Patent Pending

From Lyriki

Patent Pending is a ska punk band from Mt. Sinai, New York. They have played with many national bands, including Taking Back Sunday, Motion City Soundtrack, Catch 22, Reel Big Fish, Thursday, No Pants SlamDance, and Brand New, as well as other major Long Island acts. The band has been together since 2001 and has played hundreds of shows all across the United States.

If The Little Engine That Could was in a punk rock band, he would be in Patent Pending. Prior to attracting the attention of any record label, Patent Pending played hundreds of shows across the country, sold thousands of CDs & DVDs and amassed enough friends on Myspace to fill a small state. Recently the band has found a warm and loving home in We Put Out Records. With their first label release, “Save Each Other, the Whales Are Doing Fine”, will the little engine finally get some rest? Not until the entire world has witnessed the rock and roll party power of Patent Pending.

Attacking the world from their Long Island headquarters, P-Unit's (as they are also known as) main course of action has always been to give America something to dance to. The group is known for its outlandish live show, turning the most obstinate and stand-offish of crowds into instant believers and dance contest champions. Operating on a “no show too big, no show too small principal”, the band can be found playing anywhere from the smallest of basements and coffee houses, to the Van's Warped Tour, opening up for Taking Back Sunday and Brand New and live, in studio, on Fuse TV’s Daily Download. The band was voted by fans all over the world through PureVolume to play the first annual The Bamboozle Festival in NJ.

Later in the year, the band headed over to Big Blue Meanie (Taking Back Sunday, Mighty Might Bosstones, Stretch Arm Strong studios in Hoboken, New Jersey to record their We Put Out Records debut. The band chose producer Joseph A. Pedulla (Thursday, We’re All Broken) to guide the little engine throughout the studio. “We spent a good portion of last year touring with We’re All Broken, Joseph’s band. He knows us, as well as our songs, inside and out." says Joe Pending. "We wanted people to put this CD on in their living room and have the urge to suddenly bust a move so the party continues long after the kids leave our show. That's exactly what kind of feel this record has."

Each member of Patent Pending grew up snacking on Pop-Rocks, Sipping on Kool-Aid and worshiping Bon Jovi and Steve Urkel! With childhoods like that, starting a punk rock band that will one day take over the universe was almost inevitable! “This isn't about record sales, this isn't about TV," comments Joe. "This is about doing what we love for people that we love. We don't have fans, we have friends and they are the best in the universe."

Bio taken from: We Put Out Records