MW6-040 - Interview with Patti Doi, PGS Rabaul

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Tape#1 : Musical Journey and Experiences of Musician Patti Doi Side A & B Patti Doi was born 15th June 1969 at Nonga Hospital, Rabaul of mixed parentage of Madang and Tolai and lives in their home at Tavui No.1 village. After St Martins Catholic Primary School at Volavolo, he went on to St Mary's High School Vuvu along the North Coast of Gazelle Peninsula. His early exposure to music was in Primary School and started playing the guitar at the age of nine then at High School was part of the school band, Vuvu Vibrations playing lead guitar. Patti also played trumpet for the School Brass Band and later played alongside the Rabaul Police Brass Band conducted by ToPirit and other Tolai brass band musicians in ToLik and ToKiel in festivals, major events and sports grand finals as entertainment. By this time, be taught himself to play the keyboards which be later used the musical skills to playing in a number of bands at a member or as guest musician. He left school at Grade 9 and joined his first band Malri Mates where he was lead guitarist then moved on to Evolution where they traveled to Port Moresby for their first recordings at CHM Studios in 1986. He later joined Narox band, then Shut Down with musicians Kanai Pineri, Kabu Rita where they continued with recordings. Most songs were mainly given for various places around the country not only Kuanua (Tolai) with also Tok Pisin songs. He later became guest musician for Painim Wok and Barike where he mainly arranged the music to songs with the keyboards and contributed to variations in the songs. He then joined the various popular Rabaul musicians in John Wong, Greg Low, Donald Lessy, Matalau Nakikus of Barike and Painim Wok with George Telek, John Warbat and Erek Siusiu of New Ireland as a guest musician with Painim Wok. Examples of hit songs are "Iau Serious", "Talaigu" fom Painim Wok band and "Wan Kantri", "Iau Ra Biavi" with Barike band, "Solwara katim" with Shit Down and "Board Walk" with John Wong and Tarikana band. He later became a sound engineer with Pacific Gold Studios (PGS) in Rabaul and continues to perform live, make his own solo album recordings as part of other band recordings as guest musician. He now focuses mainly on recording songs and live concert performances rather than dances or gigs for music entertainment. (Steven Gagau, May 2019) . Language as given: