Pat

About Pat

Announcing the coming release of their final first album “Flying Free” in 9 countries in Asia with record company Marquee, Inc., the Lightseekers are singing out loud as they enter the world of great Finding greatness in all things small, the Lightseekers are making some noise with the release of their first album. They are one of those few amazing stories of a couple of men determined to overpass themselves with only limited knowledge but a little more time to work with: produced with modest means in the middle of nowhere, southern France, their first LP is only giving away a hint of their ambition.
“I was smacked in the face. Melodic hard rock of great quality, polished songs, superb melodies,” says Eric Pluto from Hardrock 80 magazine, who initially discovered the band by surprise at their very first concert. Similarly, since the beginning of the project, the Lightseekers have benefitted from great support from journalists in hard rock and heavy metal, even though the musicians prefer to label themselves as a rock band. Upon seeing the vast diversity of their listeners and fans, they feel their music truly belongs to a rather mainstream hard/heavy pop genre.
In the early 2000’s, lead guitarist Pat Clapier (founder and composer for the band) was playing with his friends Stephane Nicolas (drums), Frederic Geai-Schmitt (guitar), J-C Duvivier (vocals) and Damien Macchi (bass)