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Patti Rothberg Born 1972 Is A New York-Based Singer Songwriter Recording Artist Multi-Instrumentalist And Painter/artist. Born In New York City Rothberg Grew Up In Scarsdale N.Y. Playing Piano From The Age Of 3 And Writing Songs By The Age Of 15 Joining A High School Rod Stewart Covers Band. She Later Travelled Through Europe And America Busking To Support Herself An Activity Which Would Later Inform The Lyrics To The Title Song Of Her Debut Album "Between The 1 And The 9" . She Majored In Illustration At Boston University And Parsons School Of Design Both In New York And Paris Devoting Her Time To Writing Songs And Painting And Joining A New York Band Called Thrust Which She Played With Through 1993 And 1994. Legend Has It That While Busking At The 14th Street Station In New York She Was Spotted By A Passing EMI America Executive Signing To The Label In February 1995. In Fact Rothberg Had Hooked Up With A Manager And Shopped Her Demo To A Number Of Labels. A Multi-Instrumentalist Rothberg Played All The Bass And Guitar Parts On Her Debut Album "Between The 1 And The 9 " Which Was Released On April 2 1996. The Album Title Is A Reference To The Subway Platform Where She Used To Busk. The Album Went On To Sell Over 250 000 Copies In The US And Another 200 000 In Europe And Japan. The First Single "Inside" Reached Number 32 On The Billboard Charts. With Her Band Rothberg Toured Extensively Supporting Chris Isaak The Wallflowers Garbage Midnight Oil And Paul Westerberg Making Appearances On High Profile TV Shows Such As The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Late Night With David Letterman And The Oprah Winfrey Show. February 1997 Saw A Foray Into Europe Opening For The Black Crowes. She Was Also Tapped To Play At A Few Lilith Fair Dates. All Looked Rosy For Patti Until EMI Records USA Was Closed And She Found Herself Without A Record Deal. Continuing To Play Shows Rothberg Hooked Up With Producer Freddie Katz In 2001 Recording Her Sophomore Album "Candelabra Cadabra" With Him At Long Island's Avalon Studios. The Album Was Finally Released On CD By Indie Label Cropduster In 2002. Patti Recently Completed Her Third Album "Double Standards" Which Was Released May 13 2008. She Continues To Play Shows In New York With Her Band Freddie Katz - Guitars Backing Vox David Leatherwood - Bass Backing Vox JP Patterson - Drums Erin Hill - Keyboards Guitar Percussion Backing Vox And Also Tours Occasionally Up And Down The East Coast. While Working On "Double Standards" Patti Also Found The Time To Write And Record A Three Song Holiday EP "Snow Is My Downfall" 2002 On The Indie Label CD Baby And Seven Songs For The Movie "Anywhere " As Yet Unreleased. The Soundtrack Album Was Released On The Indie Label Engine Company Records March 27 2007. Two Of Patti's Songs Have Already Appeared In Movies "Inside" In "The Misadventures Of Margaret" 1998 And A Version Of "Kung Fu Fighting" In "Beverly Hills Ninja" 1997 . read less