Case Updates (News + Press)
May 2010
Currently patientZero is in the studio working on their next album. They are also scheduling and planning their summer tour. Stay tuned for more!!!.
March 2010
SXSW! pZ will be performing in Austin for South by Southwest and RedGorilla Music Fest. Join us for some St. Patrick's Day fun!
March 17th 8pm, The Blind Pig, 317 E. 6th Street Austin, Texas
New website We've just finished revamping our website (with help from Xponential Site Design) and we're featuring a few new songs fresh from the studio.
Feb 2010
Recording pZ is currently recording with internationally known producer/engineer Erwin Musper (Van Halen, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Elton John, Jeff Beck) and Grammy award winning engineer/producer Neil Citron (Steve Vai, Steve Lukather, John 5, Movies: "That Thing You Do" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding").
May 2009
New members! pZ welcomes Tasha Pence and Tennis Mounts to the family! Tasha on keys, and Tennis on percussion take the band to another level. We are excited to have such amazing players in the band!
March 2009
pZ on the road pZ traveled to the winter NAMM show and SXSW for RedGorilla Music Fest this year! Click here to view pics
Manifestations (Music)
New Tracks (prerelease)
- Directionality
- No Longer
- Suspension of Disbelief
Inflatable Ape Nation (2006)
Seemingly So (2005)
- Available at: iTunes
- Available at: CDbaby
- Available at: Amazon.com
Free From Any Mindset (EP 2004)
- Available at: CDbaby
Photos
Patient History (Biography)
In medical terminology, "patient zero" is a term that is given to the first person that contracts a disease or is the first to undergo a new treatment. patientZero feels they are the first to introduce their unique style of music and hopes to spread it like an epidemic.
pZ takes an alternative/progressive/groove/indie rock approach with their music in the spirit of Muse, Tool, Porcupine Tree, Incubus, Zappa, Primus, Red Hot Chili Peppers which all mesh with a more melodic edge that is all their own.
patientZero was born in 2003 when vocalist/guitarist Chris Sarvak started the band in college. In 2004, Chris met up with Aaron Northcutt while they were both teachers at a local music store. They had an instant rapport and realized they had the same goals within the music business. Tasha Hull finally cemented the sound in 2008 and has made the pZ sound a formidable force.
Since hitting the ground running in 2003, patientZero has been active in the Cincinnati scene and abroad. They have played a variety of festivals, including Red Gorilla Music Fest, the M.E.A.N.Y Guitar Festival in New York City, the Rock and Ride Music Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, the Midwest Music Summit in Indianapolis, and the Midpoint Music Festival in Cincinnati. The band has also had the pleasure of being featured at Music Hall for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra as well as being featured on the UPN Television Network, local T.V. band showcase City Nights, and on Cincinnati’s FOX network station playing live! Most recently, the band has performed at South by Southwest in the Red Gorilla Must Fest in 2009 and 2010. Currently the band is recording with internationally known producer/engineer Erwin Musper who has worked with bands/artists such as: Van Halen, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Elton John, Jeff Beck, and many more. They have also been working with Grammy award winning engineer/producer Neil Citron.
Some other career highlights include (but are not limited to):
- patientZero has had consistent college radio play with over 200 plus radio stations. Three successful radio campaigns with Tinderbox music
- patientZero has placed on the CMJ charts reaching 274.
- The album “Inflatable Ape Nation” rated number 10 on the CMJ top 20 ADDS charts in the month of December (CMJ NMR Issue 991).
- Currently recording with Erwin Musper (Van Halen, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Elton John, Jeff Beck) and Neil Citron (Steve Vai, Steve Lukather, John 5, Movies: “Doing that thing you do” & “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”)
- Opening up for national acts like The Gin Blossoms and Blessid Union of Souls
- Playing on Cincinnati’s FOX morning show
- Playing on the UPN network
- Nominated for Best New Artist in Cincinnati by Citybeat Magazine (2004)
patientZero is:
- Chris Sarvak - vocals, 8 string guitar
- Aaron Northcutt - guitar
- Tasha Pence - keyboards
Transmisson Vectors (Links)
Affliate Companies & Sites
- Knucklehead Strings (officially endorse)
- The Bamboo Room (Erwin Musper)
- Neil Citron
- See the Music
- Tinderbox Music (pZ radio promotion)
- Kacy Cierley Photography
Media
Venues & Festivals
Bands