"Charismatic, captivating, inspiration, refreshing." These are just a few of the adjectives that have been used to describe the songs and performance of award-winning singer/songwriter, Courtney C. Patty. Courtney C. Patty began performing at an early age, both in the classical and contemporary realms. After years of independent songwriting came the decision to record her first release, Seasons Change (1998), which she describes as a "leap of faith and a labor of love.$quot; Shortly thereafter, she released her sophomore effort, Waiting on the Universe (2000). I Am (2002) has been hailed as her most mature and intimate work, exposing her capabilities as a writer and performer as they never have been before.

And now Courtney C. Patty is pleased to announce the arrival of Silhouette of Me, an EP with four previously unreleased songs. Silhouette of Me features the work of Steve Bowman (Counting Crows) on drums and Mike Godwin (Noelle Hampton) on bass, and was mixed by Tom Schick (Shawn Colvin, Roseanne Cash, Ryan Adams, Soul Coughing).

As her performance and songwriting continue to mature, Courtney C. Patty is being met with well-earned successes:

• She has been included on a limited-edition release of independent artists being presented at an international music conference (The Netherlands) by gold-record producer, Cookie Marenco.


• She has received six Best Performance acknowledgements from the West Coast Songwriters’ Association (WCSA).


• She has received six Best Song awards from the WCSA. Two for "I Am," the title track of her 2002 release. Two for "Wild Orchids" (on Silhouette of Me). One for "April Shower" (on Silhouette of Me). One for "Wash Over Me" (unreleased).


• She is a performing member of indiegrrl, and is being featured as one of the country's up and coming female guitarists on Lady Six String, Collected Sounds, The Best Female Musicians and numerous other sites dedicated to emerging women in music.


• She has shared the stage with national acts including Box Set, Shana Morrison (Van's daughter) and Wilshire.


• She has been a musical guest on Kron 4's Stand-UP, It's Thursday NIte! (San Francisco Bay Area) and Good Morning Arizona; and on numerous local, cable-access television broadcasts.


• She has worked with world-class musicians including Steve Bowman (Counting Crows), Peter Tornell (Meredith Brooks) and Al Ortiz (Stevie Nicks).


• She has been asked to endorse Santa Cruz Guitars provided by Kelvyn Guitars. SCGC has built a custom Studio Model H expressly for her; it can be seen at shows.


• She has been named one of six finalists in the Maryhill Winery Amphitheatre singer/songwriter competition (Goldendale, WA).


• She is one of two featured artists on the 2004 national "Listen In" tour, an annual event featuring emerging women in music.


• "Your Little Girl" (on Silhouette of Me) received a Song of the Year award from the West Coast Songwriters' Association.

Courtney C. Patty tours and performs regularly in the San Francisco area when she is not on the road.