Patrick Cowley

Patrick Cowley (1950-1982) was an American synthesizer player, composer and producer, born in Buffalo, New York, who moved to San Francisco in 1971. He is regarded as a pioneer of hi-NRG and electronic dance music, known for his own club hits Menergy and Megatron Man (1981) and for his work with the singer Sylvester. He died in San Francisco at 32. Cowley studied synthesizers at City College of San Francisco. He made a long remix of Donna Summer's I Feel Love working from a vinyl copy, and in 1978 joined Sylvester's studio band, playing on Step II and writing songs for Stars (1979).