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Pat Irwin (born May 17, 1955) is an American composer and musician who was a founding member of two bands that grew out of New York City 's No Wave scene in the late 1970s, the Raybeats and 8-Eyed Spy. He joined The B-52s from 1989 through 2008. He currently performs and records with SUSS who have released several records on the indie label ...
Pat Irwin has spent over 4 decades pushing the boundaries of popular music with his soundtracks for some of the most recognized and popular shows in television including Dexter: New Blood, Nurse Jackie, Bored To Death and scores for animation including Rocko’s Modern Life, Pepper Ann, Class of 3000 and SpongeBob SquarePants.
Pat Irwin has been living in and making music in New York City since the late 1970’s. He writes music for film and television and recently composed the score for Dexter: New Blood which premiered on the Showtime Network on November, 2021 and became the most watched show in Showtime history. He was a founding member of two bands, 8 Eyed Spy ...
Pat Irwin. Composer: Dexter: New Blood. Pat Irwin has spent over 4 decades pushing the boundaries of popular music with his soundtracks for some of the most recognized and popular shows in television, including, Dexter: New Blood, Nurse Jackie, Bored To Death, and scores for animation including, Rocko's Modern Life, Pepper Ann, Class of 3000, and SpongeBob SquarePants (for which he won 3 ASCAP ...
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Apr 21, 2022 · Pat Irwin was a member of the B-52s from 1989-2008, a founding member of the Raybeats and Eight-Eyed Spy and composer for numerous independent films, t.v., and cartoons. Irwin began to write film scores in the 1990s. His film and television work includes Season 3 of HBO’s Bored to Death, the animated series Rocko’s Modern […]
Apr 18, 2022 · Pat Irwin: It wasn’t exactly a transition. It was just part of the process. When I moved to New York in the late 70s, it had this creative, collaborative buzz. Filmmakers were in bands. Musicians were in movies, and painters were musicians and dancers. There were opportunities to collaborate. I was in a band called The Raybeats.
Case in point is New York multi-instrumentalist Pat Irwin. After studying with John Cage in Paris, he came to NYC and dived into the no wave scene of the late '70's, becoming a member of 8-Eyed Spy with Lydia Lunch and later working with her on her solo debut. Around then, he also formed 'neo-surf' band the Raybeats with Spy bassist George Scott.
