Biography
La Patente is a group of Acadian Brayons, originally from Madawaska in northwestern New Brunswick, but living in Fredericton for work. The artists, all of whom had already proven themselves as musicians in various bands, decided, in time of pandemic, to form a band, write songs and record them. The group's musical influences are varied: from the Quebec Redneck Bluegrass Project to Plume Latraverse, Cayouche, Canaille, Gros Mené, Lisa LeBlanc, Thomé Young and even Les Colocs. La Patente's first album, "L'Illusion d'la Perfection", was released by the label Le Grenier Musique in November 2021, which is also the band's booking agency and management company. The band describes the album as "100% Brayon, unfiltered, taking influences from all over the musical spectrum". The acoustic music draws inspiration from styles such as country, Cajun, folk, blues and even punk rock in some respects. At the request of the public, a mini album of saucy songs entitled "Le paradis des infidèles" was released in early August 2022 under the label Le Grenier musique... Attention sensitive ears abstain!!! In addition to Marc Colecchio (lead vocals, guitar), the collective La Patente is formed on stage by Mathieu Émond (banjo, additional vocals), Marc-André Godin (double bass, additional vocals) and Chad Ritchie (drums).
La Patente is a group of Acadian Brayons, originally from Madawaska in northwestern New Brunswick, but living in Fredericton for work. The artists, all of whom had already proven themselves as musicians in various bands, decided, in time of pandemic, to form a band, write songs and record them. The group's musical influences are varied: from the Quebec Redneck Bluegrass Project to Plume Latraverse, Cayouche, Canaille, Gros Mené, Lisa LeBlanc, Thomé Young and even Les Colocs. La Patente's first album, "L'Illusion d'la Perfection", was released by the label Le Grenier Musique in November 2021, which is also the band's booking agency and management company. The band describes the album as "100% Brayon, unfiltered, taking influences from all over the musical spectrum". The acoustic music draws inspiration from styles such as country, Cajun, folk, blues and even punk rock in some respects. At the request of the public, a mini album of saucy songs entitled "Le paradis des infidèles" was released in early August 2022 under the label Le Grenier musique... Attention sensitive ears abstain!!! In addition to Marc Colecchio (lead vocals, guitar), the collective La Patente is formed on stage by Mathieu Émond (banjo, additional vocals), Marc-André Godin (double bass, additional vocals) and Chad Ritchie (drums).
