In 2013 on the college campus of SUNY Oneonta, the band Baked Potatoes could be found playing just about every house party, skate shop, and dive bar in town. In the years following Pat and the rest of the Baked Potatoes graduated college and recorded their first Full Length Album ‘Loaded’ (2016) to much critical acclaim. Baked Potatoes played with the likes of John Brown’s Body, Roots of Creation, Bumpin’ Uglies, Magic Giant, Rubblebucket, & The Hip Abduction as well as performing the Great South Bay Music Festival (NY), The Jersey Shore Music Festival (NJ), Sterling Stage (NY) and more. Following graduating from SUNY Oneonta and releasing their first Album, the band found themselves taking a hiatus as the original members moved to Ohio, Arizona, Tennessee, and Alaska. Aaron and Pat decided to live on a bus, continuing to play music and drive up and down the east coast Busking on the street. In 2018 Pat had moved back to Syracuse, and no longer living on the bus, started to remake the Baked Potatoes with Syracuse Musicians (Salt Potatoes, if you will). Unable to capture the original magic of the band, Pat shifted focus and started releasing music as Pat Tato. The sound is different, Ambitious, Lyrical, Specific & thought provoking. From 2018-2022 Pat had stepped into the role of Lead Guitarist in the band Vaporeyes. The band released two studio albums, ‘Vaporeyes’(2019) & ‘Cantrips’(2020). Now, in 2024 Pat Tato has started to emerge on the Festival Circuit as an early crowd favorite. Combining setlists of old Baked Potatoes songs with New Pat Tato songs, as well as evolving and maturing into the New Sound that is ‘Pat Tato & the Baked Potatoes’, look for this name on Spotify Playlists, Festival Lineups, and Venues in your city!

Part-Time Genius (or “PTG”) is a high-energy alt-ska/funk band from Buffalo, NY. The core of the band was formed in the summer of 2016 as “Sexy Rock Band”. At that time, the band was known for their ska/reggae covers of top 40 pop songs. The band has since gone through several transitions (and name changes). Now known as Part-Time Genius or "PTG" for short, the band has come into its own as an original act. Their high-power sounds have been thrilling music fans in and around Western New York since 2020. They've released several singles and EPs, garnering regular airplay on college radio and ska/reggae podcasts & playlists.  As a live act, PTG has opened for numerous national touring artists, including notable reggae bands like Fortunate Youth, Tropidelic, and the Bumpin Uglies.