Patrick Ballantyne

Patrick Ballantyne is a Windsor-born Canadian songwriter, guitar player and singerbased in Oakville, Ontario.

Patrick was born in Windsor, ON. He is a lawyer and songwriter who now lives in Oakville, ON.

Started writing with Gordie Johnson in the 1980sand has also written with Colin MacDonald of The Trews, Meredith Shaw, Tim Chaisson, and Shane Chisholm

Patrick has performed at the Toronto Centre for the Arts as part of the Bare Bones and Up Front Series.

Albums

• 2008 Patrick Ballantyne
• 2014 Days of Rain

Patrick Ballantyne

Although most frequently associated with co-writing with the likes of Gordie JohnsonandBig Sugar, The Trews, and Tim Chaisson, Patrick released his debut solo album in 2008. It garnered the attention of music industry icon Ron Harwood, who placed it in top 5 independent releases of the year.

Days of Rain

Released in June 2014. The release show was held at Musideum in Toronto. The album differs from the first album in that it has more instrumentation (piano and string) than the first release

• The title track "King of the Road" was co-written with Meredith Shaw and Gordie Johnson. The song originally appeared in a different incarnation on Meredith Shaw's EP "Place Called Happy".
• The lyric video for "Wrestling with the Devil" was featured by Snob's Music as a Friday Findand as a Mute Music Moment of the Day
• Re-released January 2015 under Northwood Records' label

Hit A Month

In 2015, Patrick Ballantyne started the sardonically titled "hitamonth.com" project, aiming to release a single every month for the year.

Songwriting Credits

• 2012 wrote "No One Came" on No One Came - Shane Chisholm

Collaborations

• 2014 Co-wrote "Slide" (Meredith Shaw, EP Hardest Goodbye)
• 2013 Co-wrote "Call it a Night" (Meredith Shaw, EP Trouble)
• 2013 Co-wrote "Beat This Heart" (Tim Chaisson, The Other Side),
• 2013 Co-wrote "Blast Your Way Out" (Tim Chaisson, The Other Side)
• 2012 Co-wrote "Love Song for You" and "Livin' the Dream" (Shane Chisholm, No One Came)
• 2011 Co-wrote ""So Good," "King of the Road," "There's No Tellin',", "Breakin'," "Happy," Little Fishy," "Acted Badly," "Girls Who Believe" (Meredith Shaw, Place Called Happy)
• 2011 Co-wrote "Sweet Little Thing" (Wide Mouth Mason, No Bad Days)
• 2007 Co-wrote "One of These Days" and "Three Legged Race" (Grady, A Cup of Cold Poison)
• 2005 Co-wrote "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me" (The Trews. Den of Thieves)
• 2001 Co-wrote "All Hell for a Basement" (Big Sugar, Brothers and Sisters, Are You Ready?)
• 1998 Co-wrote "Cop a Plea," "Girl Watcher," "Kickin' Stones" and "Heart Refuse to Pound" (Big Sugar, Heated)
• 1996 Co-wrote "Gone For Good", "Empty Head", and "If I Had My Way" (Big Sugar, Hemi-Vision)

Other Music Credits

• 2008 Co-producer Mr. Chill’s Cold Testament. Mr. Chill

• Nominated for NOW Reader's Choice Songwriter of the Year
• 2014 NOW Reader's Choice Winner for Songwriter of the Year
• 2013 ECMA Nomination Song of the Year for “Beat this Heart”, Co-written with Tim Chaisson

• 2013 Heartland. "Til The Sun Comes Up." Co-written and performed by Tim Chaisson
• 2012 Degrassi, “Girls Who Believe”, performed by Meredith Shaw
• 2012 Arctic Air. Episode 109 (New North) "Sweet Little Thing”, performed by Wide Mouth Mason
• 2002 Men with Brooms “Girl Watcher,” (Gordie Johnson, Patrick Ballantyne).