caption associated_acts death_date death_place birth_name birth_place years_active label image_size article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin name
cowley with sylvester behind paul parker , frank loverde , sylvester 12 november 1982 san francisco , california , u.s. patrick joseph cowley buffalo , new york , u.s. 1976 -- 1982 megatone , fusion records , macro 200px patrick cowley
 non_vocal_instrumentalist 19 october 1950 multiple instruments disco , hi-nrg , synthpop , electronic , experimental patrick cowley.jpg buffalo , new york , u.s. patrick cowley
patrick cowley

patrick joseph cowley -lrb- october 19 , 1950 - november 12 , 1982 -rrb- was an american disco and hi-nrg dance music composer and recording artist .
besides giorgio moroder , he is frequently credited with pioneering electronic dance music .
