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COGNITIVE FUNGUS PRODUCTIONS,

COGNITIVE FUNGUS PRODUCTIONS, COGNITIVE FUNGUS PRODUCTIONS, COGNITIVE FUNGUS PRODUCTIONS,
Check out our Original Songs & Videos on YouTube/@cognitivefungus


WE CREATE DIGITAL VIDEO CONTENT AS MUSICIANS AND SONGWRITERS. CHECK US OUT ON YOUTUBE, JANGO MUSIC & INSTAGRAM @COGNITIVEFUNGUS 

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COGNITIVE FUNGUS

A ROCK BAND DUO OF MUSICIANS WHO WRITE & PLAY ORIGINAL MUSICAL SINCE 1980s. WRITING & PERFORMING ORIGINAL MUSIC SO THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS TO

hire us

  • We perform in our living room & then put that video online & we can bring that to your LIVING ROOM or PARTY for people on a budget who want to hang out in their home with their family & friends without going out to a bar or club & spend a ton of $. 

&

  • We are passionate storytellers dedicated to bringing our brand of songwriting talents & vision to life through every project we perform. 

&

  • Our unmatched duo combine creativity with technical expertise to ensure every project we are involved in is a masterpiece.

Myqui Patten is Cognitive Fungus Productions Audio Engineer, Lead Musician, Guitarist & Songwriter.

MYQUI PATTEN'S STORY

  • Is our Audio/Lighting Director.
  • As Musician, Myqui excels playing the guitar & writing songs. 
  • She has audio recorded comedy groups just with her Iphone 14, creating Insta-reels for Instagram that get immediate audience attention. 
  • She gave us our name COGNITIVE FUNGUS.
  • When she was a licensed electrician up in Massachusetts, she and a crew of electricians wired the Samuel Adams brewery-that's a big deal!
  • She has recorded many commercials of her original music for companies on broadcast channels and she does that for our clients, too! 
  • She has also been a session guitarist working with many famous rock acts & bands. 
  • She & 2 other friends from Montclair State University in NJ were the first female power trio-CANDY APPLE in the 1980s.
  • She has recorded music with grammy award winning recording engineer, Cynthia Daniels of Monk Music Studios.


AUDIO EQUIPMENT

  • DAW CAKEWALK SONAR
  • BANDLAB ASSISTANT
  • ALESSI MULTI MIX 8
  • ART STUDIO PREAMPS (3)
  • FOSTEX POWER SPEAKERS (2)
  • MUSIC MAN AMP 130 WATTS (2 BAND)
  • AKG P 120 MICROPHONE
  • SHURE 58S (2)
  • MXR CONDENSER MICROPHONE (1)
  • DUMBEK (ARMENIAN HAND DRUM)


PA SYSTEM

  • CUSTOM 12" MONITORS (2)
  • BERINGER 15" SPEAKERS (2)
  • 350-WATT GEMSOUND XT-350 AMP
  • BERINGER ULTRA QUALPRO EQ
  • BERINGER BXL900 BASS AMP - CAT's


EFFECTS

  • BOSS DISTORTION
  • BOSS DIGITAL DELAY
  • BERINGER ULTRA OCTADER
  • IBANEZ WEEPING DEMON (1)
  • ZOOM GUTAR EFFECT PEDAL actors, musicians, filmmakers, writers nj entertainment artists video-projects


Myqui Patten was the lead guitarist for first female Punk Power Trio in America "Candy Apple".

MUSICAL EQUIPMENT

  • Acoustic Lead 20 Amp (1)
  • Music Man 130W Tube Amp
  • Martin acoustic/electric guitar 6-string
  • 1 Guild 1980 AWS 6-string electric guitar
  • 1 Gibson 67 SG electric 6-string guitar
  • 1 Guild F212 12-string acoustic guitar

Cat B Patten is Cognitive Fungus' Coordinating Producer working with our clients

CAT B PATTEN'S STORY

  • Cat is our Coordinating Producer & as such she is the person clients get to speak to first to create a special package for your product or project shoot
  • She has produced scripted readings, comedy groups, theater plays, commercials and other projects.
  • She won an award from the 1975 Star Trek Convention in NYC for best performance singing an original song she wrote & sang in front of a 1700 people audience.
  • She was born into a creative family graduating college with a B.A. degree in Music Theory & Performing Arts. 
  • After University she went to THE CENTER FOR THE MEDIA ARTS for 2 years graduating with a certificate in Video Production that she has used since in all her NYC & Los Angeles projects.
  • Cat worked in Los Angeles on TV game shows, movies and film & has had many titles in life; Musician, Song/Screenwriter, Video Editor & Script Analyst.
  • She helped launch the Sci-Fi Channel with a crew of professionals at USA NETWORKS in 1992. 
  • In the late 1990s she Produced her first comedy group DEVIANT SALAD who performed at THE DUPLEX on Christopher St to good reviews for her writing ability.
  • In 1999, she won the national DIALOG SLAM for best MONOLOGUE for her play VEGAS that had performances at the famed Lambs Theater on Broadway.
  • In 2023, VEGAS had a SCRIPTED READING that she produced with 5-time TONY AWARD WINNING PRODUCER, COREY BRUNISH which led to wonderful leads and the promise of making VEGAS a film. 
  • Between 2023-2024 she produced DEVIANTSALAD again with new actors with the promise of performing another round of shows at THE DUPLEX in late 2025. 
  • She & Myqui are planning a theatrical/Musical show called THE ROYAL FAMILY.
  • Cat is a Screenwriter with a lot of talent writing film scripts for Dramas, Sketch and Theater.
  • She is a member of THE DRAMATIST'S GUILD in NYC.


              


Cat's is also the rhythm guitarist, bassist & songwriter for Cognitive Fungus Band.

MUSICAL/VIDEO EQUIPMENT

  • Ibanez Acoustic Electric Bass Natural
  • Dean Electric Bass-Red
  • Dean Acoustic Electric Bass-Black
  • Vantage Electric Bass-natural
  • 2 Guild Acoustic 6 String Guitar
  • Orange County Chopper-Electric Guitar
  • Shure & Rhode Mic
    IPhone SE
  • WonderShare Filmora 14 Editing Software
  • Panasonic GH5M2 Lumix DSLR Camera
  • Canon PowerShot SX540HS
  • FCP X      

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