- The couple then opened a recording studio above their store called Randy’s Studio 17, which later became a hub for many musicians. Bob Marley, a world-renowned reggae star, was one of the singers who used the studio, Miss Pat told NowThis News.
- “Studio 17 was like an employment agency — you could find everybody right there,” Miss Pat told Rootfire in an interview in 2018. “If you want a singer, he would be there, or a backup singer, or any musician.”
- Miss Pat said the ‘50s and ‘60s were exciting times, adding they had just “created a new culture called reggae music.”
- “The songs are like a newspaper. It tells you what’s going on in the country, the poverty, the struggle, and what’s going on politically,” she described.
- The family moved to Jamaica, Queens, where they opened VP Records named after the initials of Vincent and Patricia.
- Miss Pat recalled the many struggles she endured after moving to the U.S., including learning the culture, establishing a business, facing racial stereotypes and being discriminated against as a woman in a male-dominated industry. But in the end, she managed to overcome it.
- “Giving back my culture throughout the world makes me very proud,” she said.
- Miss Pat was born to a Chinese mother and an East Indian father.
- She has also worked with well-known contemporary musicians over the years, including Shaggy and Sean Paul.
- She released her memoir, “Miss Pat: My Reggae Music Journey,” in March 2021.
- In addition to her contribution to the reggae music industry, Miss Pat also created the V&P Family Foundation.