Patrick Ballantyne

Life

Career

Albums

• 2008 Patrick Ballantyne
• 2014 Days of Rain

  ''Patrick Ballantyne''

''Days of Rain''

• The title track "King of the Road" was co-written with Meredith Shaw and Gordie Johnson. The song originally appeared in a different incarnation on Meredith Shaw's EP "Place Called Happy".
• The lyric video for "Wrestling with the Devil" was featured by Snob's Music as a Friday Find and as a Mute Music Moment of the Day
• Re-released January 2015 under Northwood Records' label

  ''Hit A Month''

Songwriting Credits

• 2012 wrote "No One Came" on No One Came - Shane Chisholm

  Collaborations

• 2014 Co-wrote "Slide"
• 2013 Co-wrote "Call it a Night"
• 2013 Co-wrote "Beat This Heart",
• 2013 Co-wrote "Blast Your Way Out"
• 2012 Co-wrote "Love Song for You" and "Livin' the Dream"
• 2011 Co-wrote ""So Good," "King of the Road," "There's No Tellin',", "Breakin'," "Happy," Little Fishy," "Acted Badly," "Girls Who Believe"
• 2011 Co-wrote "Sweet Little Thing"
• 2007 Co-wrote "One of These Days" and "Three Legged Race"
• 2005 Co-wrote "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me"
• 2001 Co-wrote "All Hell for a Basement"
• 1998 Co-wrote "Cop a Plea," "Girl Watcher," "Kickin' Stones" and "Heart Refuse to Pound"
• 1996 Co-wrote "Gone For Good", "Empty Head", and "If I Had My Way"

  Other Music Credits

• 2008 Co-producer Mr. Chill’s Cold Testament. Mr. Chill

  Awards and nominations

• Nominated for NOW Reader's Choice Songwriter of the Year
• 2014 NOW Reader's Choice Winner for Songwriter of the Year
• 2013 ECMA Nomination Song of the Year for “Beat this Heart”, Co-written with Tim Chaisson

  Film/TV placements

• 2013 Heartland. "Til The Sun Comes Up." Co-written and performed by Tim Chaisson
• 2012 Degrassi, “Girls Who Believe”, performed by Meredith Shaw
• 2012 Arctic Air. Episode 109 "Sweet Little Thing”, performed by Wide Mouth Mason
• 2002 Men with Brooms “Girl Watcher,”.