Patricia Lynne "Patti" Rothberg (born May 4, 1972) is a singer-songwriter and painter.
Born in New York City, Rothberg grew up in
Scarsdale, New York
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.
Rothberg played all the guitar and bass parts on her debut album, ''
Between the 1 and the 9'', which was released on April 2, 1996. The album went on to sell over 250,000 copies in the US and another 200,000 in Europe and Japan. The first single, "Inside", reached number 25 on the ''Billboard'' magazine Alternative chart. With her band Rothberg toured extensively supporting
Chris Isaak
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,
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,
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Midnight Oil
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and
Paul Westerberg
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; making appearances on high-profile TV shows like ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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''. In February 1997, Rothberg toured Europe as support to
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.
During this time, two of Rothberg's songs appeared in film: a
cover
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of "
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" in ''
Beverly Hills Ninja'' (1997) and "Inside" in ''
The Misadventures of Margaret
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'' (1998).
Rothberg's third album, ''Double Standards,'' was released by indie label
Megaforce
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on May 13, 2008. The release show was at the Blender Theater in New York City on May 22, 2008.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''
Between the 1 and the 9'' (1996) –
UK No. 83
[
* ''Candelabra Cadabra'' (2001)
* ''Double Standards'' (2008)
* ''Overnight Sensation'' (2011)
* ''Black Widow'' (2013)
*''Ulterior Motives'' (2016)
*''Ephemeral'' (2017)
* ''Dragon Meets Phoenix (with ]Sean Altman
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)'' (2018)
*''Behind Bars'' (2019)
*''Douche'' (2021)
*''Pizza Box'' (2021)
Live albums
*''1 & 9 Acoustic 1996 (Live)'' (2021)
Singles/EPs
Soundtracks
*"Kung-Fu Fighting (Non-LP)" (1997) Beverly Hills Ninja'' Soundtrack and eatured on '' Beverly Hills Ninja'' Soundtrack and CMJ New Music Volume 42">CMJ">eatured on '' Beverly Hills Ninja'' Soundtrack and CMJ New Music Volume 42*''Anywhere - Original Soundtrack'' (2007) [7 of the 10 tracks]
References
External links
Review of 'Candelabra Cadabra' on Page 6
Review of 'Douche'
Review of 'Pizza Box'
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1972 births
Living people
American women singer-songwriters
Singers from New York City
Jewish American musicians
Jewish singers
Jewish rock musicians
Jewish American songwriters
People from Scarsdale, New York
Guitarists from New York City
21st-century American singer-songwriters
21st-century American women singers
21st-century American guitarists
21st-century American women guitarists
21st-century American Jews
Singer-songwriters from New York (state)