career progresses.

And it will progress thanks to her inarguable commitment to and passion for music, and her impressive credentials. Here's just a few of those: she's an award winning singer-songwriter-rocker with a personal though, punk edge, she's co-created numerous records and musical groups (including Sister Seven and Patrice Pike and the Blackbox Rebellion), toured all over the United States and Western Europe and just plain knocked the socks off those who've seen, heard and watched the talented woman.

And if deep musical aptitude wasn't enough, Patrice leads an active life in mind, body and spirit. Not only does she snowboard and ride motorcycles but she also practices yoga and martial arts, extensively travels and enjoys collecting movies, records and books. On top of that, the woman is a dedicated humanitarian who, in addition to other progressive endeavors, works with at-risk youth in Austin and abroad.

As she herself said, "One of my favorite things to do in life is take an out-of-the-box challenge. The more unexpected, diverse, and fun, the better it is. This series is just that and I am thrilled." So are we. For in both music and life, Patrice Pike truly is the real deal.