By: Ashton Newton Entertainment Editor
For many students, music is a great hobby. Writing, playing and even listening to music is beneficial and rewarding. Western student Patrick Jaursch, sophomore psychology major, takes that one step further by pursuing music as a passion.
āMy music is very freeing. For me, I write music to get away from the stresses of life. Music is a way for me to relieve and get things off my head while I express myself through a creative outlet which allows me to make something that I can enjoy doing and other people can enjoy hearing,ā said Jaursch.
Jaursch goes by the name Patty MeLT for all his music, a name he carefully chose.
āI chose Patty MeLT as a name because I love music so much that I wanted to take the whole ārapperā stereotype out of its box,ā said Jaursch. āIām Patty MeLT because it clicks in your head and makes you say āisnāt that a sandwich, thatās kind of weird.ā I just wanted to evoke an emotion thatās off-putting.ā
Jaursch is actively writing and recording new music. In 2016, he released a 10-track album called āTIMBERLINE: A Comprehensive Journeyā that featured rap, some folk and a skit. A new single, āT I D E S,ā was released on April 10 and marks a shift in Patty MeLTās music.
āIām moving onto bigger and better things, making music that actually comes from my heart. Iām doing things because itās what other people do, Iām on my own path now.ā
Patty MeLTās next big project, which doesnāt have a release date yet, comes straight from the ideas that he begins to work with in āT I D E S.ā
He says the album āis about saving the world. Itās a story, an audiobook. Itās not actually an album, I can say that much. While thereās music in it, more than anything I want to convey a message, so Iām trying to tell a story. I wrote a book and Iām having somebody, who if people listen to my music theyāll know who they are very well, narrate the album.ā
When heās not making music, Jaursch enjoys hanging out with friends, writing poetry and doing anything creative.
āI just like to be creative, Iām a very creative person. Iāll just draw, Iāll make musicā anything that entertains me.ā
Western has helped Jaursch follow his passions of music with their music program and services on campus.
āWestern does a great job of being sure that students have access to resources. For example, our music program has studios on campus and drum labs that are both useful, and students who are music majors and minors have access to them. Western has been great at accompanying me with a studio that I can work with,ā said Jaursch.
To anyone else wanting to follow their passions in music or any other field, Jaursch made sure to point out that itās important to do whatāll make you happy.
āFollow your dreams, follow your passions. Do what makes you happy in life more than anything,ā expressed Jaursch.
Patty MeLTās music is available for streaming right now on Bandcamp and Soundcloud.
Contact the author at journalentertainment@wou.edu
