Patrick Cowley
Patrick Cowley is a dance-music act. Key releases appeared on Fusion Records, Megatone Records. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 4 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Aliases: Megatron Man (2), Fusion (15)
- Key labels: Fusion Records, Megatone Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
Patrick Joseph Cowley (October 19, 1950 - November 12, 1982) was a San Francisco-based musician and record producer credited as an early pioneer of electronic dance music, most notably in HI-NRG and experimental genres. Cowley grew up in upstate New York where he worked in local rock bands and eventually studied English at the University of Buffalo.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Patrick Cowley in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- Menergy (1981) 20 plays Fusion Records
- Megatron Man (1981) 9 plays Megatone Records
- I Wanna Take You Home (1981) 13 plays Fusion Records
- Tech-No-Logical World (1983) 7 plays Megatone Records
Tracks & releases
All 4 Patrick Cowley tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1981 - 1983).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Wanna Take You Home | 1981 | 130.17 | Fusion Records | Us | 13 |
| Megatron Man | 1981 | 125.56 | Megatone Records | Us | 9 |
| Menergy | 1981 | 126.57 | Fusion Records | Us | 20 |
| Tech-No-Logical World | 1983 | 117.40 | Megatone Records | Us | 7 |
Other tracks under this name
These 2 tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database share the artist name but could not be verified as this act (they may belong to a different artist with the same name):
| Track | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Goin' Home | 1982 | Megatone Records |
| Mind Warp | 1982 | Megatone Records |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 1 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
2 of 4 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Tech-No-Logical World (117.4 BPM) at the slow end and I Wanna Take You Home (130.2 BPM) at the fast end. That places them within reach of the station's ±3 BPM beat-matching window, so they mix together comfortably in the non-stop mix.
Airplay
Plays per week across the Patrick Cowley catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Menergy 20 plays 1981
- I Wanna Take You Home 13 plays 1981
- Megatron Man 9 plays 1981
- Tech-No-Logical World 7 plays 1983
Play counts are generated live from the MixPerfect Radio airplay log and update continuously.
Mixed with on MixPerfect Radio
The tracks most often mixed directly before or after Patrick Cowley's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (49 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats. The element badge marks transitions that also satisfy the engine's rule of no overlapping bass / melody / vocals.
- Surf Dancer - Future In The Night before 1x · after 1x 127.0 BPM 2016 element ✓
- Doctor Livingstone - Welcome In Kenia before 1x 114.8 BPM 1985 element ✓
- Android - Aliens before 1x 116.1 BPM 1986 element ✓
- 50 & 50 Brothers - Red Man before 1x 116.1 BPM 1987 element ✓
- Fontanelli - Marilyn... I Love You before 1x 117.7 BPM 1986 element ✓
- Proxyon - Space Guards before 1x 118.0 BPM 1989 element ✓
- Laurie - Take My Heart Away before 1x 120.7 BPM 1993 element ✓
- What - Somebody before 1x 119.8 BPM 1992 element ✓
- Savage - I'm Loosing You (Euroenergy Remix) before 1x 123.8 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Max Coveri - Guy, Guy before 1x 125.0 BPM 1989 element ✓
Small sample - observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations. A partner can be another track by this same artist: those were mixed consecutively on air. If no element data is recorded for a transition it is counted as BPM-only.
Genres & labels
Genres in the database:
Dominant labels:
- Fusion Records (2 tracks)
- Megatone Records (2 tracks)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Patrick Cowley.
Sources
Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:
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