Brandon Patton Explained

Brandon Patton is an American game designer and musician.

Games

Game Design

• Caps & Stems: Mushrooms of the World (board game, in-development)^[1]
• Super PACS: The Game of Politics About the Game of Politics (2016, TableTip Games)^[2]
• Healing Blade: Defenders of Soma (2016, Nerdcore Medical)
• Occam's Razor: The Diagnostician's Dilemma (2013, Nerdcore Medical)^[3]

Music

Awards

• Winner of the Vox Populi for Best Story Song of 2009 (for "Mixed-Up Modern Family") by the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards,^[4]
• 2009 Finalist in the USA Songwriting Competition in the Rock / Alternative category.^[5]
• Featured on NPR's song of the day Oct. 8, 2009.^[6]
• "Top Music Artist" at the 2005 Temecula Film and Music Festival.
• The album Should Confusion was a finalist for "Album of the Year" in the 2004 Independent Music Awards.
• Finalist in the 2004 Newport Folk Festival New Talent Showcase.

Solo albums

• How I Allegedly Bit a Man in Gloucestershire (2011)
• Underhill Downs (2009)
• Should Confusion (2004)
• Nocturnal (1997)^[7]

Other albums

• Jukebox Stories, The Official Bootleg (2008)
• three against four, Hey Sparkle Eyes (2002)
• three against four, Some of Us Are Here (1998)

Compilations featuring Patton

• Nerdcore Rising: Music From the Motion Picture (2008)
• Indie Pop Cares A lot (2005)^[8]
• Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival 2005 Compilation (2005)
• The WSVNRadio Hall of Fame, Vol. 14 (2004)
• Oasis Acoustic Vol. 47 (2004) note: due to a printing error, he is listed only as Brandon

Music festival appearances

• SXSW Music Festival (2012)
• Truck America (2010)
• Heart of Texas Quadruple Bypass Music Festival (2008)
• Newport Folk Festival New Talent Showcase (2005)
• Temecula Film and Music Festival (2005)
• NXNE Toronto (2005)

Musical groups

• MC Frontalot (2006–2016)
• Futureboy
• Jonathan Coulton
• The Famous
• MC Lars
• Steve Songs
• Solea
• three against four (1997-2000)

Theater and film

Theater

• Jukebox Stories 3: The Secrets of Forking (2013, performer)
• Jukebox Stories 2: The Case of the Creamy Foam (2008, performer)
• Love Sucks! A Punk Rock Musical (2007, composer)
• Jukebox Stories (2006, 2007, performer)
• The AtrainPlays (2005–2007, composer)
• Young Zombies in Love (2004, bassist)

Film

• Remedy (2013) background music
• The Muslims Are Coming (2012) background music
• Nerdcore Rising (2008) as himself
• Mutual Appreciation (2005) background music

References

• Web site: Love Sucks . https://archive.today/20070529140445/http://www.nymf.org/Show-174.html . dead . 2007-05-29 . 2007-10-01 . 2007-10-01 . Nymf.org.
• Web site: Indie Pop Hearts Generosity . 2007-10-13 . 2005-04-05 . Metafilter.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20050406074141/http://www.metafilter.com/ . 2005-04-06.
• Web site: Indie-Music.com Brandon Patton Should Confusion . 2007-06-17 . Layton . Jennifer . 2004-02-07 . Indie-music.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20040226024019/http://www.indie-music.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2532 . 2004-02-26.
• Web site: 4th Annual Independent Music Awards Finalists . 2017-02-02 . 2005-01-01 . Independent Music Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20050101200506/http://www.disclogic.com/imafinalists.jsp . dead . 2005-01-01.
• Web site: ACM Records (Artist lookup) . 2022-10-10 . ACM Records website .
• Web site: Patton travels across continent to perform North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News - NCTimes.com - Californian.com . 2007-06-17 . Olsen . Gabriel . 2005-09-14 . North County Times (The Californian).
• Web site: IMDB page for Nerdcore Rising. 2009-09-24 . IMDb.com.

External links

• Web site: brandon patton -:|:- oversharing through song. Brandonpatton.com. 26 December 2020.
• Web site: MC Frontalot's Nerdcore Headquarters. Frontalot.com. 26 December 2020.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Caps and Stems. boardgamegeek .
2. Web site: Super PACS. Boardgamegeek.com. 26 December 2020.
3. Web site: About us. Store.nerdcoremedical.com. 26 December 2020.
4. Web site: Tim Easton, Vienna Teng, Spinnerette, Cooper Boone, Alaska In Winter and Danielia Cotton Among Those Honored By Music Fans . 2022-10-10 .
5. Web site: Winners of USA Songwriting Competition. Songwriting.net. 26 December 2020.
6. Web site: Brandon Patton: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do. Npr.org. 26 December 2020.
7. Web site: Brandon Patton | Album Discography. AllMusic. 26 December 2020.
8. Web site: // Indie Pop Cares a Lot // A Charity CD for Tsunami Relief //. 22 February 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070222122738/http://indiepopcaresalot.org/. 26 December 2020. 2007-02-22.