Patrick Cowley

The Profile

American electronic musician and producer, key figure in the San Francisco Hi-NRG/disco scene; collaborator with Sylvester and co-founder of Megatone Records; active in the 1970s–1982.

Born October 19, 1950; died November 12, 1982. Co-founded Megatone Records with Marty Blecman. Produced and remixed tracks for Sylvester and was influential in early Hi-NRG and electronic disco.

Reviews present Patrick Cowley as a pioneering San Francisco electronic disco producer whose work helped define Hi-NRG. Key collaborations (notably with Sylvester) and releases such as Menergy, Megatron Man and Mind Warp are highlighted. His career and Megatone Records are framed within the late-1970s/early-1980s club scene. Cowley's early death in 1982 from AIDS-related causes is noted.