Paddy Boom (born Patrick Seacor on September 6, 1968) is an American professional

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. He was the original drummer in the American

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Biography

Early life

Born in

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, as a teenager he taught himself to play drums, copying the style of U2's Larry Mullen Jr., using curtain rods fashioned into drumsticks on his sofa. He then progressed on to other drummers, and became a big fan of

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. Patrick attended the

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to study advertising, where he met Bryan Hynes and Robert Brochu. The three formed the Sloane Rangers, a seminal indie art-rock band that was a fixture in the New York rock scene for nearly a decade. TSR recorded two album 1990s "From The From" and 1992's "Scram", the later produced by Mark Spencer, guitarist for

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, Freedy Johnston and

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. The Sloane Rangers (TSR) recorded their two albums for Invert Records, an independent label that was founded by Stephen Struthers and Robert Sherman. Invert Records promoted a number of talented bands out of N.Y.C. including Several Other Men, and The Pleasantries. After TSR, he drummed for many different bands in New York, and started a

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, Boom Boom Records. Through Boom Boom he published his band Faith, for whom he drummed and sang

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Scissor Sisters

Paddy drummed professionally in New York for 15 years before he began to feel that his "shelf life was dangerously close to the end". He was looking for a new project, and found

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, "I would have given up long ago if it weren't for the music." After an absence from the band's live lineup for 18 months, it was announced on 16 October 2008 that Paddy had amicably parted ways with the Scissor Sisters.

References

Interview with Paddy Boom at Lowlands Festival 2005

External links

Official SiteScissorSistersAndFriends
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Underground Illusion - The Ultimate Scissor Sisters Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boom, Paddy 1968 births Living people Scissor Sisters members Singaporean emigrants to the United States American rock drummers 20th-century American drummers American male drummers