Patrick DeCoste (born July 22, 1978, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American rock guitarist.
Patrick DeCoste (pronounced: "dē-coast") began playing guitar at the age of 13 at a local music store in West Roxbury, MA and then went on to study at the Boston Conservatory of Music's Summer Sessions (1992) & Berklee College of Music's 5 Week Summer Program & Summer Guitar Sessions (1994–1995). He was also awarded full-tuition scholarships to attend Berklee College of Music's Boston City Music Program (1994–1996). While at Berklee, he studied under the direction of Tomo Fujita.
Since 2003,[1] [2] DeCoste has performed as an instrumental guitarist,[3] releasing 2 CDs. His 2003 Advanced Demo CD dominated the MP3.com charts[4] and is credited with establishing his name within the instrumental guitar community.[5] In 2004, DeCoste released Inside The Unsaid which debuted at No. 3 alongside Grammy winners Eric Johnson & Steve Morse.[6] Music from this CD has been featured at major sporting events, such as the now-defunct San Diego Gulls,[7] as well as various radio shows including Q's House and PBS 106.7FM's weekly show: FretNet.[8] DeCoste is currently endorsed by Ernie Ball Music Man guitars,[9] alongside Steve Lukather, Albert Lee and John Petrucci.
DeCoste's famed version of the Star Spangled Banner[10] from his 2003 Advanced Demo has been performed live at various major Sports arenas such as Shea Stadium, the Agganis Arena & the DCU Center and can be found on YouTube.
He has recorded/ shared the stage with the following artists:Gary Hoey (Surdog Records), Johnny A (Favored Nations), Joe Stump (Leviathan Records), Jon Finn (Legato Records), Lori McKenna (Warner Bros. Nashville), Nate Morton (CBS drummer), Ed Toth (Vertical Horizon/ Doobie Bros) & Chris Loftlin (Brian Mcknight Bassist)
