Patrick Hutchinson better known as Hutch, is a sound engineer and member of the band Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...

, specifically its live incarnation. Queens of the Stone Age band leader Joshua Homme

Joshua Homme

Joshua Michael Homme is an American rock musician, and record producer. He was the guitarist and a founding member of the stoner metal band Kyuss, as well as the founding and only continuous member of the hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age , in which he sings, plays guitar, and serves as the...

 has regarded him as "road brother" since the pair first collaborated in desert rock

Palm Desert Scene

The Palm Desert Scene is a group of closely related bands and musicians from Palm Desert in Southern California. Their hard rock sound – which is often described as desert rock – contains elements of psychedelia, blues, Heavy metal and other genres, such as hardcore, as well as...

 band Kyuss

Kyuss

Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...

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Biography

Hutch was born and raised in Halifax

City of Halifax

Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...

, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

 and worked for many different punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 bands during the 1980s before being hired to do sound for Kyuss

Kyuss

Kyuss is a rock band, originally from Palm Desert, California. After forming in the late 1980s and releasing an EP under the name Sons of Kyuss in 1990, the band shortened its name to Kyuss. Over the next five years the band released four full-length albums, and one last split EP in 1997 with...

. In the aftermath of the break-up of Kyuss, guitarist Josh Homme brought him along to his new project, Queens of the Stone Age. Hutch was subsequently responsible for recruiting his "best friend" Dave Catching to the band as a touring guitarist in 1998, thereby starting the latter's professional relationship with Homme which would later culminate in the Desert Sessions and continue in Eagles of Death Metal

Eagles of Death Metal

Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998 by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Despite their band name, Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band. Hughes stated that a friend was introducing Josh Homme to the death metal genre...

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The band credit much of how good they sound live to Hutch, who has also contributed piano, vocals, and artwork

Work of art

A work of art, artwork, art piece, or art object is an aesthetic item or artistic creation.The term "a work of art" can apply to:*an example of fine art, such as a painting or sculpture*a fine work of architecture or landscape design...

 to the band's repertoire. While contributing to Queens of the Stone Age, he has acted as sound engineer for other bands, including most recently Eagles of Death Metal

Eagles of Death Metal

Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998 by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Despite their band name, Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band. Hughes stated that a friend was introducing Josh Homme to the death metal genre...

, The Raconteurs

The Raconteurs

The Raconteurs is an American rock band that was formed in Detroit, Michigan, featuring four members known for other musical projects: Jack White , Brendan Benson , Jack Lawrence , and Patrick Keeler .-Formation:The...

 and Them Crooked Vultures

Them Crooked Vultures

Them Crooked Vultures is a rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2009 by John Paul Jones , Dave Grohl , and Josh Homme . The group also includes guitarist Alain Johannes during live performances...

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Hutch, along with Homme and Seattle-based artist Wayne Sherman, was a key progenitor of the Secret Wall Tattoo art project, whereby the trio would leave elaborate illustrations and paintings behind picture frames in hotel bedrooms.

Discography

Band or artist	Song or album	Year	Credits
Kyuss	Demon Cleaner	1994	Production on tracks two and four.
	Gardenia Gardenia (Kyuss song) "Gardenia" is a song by Kyuss first released on their 1994 album Welcome to Sky Valley. It was written by the band's drummer, Brant Bjork.-Accolades:-Tracklisting:# "Gardenia" - 6:53# "Un Sandpiper" - 8:16...	1995	Production track four.
	...And the Circus Leaves Town ...And the Circus Leaves Town ...And the Circus Leaves Town is the fourth studio album by American stoner rock/metal band Kyuss, released on July 11, 1995.Upon its release, the album was not as commercially or critically successful as the previous Blues for the Red Sun and Welcome to Sky Valley...		Engineer (live sound).
	Into The Void	1996	Production tracks one and two.
Beaver	The Difference Engine The Difference Engine (album) The Difference Engine is the second album from stoner rock band Beaver. It is out of print.-Track listing:# "On Parade"# "Enter The Treasury"# "The Reaper"# "Magic 7"# "Friendly Planet"# "Green"# "Surrender"# "Supernova"# "A Premonition"...	1997	Production track six.
Kyuss	Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age is a split compilation EP which was released in December 1997. The first three songs are performed by Kyuss and the last three songs by guitarist Josh Homme's next band, Queens of the Stone Age....		Mixing tracks two and three.
Queens of the Stone Age	Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age (album) -Re-release track listing:All tracks written by Alfredo Hernández and Joshua Homme, except where noted.Tracks 6, 11 & 13 are tracks that were included in the re-release. "The Bronze" & "These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For" were included in the 1998 EP The Split CD with the band Beaver...	1998	Sound and piano on "I Was a Teenage Hand Model"
	Rated R Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age album) Rated R is the second studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. It was released on June 6, 2000 through Interscope Records. Rated R was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album. It peaked at number 16 on the Top Heatseekers and reached high...	2000	Sound and light
Kyuss	Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss Muchas Gracias: The Best of Kyuss is a compilation album from the stoner rock band Kyuss. Although it is promoted as a "Greatest Hits" compilation, it includes 6 songs which are either B-sides or do not appear on any of their albums...		Production tracks twelve through fifteen.
Queens of the Stone Age	Songs for the Deaf Songs for the Deaf -Production and release:In September 2002, Josh Homme explained the band's goals with the release of the album:In the same month, Nick Oliveri explained the band's aims in an interview with retail company HMV:...	2002	Sound, artwork and direction
	Over the Years and Through the Woods Over the Years and Through the Woods Over the Years and Through the Woods is the title of a live album and video by Queens of the Stone Age.The release features material on audio CD as well as video DVD — both recorded at London's Brixton Academy on Monday August 22, 2005 and KOKO on Tuesday August 23, 2005...	2005	Sound and artwork.
The Raconteurs	Broken Boy Soldier	2006	Recording engineer track three.

External links

• QOTSA.com
• eaglesofdeathmetal.com