New music is precursor to the future

The county jail isn't the most likely place to find a band name, but this isn't your average band and these aren't your average guys.

Drummer Ramone Quick II, Vocalist Corey Morrison, Guitarist Stephen Beres and Bassist Austin Sears make up Pat the Human, an "energy-core" band from Plano that's back together and ready to make it big.

The story behind the band's curious name begins with Morrison and Sears meeting at a concert.

According to Quick, the two got into a fight and were promptly taken to jail where they met a peculiar, slightly crazed inmate. When the two asked the cops about him, the police said that the man's name was Pat and that they referred to him as "Pat the Human" because he was treated like an animal at a zoo.

Morrison and Sears bonded over music and decided to form a band.

Simple as that, the band Pat the Human was born.

Since 2007, Pat the Human has been a local band spotlight. Playing for up to 5, 000 people, these guys know how to draw a crowd.

Drawing large numbers was a huge opportunity for a local band, especially when they were just starting out, making it easy for them to get hooked.

But according to Morrison, there were problems that prevented the band from going any further. Too many band members and conflicts and other reasons for wanting to be in the band led to them deciding to call it quits in 2009.

However, one drunken night changed that. Beres, Quick, Morrison and Sears decided it was time to get back on the stage for the right reasons.

"We're in this band because we want to do what we want and we want to say what we want. It's something fun to do and for me personally, it's a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing," Beres said.

"I want to try and see how far we can take it. I don't want to be 60 and regretting it. I see all these other people working 9 to 5 jobs and I see how much they hate their lives. I don't want to do that."

Ultimately, Pat the Human is in it for the music and its fans. A large crowd and massive energy are what makes this band's members who they are and what makes their show a unique experience.

"It's just a feeling that doesn't compare to anything else," Beres said.

It's hard to put a genre on Pat the Human's music, but the guys loosely label themselves "energy-core."

"We say that because it's an easy description of what we do. Everything that ends in ‘core' is usually heavy or rock driven, which is what we mostly are.  And ‘energy' describes our stage show. We like to get insane," Morrison said.

Moving away from their past sound, which mirrored a love child of metal and hardcore beats, the new Pat the Human is braced with more structure and more diversity.

"We want to branch out more. Essentially, whatever genre we throw [into the music] we listen to ourselves. We just want to incorporate that all into our music," Quick said.

Culturally diverse, the guys are integrating culture sounds anywhere from Japanese Pop to hip-hop beats.  The new EP, "Enternal Jamnation," is coming out in December and will explore a new side of Pat the Human.

Earlier this year, Pat the Human went on a West Coast tour to grow its fan-base beyond the Richland/Plano area.

Now, they're looking to expand even further with their upcoming Abduct Tour, which will take them through southern states and will kick-off Nov. 4 at Eisenbergs Skatepark in Plano.

To listen to tracks from Pat the Human and to get the latest news from the band, check them out at www.facebook.com/patthehuman.