Patrice Pike
Patrice Pike is an American singer-songwriter. She was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the Austin, Texas-based rock band Sister 7. The band produced three independent and three major label albums, and has toured in the U.S. and Western Europe.
Early life
Pike was born in Dallas. Her stepfather was a touring guitarist. The first instrument she learned to play was the violin, which she learned via the Suzuki method. She attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She attended the University of North Texas for a year, studying jazz.Career
In 2006, Pike participated in the musical competition series Rock Star: Supernova, lasting until the eighth week of competition. The show gave her a chance to play her original song "Beautiful Thing" for the TV audience, but it also distracted her from the mixing of her album Unraveling.Pike has continued to play with Sister 7's lead guitarist Wayne Sutton. Together they have released several studio and live albums. In 2017 they founded a new musical project, Pike and Sutton, which released the album Heart Is a Compass in April 2020. They played Austin City Limits Music Festival in 2019.
Step Onward Foundation
In 2006, Pike co-founded The Grace Foundation of Texas. Later renamed the Step Onward Foundation, the charity has helped families and young individuals facing homelessness or serious medical conditions, including providing scholarships. Pike was inspired on this path by a fan who suffered from medical issues in the wake of drug use, vagrancy, and being sex-trafficked.Personal life
Pike is bisexual, and has been out since 1994.Discography
Little Sister:- Freedom Child
- Free Love and Nickel Beer EP
- Little Sister
- Sister 7
- This the Trip
- Wrestling Over Tiny Matters
- Live
- Three Times Live DVD
- Flat 13
- Fencing Under Fire
- Patrice Pike - New Cool Sampler
- Patrice Pike - Live at the Brushwood Lounge
- Unraveling
- Patrice Pike and Friends - Live at the Brushwood Lounge
- The Calling
- ''Heart is a Compass''