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Patrick Woolam is a North Kansas City–based guitarist, vocalist, and singer-songwriter who serves as the founding bandleader of Lost Wax, a Kansas City event and wedding band that has held high-profile civic gigs including the 2023 NFL Draft house-band slot.12 Active on the Kansas City live circuit and as a guitar teacher, Woolam fronts Lost Wax as lead vocalist and guitarist while also maintaining his own catalog of original music released under his name and under the earlier project Patrick Woolam and The Transients.13

Biography

Lost Wax

Woolam is the full-time bandleader, lead vocalist, and guitarist for Lost Wax, a Kansas City mashup cover band managed through Jukeboxx Media that performs at weddings, corporate functions, and luxury events, fusing pop, rock, hip-hop, and R&B across multiple decades.1 Lost Wax was selected as the house band for the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City, performing daily across the three-day event staged outside Union Station, where Woolam was identified as one of the band’s leaders.2 The band also serves as the house band for Second Chance Stage, a talent-competition series produced by Chip and Joanna Gaines for Max and the Magnolia Network; the show was filmed at Kansas City’s Midland Theatre and premiered November 28, 2024.45 On Kansas City Royals Opening Day 2024 (March 28, 2024, at Kauffman Stadium), Woolam performed the national anthem alongside fellow Lost Wax vocalist Shelby Winfrey.6

Original music

Apart from his work fronting Lost Wax, Woolam has released original material as a singer-songwriter. His album Long Time Coming was issued on CD in 2013.7 He has also recorded under the project name Patrick Woolam and The Transients.3 His catalog is available on streaming services including Spotify.8

Teaching & live circuit

Woolam teaches guitar and is a regular on the Kansas City live-music circuit.1 According to his management bio, he began playing guitar as a child and has shared stages with national touring acts; per a VoyageKC interview, he started playing music around age six and took up guitar after his father’s instrument, citing Jimi Hendrix’s Axis: Bold as Love as an early influence.13

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  1. https://jukeboxxmedia.com/patrick-woolam/ — asserts: Patrick Woolam is a Kansas City guitarist and vocalist, full-time bandleader of Jukeboxx’s band Lost Wax (lead vocals/guitar); Lost Wax plays weddings and corporate events and served as house band for the NFL Draft in Kansas City and for the Second Chance Stage; Woolam teaches guitar; began playing guitar as a child; bio states he performed alongside Keith Urban and signed a record deal at 16. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  2. https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kansas-citys-lost-wax-chosen-as-nfl-draft-house-band — asserts: Kansas City’s Lost Wax was chosen as the house band for the 2023 NFL Draft (held April 27–29, 2023, outside Union Station in downtown Kansas City, MO), performing daily across the three-day event; Patrick Woolam is identified as one of the band’s leaders and is quoted. ↩ ↩2

  3. https://voyagekc.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-patrick-woolam-of-nkc — asserts: Patrick Woolam is based in North Kansas City; bandleader of Lost Wax (a high-energy mashup cover band) performing at weddings/corporate events, house band for the NFL Draft in KC and for HBO Max’s Second Chance Stage; began music at age 6, took up guitar around age 8, cites Jimi Hendrix’s Axis: Bold as Love; describes a three-year court case with a label over publishing of earlier original music; previously released EPs; working on a new EP. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  4. https://lostwaxband.com/secondchancestage/ — asserts: Lost Wax is the house band for Second Chance Stage, a talent-competition series for Max and the Magnolia Network produced by Chip and Joanna Gaines, filmed at Kansas City’s Midland Theatre; premiered November 28, 2024. ↩

  5. https://fox4kc.com/news/entertainment/new-reality-show-produced-by-chip-and-joanna-gaines-filming-in-kansas-city/ — asserts: A new reality/talent show produced by Chip and Joanna Gaines (Second Chance Stage, Magnolia Network/Max) was filmed in Kansas City in 2024. ↩

  6. https://www.kctv5.com/2024/03/28/its-opening-day-royals-fans-heres-everything-you-need-know/ — asserts: The national anthem for Kansas City Royals Opening Day 2024 (March 28, 2024, at Kauffman Stadium) was performed by Lost Wax members Patrick Woolam and Shelby Winfrey. ↩

  7. https://www.discogs.com/release/9953041-Patrick-Woolam-Long-Time-Coming — asserts: Patrick Woolam released the album Long Time Coming on CD in 2013. ↩

  8. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3pdG2LwTroaEIy475hsy2I — asserts: Patrick Woolam has a catalog of recorded music available on Spotify. ↩

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