ALL ABOUT PATRICK LEW HAYASHI

"In the wake of his bewildering and yet sometimes polarizing success with Patrick Lew Band during the 2010s and early 2020s, Patrick Lew Hayashi began a new chapter in 2022 under his stage name LEWNATIC. Creating a unique blend of classic rock, J-Pop, grunge, and pop-metal with fiery fierce guitar solos and instrumentation for the TikTok era."

Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?

Talented unique guitarist, YouTuber, and digital music creator of Chinese and Japanese descent, born and raised in San Francisco.

Born on November 15, 1985. 

I am creating fierce, fiery guitar-based instrumental rock and roll music that bends genres: J-Pop, grunge, pop-metal, and classic rock. 

I am a distinct indie music artist known for my funny intriguing YouTube videos, cross-dressing as a female named Madeline in my music and online content. And I blend many different types of genres together that makes my music I create my very own. I write and record songs about overcoming adversity, alienation, resilience, and living in the modern world. Like a Science Fiction movie. Kind of!

I started my musical journey and indie career at age 15 by uploading my own songs and covers that I wrote and recorded at home online. Made on my guitars, my own voice and computer. Under the name PATRICK LEW BAND. The band went through many changes and moments, but I always was the Patrick Lew Band’s only constant member and the driving creative force behind the music! 

I started making and posting YouTube videos in 2007 at age 21. 

I graduated from college (CSU East Bay) in June 2011 with a B.A in Philosophy. I also went to Wallenberg High School and Soko Gakuen Japanese School as a teenager.

I built a dedicated fan base across 55 countries worldwide of over 15,000 followers. The algorithms and statistics often fluctuate on social-media however!

I play Fender Telecaster guitars using a Marshall CODE50 combo amp. My pedalboard is very minimal, I just use a BOSS DS-2 pedal to navigate through clean and overdriven tones while playing my guitar leads. 

I also made television appearances on The Man in the High Castle and White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch, and I’ve been featured and my music was covered in various blogs and newspapers online since the pandemic. 

In 2019. I began making music under the LEWNATIC name. Focusing more on my lead guitar playing skills and using modern technology to make some rocking tunes in my bedroom. I played a couple local shows as Lewnatic onstage. To achieve this, I use AI-generated instrumentals and some royalty-free rock-related backing tracks found on the Internet. Then, I use my computer to add extra guitar and piano/synthesizer parts while recording and digitally editing everything I am trying to create!

Since 2022, I am focused on producing original ROCK music in my house here in San Francisco - writing, composing, and playing all the guitar. I also signed with Bentley Records that Summer, and I’m actively releasing new music and online content with Lewnatic. My plan is to remain a virtual one-man rock band online, and maybe perform shows regionally occasionally too. 

Musical Influences: 

Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Oasis, Green Day, X Japan, Beyond, Yutaka Ozaki, Metallica, Blink 182, Box Car Racer, BTS, Miyavi Ishihara, The Rolling Stones, Silverchair. Mostly 90's and early 2000s rock related stuff. Some 60's classic rock bands. I also like K-Pop, older J-Pop, chiptunes, rap, and the blues.

Underground on, mainstream off! Support all diversity and inclusivity for all marginalized voices and faces!