Pat Thrall began working with Meat Loaf in 1988. With a
tour close, Pat spent a lot of time learning the
arrangements, but even so, was nervous when rehearsals
began. After hearing Pat do "Bat Out Of Hell", however,
Meat had no reservations and whatsoever. Pat became a
wonderful and creative addition to the band for 11 years!
Who didn't have to take a deep breath when Pat would do
his lead guitar solos? His incredible sound and
unquestionable talent will forever remain in any Meat Loaf
fan's heart. It is unfortunate for us that he has chosen
to move on.

But move on is exactly what he is doing, and he is doing
it with style!! His talents will still be available to us,
but in a bit different manner than we might expect! Pat,
along with his wife Zoe, has opened his own business in
association with Avatar Studios called STUDIO PT.

"At the heart of Studio PT is an integrated hardware/software based computer system called Pro Tools. Pro Tools is, for all intents and purposes, a recording studio inside of the computer. It has a multitrack recorder just like the tape machines you see in every recording studio but instead of using tape, it uses an external hard drive to record to. The advantages of this are enormous!

Having music recorded into a computer means that you can
manipulate it just as you do words in a word processor.
If the drummer hits a snare drum out of time, you can cut
and paste it into the right place in time. If the singer
sings out of tune, you can tune him/her perfectly. If
you like the way the band played the 1st verse, but you
didn't like the way they played the 2nd verse, you can
"fly in" the 1st verse over the 2nd verse seamlessly.
There are now software versions of famous guitar
amplifiers such as Marshalls and Fenders that allows a
guitarist to plug in to the computer and play through a
vintage amp.

Pro Tools also has a mixing board just like the one's in
major studios. Pat does mixes in the computer as complex
as mixing engineers do in conventional studios."
~~Pat

Here's a list of some of the projects
STUDIO PT
has done in the last year:

Kevin Shirley Ric Wake Phil Ramone Al Schmitt Peter Asher Jason Corsaro

Andy Johns Neil Dorfsman Fred Maher Elton John Spice Girls Black Crowes

The Corrs Oasis Soul Asylum Stevie Wonder Faithless Rasputina

Little Steven Gravity Kills

Some Specifics:

Black Crowes	"By Your Side"
Elton John	"Aida" 1.Spice Girls "My Strongest Suit" 2.Elton & LuLu "The Messenger"
"The Faculty" Movie Soundtrack	1.Soul Asylum "Schools Out" 2.Oasis "Sty Young"

To learn more about Studio PT, why not visit Pat's web site, by clicking HERE!!