Most of you know Pat Goodrich. Most of you have seen him parading his very large hat at every music event (big or small) in Nashville and points beyond. If you only notice the hat, then you don't know the man. Pat is clearly a music lover. He is a fan of the written word. He loves music. He is seen at every music event because he is a music "junky".He is also an accomplished singer songwriter, musician, and publisher in his own right. The kind of person that I want to help in the business of finding cuts. Now Pat Goodrich is the new Head of creative for Sharp Objects. I am honored to have him and excited about his passion for music and the Sharp Objects writers. Welcome to our family Pat

Pat 'the Hat' Goodrich is a performing BMI songwriter from the Central San Joaquin Valley region of California, now residing in Nashville, Tennessee. He is a former long-time Regional Coordinator for the Nashville Songwriters Association International. (NSAI – on the Web at: www.nashvillesongwriters.com) He has been a “professional performer” since his high school years and was a founding member of the original 'BOY HOWDY' Band. (Circa 1979, pre-L.A., “pre-Jeffrey” Steele.)

He began writing songs at the age of 10, after "Sonny the milkman" showed him how to tune his first guitar. (He's always kinda "wondered" about Sonny -?) He plays 6 & 12-string acoustic & electric guitars, diatonic "blues" harmonicas, and mandolin. In an effort to enhance his recordings, he has also learned how to program a variety of MIDI generators, sequencers, and digital samplers. He continues to record, engineer, and produce his own demo recordings and CD masters.

He has performed in venues from Canada to Texas, including the Gold Coast Saloon during National Finals Rodeo, Billy Bob’s – Fort Worth, Texas, the House Of Blues in North Hollywood, and has made regular appearances at many of Nashville’s “music landmarks”: Legend’s Corner, Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, and The Bluebird Café. His easily recognized 7 1/2" slightly bell-crowned “high topper” hat has been a performance trademark since his 'BOY HOWDY' Band days. He has shared the stage with a wide variety of internationally recognized entertainers, encompassing nearly every facet of Country music. The list includes among others: “Traditional Country” music legends George Jones, the Oak Ridge Boys, Bobby Bare and Lacey J. Dalton; "Texas Swing" masters Joe Holley & the All Stars and Asleep At The Wheel; “Country Bluegrass” artist Ricky Skaggs; "New Traditionalist" Country artists Randy Travis, and Tracy Lawrence; "Pop Country" artists Steve Wariner, Rick Treviño, and Mark Wills; "Southern Rockers" the Charlie Daniels Band and the Marshall Tucker Band; "Blues" and "Cajun" artists Leo Nocientelli & Ivan Neville, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and Queen Ida; and TNN “Blue Collar TV” comedian, Bill ("Here's Your Sign") Engvall.

Prior to relocating from Hanford, California (Fresno area) to Nashville in the spring of 2004, he had been a long-time contributor to community HIV/AIDS awareness efforts, and served as a panelist on the Central San Joaquin Valley ‘Ryan White Funding’ Review Board for two years. At the request of local organizers, he performed original songs based on annual themes selected by the WHO (World Health Organization) for World AIDS Day (December 1st) observances. He routinely served as “Official Announcer” for the Downtown Hanford Association’s ‘Children’s Christmas Parade & Salvation Army Holiday Canned Food Drive’, and as “M.C.” several consecutive years for the Kings County 'Special Olympics' Annual "Chili Challenge" Fundraiser.

He is “thrilled” of his recent promotion from ‘Administrative Assistant’ to ‘Creative Director’ of Nashville’s ‘Sharp Objects’ and is extremely proud of his long-time association with the Sharp family songwriting dynasty.