Patrice Pike

Patrice Pike is an American singer-songwriter. She was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the Austin, Texas-based rock band Sister 7. The band produced three independent and three major label albums, and has toured in the U.S. and Western Europe.

Patrice Pike
Performing at a Stone Room Concert in Falls Church, Virginia, 2012
Background information
Born	Patrice Rene Pike
Origin	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Indie rock, singer-songwriter
Years active	1991–present
Labels	ZainWayne Records

Early life

Pike was born in Dallas. Her stepfather was a touring guitarist. The first instrument she learned to play was the violin, which she learned via the Suzuki method.^[1] She attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.^[2] She attended the University of North Texas for a year, studying jazz.^[1]

Career

In 2006, Pike participated in the musical competition series Rock Star: Supernova, lasting until the eighth week of competition. The show gave her a chance to play her original song "Beautiful Thing" for the TV audience, but it also distracted her from the mixing of her album Unraveling.^[1]

Pike has continued to play with Sister 7's lead guitarist Wayne Sutton. Together they have released several studio and live albums. In 2017 they founded a new musical project, Pike and Sutton, which released the album Heart Is a Compass in April 2020.^[3] They played Austin City Limits Music Festival in 2019.^[4]

Step Onward Foundation

In 2006, Pike co-founded The Grace Foundation of Texas.^[5] Later renamed the Step Onward Foundation, the charity has helped families and young individuals facing homelessness or serious medical conditions,^[6][7] including providing scholarships. Pike was inspired on this path by a fan who suffered from medical issues in the wake of drug use, vagrancy, and being sex-trafficked.^[5][6]

Personal life

Pike is bisexual, and has been out since 1994.^[6]

Discography

Little Sister:

• Freedom Child (1992, Bay Leaf Productions – CCR9252)
• Free Love and Nickel Beer EP (1993, SBK Records)
• Little Sister (1995, Rhythmic Records – RR-9577-2)

Sister 7

• Sister 7 (1994, Rhythmic Records)
• This the Trip (1997, Arista Austin)
• Wrestling Over Tiny Matters (2000, Arista)
• Live (2001, Dualtone Music Group, Inc)
• Three Times Live DVD (2006, Tape Slap Records)

Patrice Pike & The Black Box Rebellion:

• Flat 13 (2001, Zain Music Alliance Records)
• Fencing Under Fire (2002, CSE Records)

Patrice Pike Band:

• Patrice Pike - New Cool Sampler (2004, ZainWayne Records)
• Patrice Pike - Live at the Brushwood Lounge (2005, ZainWayne Records)
• Unraveling (2006, Tape Slap Records)
• Patrice Pike and Friends - Live at the Brushwood Lounge (2011, ZainWayne Records)
• The Calling (2013, ZainWayne Records)

Pike & Sutton:

• Heart is a Compass (2020, ZainWayne Records)