Artist description Pat Simmons is not only the founder of Simmons Road Enterprises, Inc. , he is also a singer/songwriter within his own right. Brought up singing in church choir and elementary school chorus, he began his writing career at age 11. Inspired by seeing re-runs of 'The Monkees' television show, he decided that music was the career path that he would follow. Considering that he is a cousin to country legend Mel Tillis and the lovely Pam Tillis, it could also be said that music is in his blood. In 1994, Pat moved to Nashville, where he embarked upon his pursuit of a career in country music. He worked at establishing the connections and contacts that he needed to still be able to pursue his dream after moving back to Florida the following year. During this time, he also began his recording career and the promotion of his material. This lead to the eventual release of his first CD Till Time Is Through in March 1997. During this period, he received a nomination for Most Promising Male Songwriter by the Tennessee Songwriters Association International in 1996 and another nomination for Songwriter of the Year in 1998. He has also been featured as a spotlight artist on many websites, among them Cowboys & Cowgirls and Radio ETC. Finally he was voted Best Country Act by Weekly Planet newspaper in Tampa for 1999. During the summer of 1996, Pat formed Simmons Road Enterprises, Inc. Not only used as a promotional tool for his own expense, the company also seeks out other talented songwriters to publish and promote and is now expanding to produce complete CDs for other performers. Pat has his songwriting and publishing affiliation (Simmons Road Music) with SESAC, the third largest performing rights organization. He is also a member of the Tennessee Songwriters Association International, Country Music Society of America, Just Plain Folks, and is involved with several other publishing companies and music organizations worldwide. Pat plans to continue all of his music endeavors in the future, starting with a new acoustic CD using just piano and guitar as background. Please feel free to contact Pat at sreincorp@aol.com and please visit our website at www.hometown.aol.com/sreincorp We are always looking for talented songwriters and great songs to publish and promote!

Music Style Country and Pop

Instruments Guitar, piano, and drums

Albums Till Time Is Through (c) 1997

Press Reviews REVIEW FROM COUNTRYREVIEW.COM Pat Simmons: Till Time Is Through Album/Artist Review Break Frames Having spent his childhood singing in church and school choirs, Pat Simmons was only 11 when he decided that music was the life for him. He soon started writing his own songs, which later led to nominations by the Tennessee Songwriters Association International for Most Promising Male Songwriter (1996) and Songwriter Of The Year (1998), and looked forward to the day when he could pursue his dream. In 1994, the Florida native's dream became a reality when he packed up his bags to pound the pavement in Music City for a year. During his stay in Nashville, the singer/songwriter gained connections and contacts to help him establish his business (Simmons Road Enterprises, Inc., a company designed to publish/promote songwriters) from his home, rather than living in Tennessee permanently. Combining his success as a songwriter and promoter, Simmons additionally began a recording career with a 15-song CD entitled Till Time Is Through. Having written every song on his debut, Pat not only metes out his self-acquired professional side, he also shares his personal side. With sincere vocals ringing clear throughout the album's entirety, Pat's lyrics aren't what some might call far-fetched. They're believable. When he sings of an eternal vow of love, on ballads such as the title-cut and "I Swear To You", you believe him. When he sings sad songs, like "Empty Handed", "Broken Promises", "My Heart Will Always Love You", and the touching "He's Not Me", you know that this guy has known his own portion of heartaches and has found music to be a great outlet for repressed emotions. Of course, slow songs aren't the only way to express the blues. Proving that he can encourage toe-tapping as well as body-swaying, Simmons replaces the blues with get-up-and-move beats on several songs. Some of these include "I Want It All", "She's My Girl", "Another Man", "Living' For The Weekend", and "Throw Away Your Memory". Mid-tempo numbers are the memory-inspired "Simmons Road", "Dangerous Curves Ahead", "The Boys Are Out Tonight", and "The Man You Want". Whether it's fast or slow, Pat Simmons has shown that, no matter what he's singing, he sings it well. For more information on Pat and his music, be sure to visit SimmonsRoad.com or click on the official link below.

Additional Info You can purchase Pats Cds at our website www.hometown.aol.com/sreincorp/patsimmons.html

Location Tampa, Fl - USA

Copyright notice. All material on MP3.com is protected by copyright law and by international treaties. You may download this material and make reasonable number of copies of this material only for your own personal use. You may not otherwise reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, or create derivative works of this material, unless authorized by the appropriate copyright owner(s).