Patrick Froese is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from Edmonton, Alberta, who grew up on a family farm in the vast Canadian prairies.  After he finished high school, Patrick made the decision to pursue music as a career and attended MacEwan University in Edmonton. Besides his composition major, Patrick also attended studio and audio engineering classes so that he could record and mix his own arrangements. Further, his musical engineering experiences gave Patrick’s musical work a distinct sense of continuity from his song’s conception to its published realization. Patrick graduated from MacEwan with distinction in his music degree.  Moreover, Patrick acquired additional studio experience at the Audio Department Studios in Edmonton.  The relationships that he made during this time positively entrenched him in the Alberta music scene, and the skills that he acquired pushed his engineering abilities to an even higher standard.

          Since 2019, Patrick has been working on his project -- Chic Chameleon. Drawing on his life experiences on the prairie farm, the Chic Chameleon project has helped to express Patrick’s musical and melancholic consciousness.  Broadly, Patrick’s melodic structures often follow solitary themes. To illustrate these leitmotifs, he uses expansive and eclectic compositions to shape the canvas of his soundscapes. Specifically, Patrick draws melodic inspiration from both Dream-pop and Shoegaze genres; he uses lush reverbs, mirrored delays, and syrupy chorus tones to shade his aural textures.  Behind compelling vocal melodies, Patrick brushes his music with layered guitar lines and gradated synthesizer tones. Using these musical elements to form his sonic canvas, Patrick then sweeps his trancelike lyric across his acoustic diorama. Through his ethereal sounding and watercolour-like pieces, Patrick uniquely shares his inner musical and sometimes elegiac experiences.

          Armed with this eclectic music portfolio, Chic Chameleon has performed at many venues across Canada. In the fall of 2024, Chic embarked on a western Canadian tour and performed in many cities including: Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary, Abbotsford and Vancouver.  Chic Chameleon’s first official single release, ‘Dreaming of Heaven’ was featured in a movie entitled ‘Picture It’ produced by GIFT (Girls in Film and TV.) Dreaming of Heaven was also featured on a number of college radio stations including Edmonton’s CJSR FM. In  2024, Chic garnered over 70,000 streams on Spotify by releasing two new singles: "Won't you Love Me Again?" and "Shade Your Way." With newfound momentum, Chic released another new single "Head Against The Floor" on November 29th, 2024. The new single features Brandon Toews (known for his work with Drumeo) on the drums. Looking ahead to 2025, Chic Chameleon is excited to release a debut full length LP in February.