ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Pat Laverty - the man behind the album "Pony Rides." Why you should know his name and hear his music...

Summer 2024 Release of Pat Laverty’s “Pony Rides” Album

Pat’s music brings back the voice and color of Younger Daze and leaves us with a fresh look of what is important in life… connection.

Los Angeles—(July 2024): Pat Laverty had a successful career in nuclear medicine, but his dream to release his original music was always on his mind and in his heart. On November 11, 2023, liver cancer may have taken his life, but Pat has the last word in musical form. Pony Rides gifts the listener with nostalgic moments, lessons learned, love lost and a legacy to his beloved family. Music is the most profound vehicle he ever found to tell his life story, his love story. Produced by Shantih Haast at Studio 770 in Brea California, Pony Rides is a very diversified collection of 8 songs written by Pat Laverty throughout his life. From his earliest song “Younger Daze” written in 1981, to his last “Zoe” written in 2020, all 8 songs express captivating moments throughout his life with very different production approaches to each song.

Pat Laverty, was born on May 3, 1955 in Dumbarton, Scotland. In 1964, he immigrated to the United States with his parents and sister, Rae. Pat’s father’s love and devotion for his family initiated a search for opportunities in the U.S. as he felt the move would ensure a better life for his family. When Pat received a drum set on Christmas in 1967, his connection to music began. During high school he formed a band with classmates Mike Cressy and Dave Green. They were hired to play at local parties and events. Pat was the lead singer of their band and a very prolific lyricist. When Dave taught him to play guitar, a new freedom of musical expression opened up for Pat. The Beatles (Paul McCartney) and Peter Frampton influenced Pat’s musical style and vocal approach. He was a born entertainer, comfortable in front of cameras and crowds. He had the ability to lead, and found himself in positions of leadership throughout his life. Yet, no matter where life took him, music was a part of every chapter in his life.

Pat’s family began their new life in New York. They soon discovered there were opportunities for advancement in Detroit, Michigan, known as “motor city” the automobile capital of the world. In the spring of 1968, the Laverty’s put down roots in St. Clair Shores, MI. During the summer of his junior and senior year, Pat worked at his uncle’s painting company. His leadership skills stood out when he was asked to supervise a crew at the young age of 19 and his crew was assigned to paint the World Trade Center. Once Pat graduated from High School in 1973, he was hired to work at Grossel Tool Company in Warren, MI. He attended Ferris State University from 1974-1977, majoring in Nuclear Medicine Technology. He gained experience as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in Oklahoma and at Omni Medical in California. In 1988, his experience working in the medical field opened his eyes to areas where nuclear medicine needed to grow. His compassion for people, his tenacity and incite led him to create Modern Nuclear, Inc. now in La Habra California in 1988.

Pat had always been a visionary, leading to Modern Nuclear having the first SPECT Mobile Unit in California, purchased in 1992. A SPECT machine takes pictures of structures inside the body and sends information to a computer, which will create detailed 3D images. Pat redefined the possibilities for nuclear diagnostic imaging when he introduced the first mobile Rubidium PET system. Rubidium PET allows for much more accurate diagnostic imaging with substantially less radiation exposure for the patient. He went on to work alongside the Department of Transportation to show how this can be done safely and effectively in a mobile setting. His contributions are seen today as an entire industry has now emerged by his original desire in making this idea a reality.

Pat also uncovered the details to create a gamma microscope capable of seeing on a DNA level. The purpose was to identify exactly what causes DNA to mutate and become cancerous. Ironically, he was unable to complete this project due to the lack of technology available for early cancer detection. Pat’s innovations extended life expectancies and gave thousands of people an easier route to diagnosis. His work elevated the medical profession’s ability to achieve clear answers more efficiently. With a little more time, his gamma microscope development may have revolutionized medicine.

Pat’s son, Patrick II is following in his father’s footsteps at Modern Nuclear. His siblings, Brian and Suzi and their beloved mother, Vicki join him in support of getting his father’s music out to the public. They were raised by a fun loving man who gave everything he had to those he loved and to passions he believed in. Their hope is that Pat’s music will find an audience that will resonate with their father’s music. His gentle gift of love is reflected in every note of Pony Rides.