{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music --> | name = Patuxent Music | image = | founded = {{start date|1996}} | founder = Tom Mindte<ref name=PM-baltimore-2015>{{cite book |last=Newby|first=Tim|date=Jun 30, 2015|title=Bluegrass in Baltimore: The Hard Drivin' Sound and Its Legacy|publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476619521|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CcHeCQAAQBAJ|access-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref> | genre = Folk, bluegrass, blues, swing, jazz, old-time | country = U.S. | location = Rockville, Maryland | website = {{URL|www.pxrec.com}} }}
'''Patuxent Music''' is an independent record label in Rockville, Maryland.<ref name=PM-unlimited-2017>{{cite web |url=http://bluegrassmusic.com/content/2017/reviews/corrina-rose-logston/|title=Corrina Rose Logston|work=Bluegrass Unlimited|access-date=August 30, 2017|date=April 1, 2017}}</ref>
== History == Bluegrass musician Tom Mindte started recording music by other artists in 1984 with a reel to reel recorder in his father's air conditioning shop. In 1990 Tom opened his own studio, and started the Patuxent label in 1996.<ref name=PM-sentinel-2016>{{cite news|last1=Palacios|first1=Nadia|title=This 'Man Cave' is Ho.e to Some of the Sweetest Sounds Produced in Montgomery|url=http://www.thesentinel.com/mont/entertainment/item/3484-this-man-cave-is-home-to-some-of-the-sweetest-sounds-produced-in-montgomery|access-date=August 30, 2017|work=The Sentinel Newspapers|date=May 5, 2016}}</ref>
===Notable projects=== Patuxent Music's first project was recording fiddler Joe Meadows in 1995. When the original record label couldn't release the recording, Patuxent released it as their first album in 1996.<ref name=PM-bgtoday-2017>{{cite news|last1=Daley|first1=Katy|title=Q&A with Katy Daley – Tom Mindte|url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/qa-with-katy-daley-tom-mindte/|access-date=August 30, 2017|work=Bluegrass Today|date=April 21, 2017}}</ref>
''The Patuxent Banjo Project'' compiled music from 40 past and current banjo players from the Baltimore-Washington corridor. It was produced by musicians Mark Delaney and Randy Barrett. The backing band included David McLaughlin (mandolin), Danny Knicely (guitar), Tad Marks (fiddle), and Mark Schatz (bass).<ref name=PM-murphy-2014>{{cite web |url=http://blog.murphymethod.com/2014/08/09/the-patuxent-banjo-project/|title=The Patuxent Banjo Project|work=The Murphy Method Blog|access-date=August 30, 2017|author=Casey Henry|date=August 9, 2014}}</ref> Among the banjo players recorded were Bill Emerson, Eddie Adcock, Tom Adams, and Roni Stoneman.<ref name=PM-realeasyed-2015>{{cite web |url=http://www.therealeasyed.com/five-strings-down-in-rockville-the-patuxent-banjo-project/|title=Five Strings Down in Rockville: The Patuxent Banjo Project|work=The Real Easy Ed|access-date=August 30, 2017|author=Ed Maxin|date=November 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name=PM-lonesome-2016>{{cite web |url=http://lonesomeroadreview.com/the-patuxent-banjo-project-by-various-artists/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327031157/http://lonesomeroadreview.com/the-patuxent-banjo-project-by-various-artists/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 27, 2016|title="The Patuxent Banjo Project" by Various Artists|work=The Lonesome Road Review|access-date=August 30, 2017|author=Aaron Keith Harris|date=March 3, 2016}}</ref>
== Artists== Here is a partial list of artists who have released recordings on the Patuxent label: {{col-begin}}{{col-3}} * Steve Abshire * Red Allen and Frank Wakefield * Jessie Baker * Banana Express * Mike Baytop * Rob Benzing * Audie Blaylock and Redline * Bluestone * Scott Brannon * Buffalo Nickel Band * Cane Mill Road * Russ Carson * Charm City Junction * John Colianni * Larry Coryell * Bryan Deere * Mark Delaney * Casey Driscoll * Eleanor Ellis * Brennen Ernst {{col-3}} * Tom Ewing * Harpe Franklin & Usilton * Rick Franklin * Victor Furtado * Daniel Greeson * Nate Grower * Tatiana Hargreaves * Billy Hurt, Jr. * Al Jones * Nate Leath * Leslie & Jacque * James Leva * Corrina Rose Logston * The Maloy Brothers * Rusty Mason * The Mayfield Brothers * Patrick McAvinue * Patuxent Partners * Miss Tess * Monroe Fields {{col-3}} * Akira Otsuka * Danny Paisley * Joshua Palmer * Kevin Prater * Bill Runkle * Barbara Scott * Donnie "Dobro" Scott * Louie Setzer * Karl Shiflett and Big Country Show * Reece Shipley * C. T. Smith * Springfield Exit * Jeremy Stephens * Jordan Tice * Andrew Vogts * Weems Creek Ramblers * The Wildmans * Warner Williams * Zekiah Swamp Cats {{col-end}}
== See also == * List of record labels
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{URL|pxrec.com/|official website}}
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