Patrick Willse is a music instructor, musician, and producer with more than 20 years of experience. 

A graduate of Western Carolina University's School of Music, in 2010 he started an independent label in Asheville, NC, with which he made various recordings with local artists and for those as far as Virginia and Chapel Hill.  In the same year, he opened an underground music venue that featured many local talents as well as bands and artists from all over the United States. Patrick has experience with many aspects of the music business and has extensive knowledge concerning a wide range of genres including Punk Rock, Hip Hop, Classical, Funk, Blues, and more.  He has since made a career as a private instructor who focuses on a student-based approach as well as freelancing as a producer, engineer, and audio systems consultant.

Playing credits include the Machiavillians, the Ones, the Strange Lays, Where the Buffalo Roamed, High Blue Heron, and the Brothers Gillespie.

Currently, Patrick plays with Slow Poison, an Asheville based rockabilly trio and spends his spare time learning Spanish and music from Spain.