Patrick Cowley
Patrick J Cowley (b 19 Oct, 1950 New York - d 12 Nov, 1982 San Francisco)
Living in San Francisco in 1978, Patrick was a lighting technician, synthecizer musician and remixer. While performing at the City Disco, where Patrick worked, he met Sylvester who was there doing a venue. That began their collaboration, Sylvester singing and Patrick doing the synthecizing on their albums, from 1978 until Patrick's death in 1982 from complications of AIDS.